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Waco art show illustrates issues surrounding climate change

The inaugural Climate Change Art Exhibition by Waco Friends of Peace/Climate highlights climate change issues through 30 regional artworks, aiming to educate and inspire emotional responses for climate action. The organization, active since 2002, combats anthropogenic climate change via education and activism, hosting events like this exhibition.

Austin filmmaker documenting climate change in America

Austin filmmaker Bruce Melton uses a musical documentary to engage climate change skeptics by showcasing real-world impacts of global warming across America. Drawing from his backgrounds in science and music, Melton's film integrates visual evidence with Austin Rock music to emotionally connect with viewers beyond mere facts.

'An Inconvenient Sequel' coming to DFW this summer  

A decade after the Academy award-winning film brought the concept of climate change into popular culture, the new film is slated for distribution in August.​ Courtesy of AnInconvenientSequel.com's Facebook page.

June 23, 2017

A powerful sequel to Al Gore’s climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth will hit Dallas theaters Aug. 3. AMC Grapevine Mills and AMC North Park will debut the film locally, followed later in the week by The Magnolia and other theaters throughout the Metroplex. 

New North Texas environmental coalition to lead ExxonMobil rally

The Coalition for Environmental Justice - North Texas is hosting the ExxonMobil Shareholders Meeting Protest on May 31 in Dallas to highlight climate change. Formed in February, CEJ-NTX unites various environmental groups against corporate influence and fossil fuel interests, aiming to become a political voice for necessary change.

North Texas science marchers do their research with clever signs

Like a cold lab room, the weather was fittingly chilly and gray for the March for Science in DFW on Earth Day morning. And while the message was serious, there was plenty of heartwarming humor to be found at marches held in Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton and Sherman.

'Cool Schools' to expand tree canopy at DISD campuses

Design for the Onesimo Hernandez Elementary campus in Dallas, one of two pilot schools in the Cool Schools Program. Courtesy of Texas Trees Foundation.

July 21, 2016

Some Dallas area elementary schools will be shadier and greener in the coming school year, thanks to the Texas Trees Foundation’s Cool Schools initiative.

#ExxonKnew protest puts Dallas activists in national spotlight

The Dallas chapter of Code Pink was one of a dozen regional organizations represented at last week's #ExxonKnew rally. Photos courtesy of Linda Cooke.

May 30, 2016

On Wednesday, North Texans rallied outside ExxonMobil’s annual shareholder meeting in downtown Dallas while inside shareholders’ efforts to hold Exxon accountable for its role in climate change made small progress – one resolution won, of 9.  

North Texans to rally in Dallas for Exxon investigation and divestment

Photo courtesy of Rex Curry/Greenpeace.

May 17, 2016

On May 25, two hours before ExxonMobil shareholders convene their annual meeting at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, 100 climate activists are expected to rally outside the center, asking the state to investigate Exxon for a 20-year campaign of public and shareholder disinformation and calling on investors to divest their Exxon shares.

Flower Mound resident documents solar growth spurt in North Texas

Jay Squyres' home in Flower Mound above and below. Aerial views show extensive solar panels, but also show that most of the project is shielded from street view.

May 10, 2016

When Jay Squyres installed his first solar rooftop array in 2009, the homeowner’s association in his Flower Mound subdivision went ballistic. Alarmed that the shiny panels on Squyres’ roof would somehow degrade values or mar the aesthetics of the affluent, treed and master-planned Wellington community, his HOA sued him. Twice.