The Earth Day fest features local environmental vendors. Good Kitchen Karma food truck will be serving up vegan and vegetarian food. Herb plants and reusable water bottles will be handed out. Earth Day T-shirts will be sold $5-$10. Free.
Wall-E is an animated romantic science fiction film that tackles such issues as consumerism, nostalgia, environmental problems and waste management. Wall-E, a robot designed to clean up a waste-covered earth, falls in love with Eve, another. The two go into outer space and embark on an adventure that changes their destiny and the destiny of humankind.
The film is seen as a critique and an examination of the impact humans have on this plant and the risk to our civilization and Earth.
Free. Discussion follows.
This annual sale includes more than 100 hard to find beautiful native Texas plant species, which are drought-tolerant, disease-resistant, low maintenance and well suited for the soil and extreme temperature conditions found in Denton County.
City named Bluebird Capital of Texas celebrates the iconic bird with arts and crafts, pageant, carnival and bluebird tours in Van Zandt county, east of Dallas.
The city hosts the family friendly celebration at the Government Center. Includes a self-guided video tour of sustainable exhibits that event-goers can access via QR codes, tree planting, recyclable crafts, green booths, face painting and entertainment.
Arlington nature center presents nature walks, story times and crafts. Free.
Event goers can enjoy hands-on environmental demonstrations, education booths, kid’s crafts and entertainment, two bands, organic plant sale, Tesla electric car show, bungee trampoline, food trucks, Professor Brainius and kite flying at Coppell Town Center. Free.
E-Waste recycling event hosted by the city of Glenn Heights with E-Waste Collections. Free.
Info: Renee.Chatham@E-WasteCollections.net or 214-384-4289.
Items accepted include:
Desktop Computers
Laptops/Tablets
CRT & Flat Screen Monitors
Keyboards & Mice
Cables & Wiring
Printers, Copiers & Toner/Ink
Other Peripherals & Gadgets
Power Supplies & Chargers
UPS Systems & Batteries
Networking Equipment (servers, racks)
DOD-Hard Drive Wipes ($20 fee)
Kitchen Appliances (refrigerators, blenders)
Washer & Dryer
Light Fixtures & Fans
Rechargeable Batteries
Auto Batteries
TVs of all types
Other Multi-Media Equipment
Gaming Equipment
CDs & VHS Tapes
Digital Cameras
Cell Phones, PDAs
Fitness Equipment
Medical Equipment
Toys: plastic, electronic
Textiles: clothes, shoes, belts, purse
Documentary, produced by Dallas-based Dolphin Blue, “Cry Heard ‘Round the World: The Journey to DC to Take a Stand for Mother Earth,” follows college students and other Texans on a bus trip to Washington, DC for the largest climate rally in the history of the United States to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. The documentary also chronicles the effects of the pipeline on ordinary people. Limited seating. Reservations required on website. Free.
The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture brings Tony Robinson, adjunct professor of environmental sustainability at SMU and associate editor at EarthPeople Media, back for another series on Culture and the Environment: Humans in the Natural World. The lecture series will continue over four Wednesdays: February 12th, March 12th, April 9th, and May 14th and is open to members, non-members and teachers.
ECOLOGY, February 12. Ecology is a truly interdisciplinary field, integrating such disciplines as biology, philosophy, chemistry, ethics, etc. What does ecology tell us about how the human organism interacts with its environment? Do human beings have a different kind of relationship with the biosphere than other organisms? Is culture part of the answer?