Environmental Organization or Group

Fracking: How Will It Impact DFW’s Air, Land, and Water? The educational panel presentation regarding natural gas fracking will be moderated by BJ Austin, reporter for KERA 90.1 radio.

The panel discussion will include a member from the city of Dallas Drilling Taskforce along with air, water, and natural gas experts to discuss the problems the region has faced with fracking-related issues.

The Dallas City Council is considering several major changes to our local gas drilling ordinance as to where and how drilling may take place in relation to homes, businesses, schools and parks. Come learn about the fracking process and its possible effects on the region’s air and water, the economy, impacts on human health and the environment.

The panel discussion is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters (Dallas, Irving, Plano, Richardson), the Memnosyne Foundation and the Dallas Sierra Club.

Women in the Environment is a networking group for women conquering the challenges of the environmental industries. The annual Chocolate and Wine Mixer will be held at a member's home in Irving. Bring your favorite chocolate, munchies or a bottle of wine for sharing. RSVP: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3189404595

Educational event hosted by the DFW Herpetological Society, featuring speakers and more than 100 species of reptiles and amphibians. Admission $7-$10.

The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council will host the first ever Green Apple Day of Service. For one day, advocates from across the country and around the world will come together in support of healthy, sustainable schools by taking real action in their communities.
For more information or to learn how to fund a service project, see website.

Reservations are being taken for Tarrant County Master Gardener’s fall regional conference, which is open to the public. The all-day conference includes talks on weather trends, native and adapted plants, landscaping with drought-tolerant plants, harvesting rainwater and rain gardens and coping with wildlife and bugs. Demonstrations on drip irrigation and copper rain chains as well as tours and make and take activities. For more information and registration form, go to www.tarrantmg.org or contact Billie Hammack at 817-884-1296 or blhammack@ag.tamu.edu. Registration fee is $45 and includes lunch.

Social Impact. Dallas. Engagement. Civic-Mindedness.
These are all words that evoke the energy and excitement around this year's bigBang! event, a forum hosted by Dallas Social Venture Partners. We will be convening the thinkers and doers of our city for a day-long opportunity to catalyze positive impact.

This year, bigBang! will be a place to jump in and get hands on. With experiences at every turn to learn about forward-thinking socially conscious businesses and nonprofit organizations, we invite you to be completely immersed in the day.
General Admission with access to all events is $225.
A micro-sponsorship of $1,000 provides two tickets and four Fellowships to be granted by purchaser or given back to bigBang! to be distributed as scholarships.

Over the past 11 years, this community and family oriented Green Living Fair has grown to be the largest “green show” in the South. It occurs at the end of September, every year, in historic Fredericksburg, Texas. You can see the latest in eco-friendly technologies. Learn how to save and create your own energy. Attend informative talks by the experts. Visit with our vendors to see contemporary green living and sustainability practices. Come test drive the next generation in personal transportation. It’s fun, environmentally friendly, and a great place to learn how you can make a difference!

The Dallas Sierra Club meeting will include the following programs. Solar Energy - Jim Duncan, solar PV design and installation specialist, will talk about the fast growing
renewable energy field of solar photovoltaics. Learn about solar power for your home. Find out if purchasing a solar PV system is right for you, and learn the pros and cons of leasing solar panels. More information at www.ntrei.com.

Fall Elections - David Griggs will give a brief overview of the fall Sierra Club electoral plan for North Texas, including a handout of the list of the Sierra Club endorsements.

Contact Kirk Miller at KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org for more information.

Texas Interfaith Power and Light is hosting a free webinar geared to houses of worship. Participants will learn how to use the free online ENERGY STAR & Portfolio Manager for Congregations tool to measure and track energy use. Click here to register: https://energystar.webex.com/mw0306ld/mywebex/default.do?service=7&nome…

For more information email amanda@texasimpact.org. Feel free to invite others to participate.