How Margie Jackson Haley sold Dallas on green
Feb. 19, 2014
DFW greenies looking for inspiration can find it in Margie Jackson Haley. From fighting coal plants to raising backyard chickens, the Dallas philanthropist and activist has done it all.
Clean Water
North Texas activists stage local NoKXL protests
Protestors hold up signs at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas during rush hour on
Monday, Feb. 3.
Photo courtesy of John Bryant.
Feb. 4, 2014
By Julie Thibodeaux
DCCCD seeks presenters for 2014 Sustainability Summit
Dallas County Community College's fourth annual Sustainability Summit will be held April 16. Deadline to submit a proposal is
Jan. 31.
Year in Review: Local greenies got it in gear in 2013
Jan. 6, 2014
By Julie Thibodeaux
Remarkable things happened on the green front in North Texas in 2013, thanks to local green movers and shakers. New green businesses sprang up while eco-activists discovered strength in numbers. Here are some of the year’s highlights:
Dallas City Council to hold public hearing Dec. 11 before long-awaited vote on gas drilling ordinance
Gary Stuard of Dallas Residents at Risk speaks out against gas drilling at a Dallas City Plan Commission hearing in August. Photos: Green Source DFW
Dec. 2, 2013
Award-winning film depicting ocean plastic pollution epidemic to screen in Dallas Dec. 4
Organizers have met their goal to have at least 75 tickets reserved by Nov. 27, the quota needed to bring the film to a Dallas theater.
Photos
courtesy of Plastic Paradise.
Earth Day Dallas declares itself 'green capital' of Texas with new name, new leader
Earth Day Dallas recently announced it's now
Earth Day Texas.
Photos courtesy of Earth Day Texas.
Nov. 19, 2013
East Texans seek shutdown of Pegasus Pipeline
Jim Howell stands on the easement of the Exxon Mobile Pegasus pipeline which runs through his property in Gun Barrel City on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.
Photo by
Laura Buckman