Energy
Energy Transfer Partners protest to be held in Dallas on Friday
Waco art show illustrates issues surrounding climate change
Volvo says its move toward all EVs was customer driven
Last month, Volvo launched a new chapter in automotive history by announcing it will only make electric or hybrid vehicles starting in 2019.
Aug. 25, 2017
Last month, Volvo revealed an ambitious plan that environmentalists are applauding. The Swedish multinational company announced that every vehicle the premium car maker launches from the year 2019 onward will have an electric motor.
“This announcement marks the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car,” said Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars.
VW settlement could help cleanup North Texas air
Net zero home underway in Garland by green builder Don Ferrier
Ferrier Custom Homes takes their green mission seriously – even recycling up to 80-percent of construction waste. Photos courtesy of Andrea Ridout.
June 27, 2017
When Don Ferrier surveys an open field, he sees the palette of wildflowers and green grass waving in the gentle Texas breeze. But Ferrier also envisions another kind of green – an image of a green home that can fit responsibly into the landscape.
'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.
No disposal well – application for Lake Arlington site withdrawn
UNT shows it ‘means green’ by opting for renewable energy
The Denton university switched to 100 percent renewable energy this spring. Above, wind turbine at UNT's LEED-platinum Apogee Stadium. Photos courtesy of UNT.
June 13, 2017
The University of North Texas is known as “Mean Green” in sports but the moniker has come to refer the campus’ ambitious environmental initiatives. This spring, the university demonstrated its committment to green policies when it switched to 100 percent renewable energy.