Energy
Part 1: Noble Prize-winning Texas prof details climate change at sobering Earth Day Texas talk
Dr. Bruce McCarl, Agricultural Economist at Texas A & M University, is a member of the IPCC, the International Panel on Climate Change, established in 1988 by the U.N. and World Metereological Organization. The IPCC works to “review and assess the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information produced worldwide relevant to the understanding of climate change.”
GSDFW Award Winner: Dallas-based AgriLife team taps into effective water savings program
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center's Urban Water Team, from left, Karen Sanders, Daniel Cunningham, Clint Wolfe and Patrick Dickinson, won the Green Source DFW Sustainable Leader Award for Large Business or Nonprofit Project in March. Photos courtesy of Texas A&M AgriLife.
April 20, 2015
The Urban Water Team at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center is saving Texas water, one rain barrel at time.
Karenna Gore to address spiritual side of environmental justice at Earth Day Texas
Karenna Gore will be speaking at Earth Day Texas on Friday, April 24, at 5 pm. Her presentation is titled: 'Integrity and Earth: Honoring Our Roots While Enhancing Progress.'
April 15, 2015
Karenna Gore is director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and the eldest daughter of former Vice President Al Gore, a longtime environmental activist. She will be speaking at Earth Day Texas on Friday, April 24, at 5 p.m. Green Source DFW interviewed her via email:
North Texans push back against state legislation that reduces local control
Dentonites joined others from across Texas to speak to elected officials about bills that threaten local control at the Texas State Capital in March. Courtesy of Frack Free Denton.
April 1, 2015
The 84th Texas Legislature began hearings March 23 on the first of a flood of bills, of which 60 percent related to the environment were listed as adverse to public health, safety and natural resources by environmental citizens action group Alliance for a Clean Texas.
Green ‘hip-hop’ minister to deliver keynote at DCCCD Sustainability Summit
March 24, 2015
By Minnie Payne
North Texas kicks off month of Earth Day celebrations
March 23, 2015
Earth Day is officially celebrated April 22, but North Texas cities stretch out the holiday for four weeks starting in late March.
That's good news for greenies because that means fewer events overlap and you can attend an ecofest every week for a month. Check out the line up below – all events are free.
McKinney brewery offers ‘green’ beer year-round
March 17, 2015
Green beer is a tradition on St. Patrick’s Day but Franconia Brewing Company takes 'green' brewing to a new level with its sustainable practices.
Soil expert to headline free sustainability conference at Cedar Valley College
March 17, 2015
By Minnie Payne
Eco-minded Dallasites rally around creating a more sustainable city
Dallas Green Alliance Steering Committee members Catherine Garrison and George Battle III greet guests at the Gather for Common Ground dinner held March 15 in Dallas. Photo by Linda Cooke.
March 16, 2015 