Dr. Armendariz is a former SMU professor and EPA administrator and currently with the Sierra Club, as senior campaign representative for the Beyond Coal Campaign. Info: MortonIsis@aol.com.
Screening of the award-winning documentary, which follows one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Free. Info: Karl at 817-451-1505 or administrator@firstjefferson.org.
Learn where our current sources of energy stand and what our energy future looks like in the U.S. Find out more about the pros and cons of those sources and what concerns that they pose to our air, water and the environment. Experts and academics from around the country and state will speak.
Topics include:
Geothermal, wind, solar, coal, natural gas, oil & tar sands, nuclear.
Info: Rita Beving, rita.beving@gmail.com.
As the population of North Texas increases, so does transportation demand and the need to enhance opportunities for North Texans to learn about and have input on the future of mobility options in the region.
At public meetings June 9-11 in Carrollton, Fort Worth and Arlington, planners will discuss efforts to advance transportation plans and engage more North Texans in the overall transportation planning process.
The all-day conference features George Bandy, Jr., vice president of sustainability at Interface, and Michael Cain, executive director of Earth Day Texas.
The breakout sessions feature three tracks, saving the people, planet & money, with speakers from the cities of Dallas, Cedar Hill and Lancaster, medical organizations, non-profits and churches of southern Dallas.
Texas A&M Agrilife Research, North Texas Renewable Energy Group, Texas Campaign for the Environment, Urban Acres and Fossil Rim are also participating. Free.
Learn the whats and whys of making, carrying and using talking sticks and medicine bags. $12.
RSVP: 214-288-9935. Silverhawk903@yahoo.com.
The last couple of years have seen the Dallas environmental scene blossom and mature. Now many of us want to take the next step by forming a city-wide “Dallas green alliance.” We plan on creating a 501(c)3 arm and a 501(c)4 or even a PAC that will have the political power to build it, election by election.
Monthly gathering of the Tarrant County Green Party.
The locally produced movie focuses on the rally in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 17, 2013, where 50,000 people from around the country came in freezing weather and said NO to the Keystone XL pipeline. It includes footage on the Texas bus that traveled 34 hours to the rally, along with exclusive footage and interviews with residents affected by the devastating oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas. Refreshments. Free.
Screening of the documentary Green Fire about environmentalists Aldo Leopold, who shaped the U.S. National Parks environmental policy. Free. Info: 214-509-4911