Issues

Regular gathering with representatives from local environmental groups. Topics to be discussed at  meeting:

• Trinity Toll road and upcoming deadline for comments

• "Earth, Wind, and Fire Energy Summit" - new details on speakers and more re: this fall Energy conference

• Keystone pipeline - report on the the DC "Reject and Protect" event, updates on Julia Trigg Crawford and more

• Boy Scout Hill at White Rock - what's new with this develop putting a restaurant at the park?

• Fracking, earthquakes and disposal wells - what was discussed at the hearing in Austin -- the SMU study and where it is today

RSVP if you are coming so organizer can gauge handouts. The public and all environmental groups are welcome to attend and talk about what they are working on.

Info: Rita Beving, Dallas Sierra Club, 214-557-2271 or antiquerita@aol.com.

Blockadia Rising: Voices of the Tar Sands Blockade is an hour-long documentary film written, edited and narrated by Garrett Graham, an active participant of the Tar Sands Blockade, a grassroots effort to stop the tar sands pipeline. Features exclusive video footage shot by the blockaders themselves during the course of more than six months of sustained resistance. 

The screening is free.

READ MORE:  garrettgraham.org/tag/blockadia-rising/

Network with folks that work, study and promote environmental topics and sustainability.

Sharon Wilson, Earthworks' Oil & Gas Accountability project leader for the Texas and Gulf Region, will speak about “Toxic Degradation of the Environment.”

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the actions we can take to oppose building a tollroad inside the Dallas levee system.   

We will review the following:

• our meeting schedule and location for the next 4 months;

• our position and comments on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Trinity Toll Road; and

• a membership form for those interested in joining our coalition.

 The Trinity River Action Coalition (TRAC) is 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was formed in 1991 by a coalition of civic and environmental groups and individuals that joined together to benefit the human and natural habitats along the Trinity River corridor and its tributaries.  

During the next three months, TRAC’s general meeting meetings are at 7 p.m. on May 7, June 11 and July 9. Beginning in Aug. 14, TRAC will begin meeting at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month. TRAC sponsors a hike or other activity on the fourth Saturday of the month. 

Chris Murphy has a full service auto shop, but specializes in restoring and rebuilding Prius and Honda Hybrid battery packs. He also has a 2013 Nissan Leaf purchased from Hurricane Sandy that he is trying to restore or salvage for future use. We will get a demo on hybrid packs as well as some time with the salvage Leaf.

All monthly meetings are free to attend and open to the public.

Festival to encourage bicycling as an alternative mode of transportation for all ages. Event features a group ride, Kid's Bicycle Safety Rodeo, vendors that specialize in bicycling information and equipment,  bike checks and cycling groups. Free.

Mingle with other green folks at this monthly gathering. 

Farm Sanctuary’s Walk for Farm Animals is a series of annual fundraising and outreach events that take place in cities across the United States and Canada. The Walks raise funds for Farm Sanctuary’s life-saving work and bring together thousands of people to promote kindness towards animals. Register at http://www.walkforfarmanimals.org.

Despite three state air plans over 15 years, DFW has yet to meet the 1997 federal smog standard.

Now, even as we’re still trying to meet an almost 20- year smog standard, a new, stricter standard is being enforced. The deadline for meeting it is 2018. The new plan for how to meet it must be turned into EPA by 2015. That plan is being written now. And you can help make it much better. 

Please come to the next ciitzens’ meeting to ask questions and learn more.