Energy

The follow up movie to the classic "Who Killed the Electric Car" is about the remarkable return of the electric car and four entrepreneurs who drove it.

Annual contest for high school students from the U.S. & Canada.

The Solar Car Challenge was established in 1993 to help motivate students in science and engineering, and to increase alternative energy awareness. The Challenge teaches high school students around the world how to build roadworthy solar cars. 

On alternating years, teams race around the world-famous Texas Motor Speedway or drive cross-country to share their projects with millions of people.

All meetings are free and open to the public.

The North Texas Electric Auto Association’s goal is to support local EV enthusiasts and to promote and educate the public regarding the benefits of electric vehicles.

Meeting includes:

Updates on how recent Earth Week tabling and meetings with the Denton Record Chronicle and Congressman Burgess's office went.

Action items and the various volunteer and committee opportunities we're looking for help with.

We will also work together on the national actions for the month of May and discuss our upcoming time in DC.

Info: Brett Cease, brettw.cease@gmail.com or 218-766-0830

Shaded out? Do you have areas in your landscape where nothing grows because there is not enough sunlight? Come learn a new way to landscape for the shade. Plant list provided. Free. Register online.

Learn the basics and benefits of rainwater harvesting and the effects stormwater has on the environment. Participants will learn how to collect and utilize rainwater at home and have the opportunity to construct their very own 55-gallon rain barrel. $50 per barrel. Register online.

This program covers a large selection of minimal water use plants that are native and adaptive ideal for a sustainable landscape or garden. You will learn proper soil preparation, proper planting and native and adaptive plant selection. Plant list provided. Register on website.

WE hosts a free tour of a LEED certified residential project in Jubilee Park.

10 am. Meet at Old Mill Restaurant in Fair Park. Board bus to tour a model eco-friendly home in Jubilee Park.

11:30 Lunch (dutch) at the historic Old Mill Restaurant in Fair Park.

Enjoy Earth Day Texas after lunch.

Register here. 

Free event featuring breakout sessions, covering urban farming, fracking, honeybees, corporate sustainability, home energy efficiency and environmental legislation and more.

Field trip to DaVinci School, recycled art show, Earth Day fest and lunch.

Keynote speaker is Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.