DIY Energy Efficiency Workshop - Plano
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Energy
Gas Drilling Taskforce - Public Meeting - Dallas
Flyer from Raymond Crawford
PUBLIC MEETING
at Dallas City Hall, Auditorium L1F
next to the underground parking garage
1500 Marilla Street
Thursday, October 27th @ 6 pm
Dallas City Hall wants to know how you feel about gas drilling.
The Dallas Gas Drilling Task Force is preparing new recommendations in order to deliver to the Dallas City Council. They want to hear of you concerns. What do you want in the new gas ordinance? Here are a few suggestions you may want to request that the city consider:
The Greener Good - Ft Worth
Featured Speaker: Liz Johnston, owner of The Greener Good
PUBlic Knowledge
A monthly adult gathering celebrating brains and brew, presented at a local watering hole by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
"Sustainability + Me" Event - Dallas
7 Leaders in Sustainability share their personal journeys on the
“Road Less Travelled” and offer ideas for actions that each of us
can take in our lives to make a tangible and positive difference
in our lives, communities, and our world, TODAY!
Cocktail Reception from 5:00PM-6:00PM, sponsored by VEEV.
It is strongly recommended that you register for the event as soon as possible, as there is limited seating available and we anticipate a standing-room only crowd.
For those who cannot attend, all of the presentations and speakers will be available for viewing/downloading after the event, so everyone will have access to the event after it is concluded.
The "Urban Forest Effects" - Arlington
Presented by
Matt Churches
City Forester - City of Arlington,
Certified Arborist/Utility Specialist/Municipal Specialist
Urban Forestry Effect, known as UFORE evolved from a recent study and refers to a computer model
that calculates
the structure, environmental effects and values of urban forests.
The UFORE model was developed in the late 1990s by researchers at
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service,
Northeastern Research Station in Syracuse, NY.
Green Home Tour - Dallas
The purpose of this tour is to describe the unique challenges of building a “green” home on a budget in an urban environment, given high cost of real estate and the current home buying/construction environment.
The tour should be of interest to anyone interested in building a home, considering remodeling/retrofitting, or for learning about green home building in general.
The tour designed for all audiences. The home owners will share their experience in researching how to build a green home, and the challenges encountered during the home building process.
Tours will take pace at 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm and 4:00 pm.
Admission is $5 at the door with all proceeded going to the Dallas Sierra Club. The tour location is 8520 Thunderbird Lane in Dallas (just a short distance fro the DART White Rock Station). Here is a Google Map. Limit 30 people per tour group. Contact Devin Trousdale to RSVP.
Solar Saturday - Ft Worth
Witness the power and benefits of solar energy when the North Texas Renewable Energy Group visits BRIT. A presentation on solar energy will be given, and the whole family will enjoy the demonstration of a solar shuttle which showcases two full-size, fully independent portable electric systems capable of powering a modest, energy-efficient home. Free.
"The Science of Global Warming" - Dallas
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Glen Suhren, long time member of the Sierra Club, will talk about The Science Behind Global Warming. He has led numerous backpacking trips in Colorado, summiting several fourteeners with family and friends. Glen is an Electro Optics engineer who is employed by Abbott Laboratories. He is a member of an Eco Team at First Methodist Church in Downtown Dallas. The Team works on informing people about environmental issues such as Global Warming or Climate Change.
Free and open to the public.
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Energy Generation & Storage Conference - Richardson
Energy plays a major role in the US and global economies. Seven of the top ten companies in Fortune’s Global 500 are directly involved with energy. Energy is critical to each of us in our daily lives, and energy expenditures account for about 8% of GDP worldwide.
Although the energy industry broadly includes petroleum and natural gas ex- ploration and production, this Research and New Venture Showcase will be fo- cused on ground-breaking research and new developments in the generation and storage of electrical energy. A subsequent program, planned for Spring 2012, will focus on electrical energy transmission, utilization and efficiency.
On October 21, 2011, UT Dallas researchers and industry participants will address developments impacting solar power, wind energy, storage integration and the design of advanced electronics used in the management and control of electricity.
$95/person.
Winter SolstiCelebration - Dallas
The 2nd largest Winter Solstice event in the nation is growing! Winter SolstiCelebration has expanded to two nights after sell-out crowds for the past 3 years. Now in its 19th year, it has become a major holiday tradition for North Texas.
Interfaith event uses music, dance, theater, poetry, and even magic and circus arts, along with ritual and ceremony, to observe Winter Solstice. Casual and interactive, fun yet profound. Service starts at 7 pm, Yule Fest in lobby before and after. Bring flashlight for light ceremony and food pantry donations. Deaf signed. Childcare for $5. Presented by Earth Rhythms.
Can we guide our evolving humanity? What are our choices for the future? Are we doomed to endless war, social injustice and environmental degradation? Or, is it our epic destiny to live in peace and prosperity for all?
Join the journey to the future we choose at Winter SolstiCelebration.