Prairie Fest brought people to the prairie
By Julie Thibodeaux
Photos by Phillip Shinoda and Julie Thibodeaux
The Friends of Tandy Hills Natural Area threw a real downhome green shindig at Prairie Fest last weekend, April 27.
Conservation
Julie’s Green Light - April 29 - SMU CHEMIST GOES GREEN - SAVING DALLAS WATER - FORT WORTH BIKE SHARING LAUNCHES
• SMU student wins green chemistry award • Water-saving shower gadget • Fort Worth bike sharing stations open on Earth Day
By Julie Thibodeaux
GREENER LIVING THROUGH CHEMICALS
Earth Day Dallas brings out the green in Dallas
By Julie Thibodeaux. Photos by Phillip Shinoda.
The sun shone, the vendors were upbeat and the crowds turned out for Earth Day Dallas at Fair Park this weekend. While we heard some complaints about greenwashing, overall there was lots of green energy.
Julie’s Green Light - APRIL 22 - GECKO HARDWARE OPENS DOORS - CLUCKING ABOUT THE EAST DALLAS COOP TOUR
The green-themed hardware store hosts its soft opening on Earth Day • A Peep at the Coops showcases the backyard chicken craze
April 21, 2013
GREEN OPENING
Weekend Green: Oak Cliff Earth Day – Crawford Family Farm Benefit Concert – Friends of Tandy Hills Natural Area Prairie Fest
Events surrounding 2013 Earth Day from Oak Cliff to Lamar County to Fort Worth
Julie’s Green Light - April 15 - USGBC AWARD WINNERS - GREEN STREET ART WANTED - FARMER’S MARKETING CLASS
USGBC North Texas hosts Green Gala awards • Call for public art proposals that use recycled material • Course aims to boost sales of urban farmers
By Julie Thibodeaux
Anna Clark’s LEED Platinum Home Serves as Model for Green Living
By Rita Cook
Here comes spring and what better time to figure out how to “green” your home. No matter what changes you want to make from the small to the more ambitious, you can garner tips from Anna Clark, author of Green, American Style, who owns the second LEED approved home in Dallas. Recently, she shared some of the sustainable choices she's made in her home.
Attorney promotes green issues in the community, the courtroom and at home
April 8, 2013
Environmental attorney, author and Dallas Sierra Club president Wendel Withrow wears a lot of hats in the DFW green community but says his first foray into living green was when he began reading the works of Edward Abbey in 1989.
Julie’s Green Light - April 8 - VIDEO RACE GOES GREEN - EARTH DAY FILM BASH - REGIONAL STAR PARTY
Dallas video race adds green focus • Irving hosts eco-film fest • North Texas star party puts spotlight on light pollution
By Julie Thibodeaux