Environment

By Julie Thibodeaux    
    

 By Julie Thibodeaux    

A monarch sipping on your sunflower may seem carefree but it harbors ambitious plans. This time of year, when they stop for a drink, they’re refueling for a long haul to Mexico.    

By Rita Cook     

Dallas resident and architect Alicia Quintans knows about living green.  In fact she says “I grew up on a farm so a sustainable lifestyle is very familiar. My grandparents were farmers and home-grown produce was available all year round. My family lived in a farmhouse with no central a/c and butane heaters. The house was designed to allow for air flow and we often slept on the screened porch in the summer.”

By Rita Cook     

Oct. 2, 2011
    

Sept. 28, 2011

By Brandolon Barnett     

A conversation with Downwinders at Risk directorJim Schermbeck on the battle for clean air in North Texas, his organization's accomplishments, the interplay between heat and ozone levels, what we can do to protect ourselves from bad air, and more.

 By Julie Thibodeaux     

Have you been hoarding a green product idea? Now’s the time to share it.

By Kristy Alpert    
    

EPA Press Release
    
(DALLAS – September 19, 2011)     Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership announces Sprouts Farmers Market and Whole Foods Market as the top winners in the program’s 2011 Environmental Achievement Awards.  The stores are being recognized for reducing harmful refrigerant emissions, thereby contributing to the fight against climate change and ozone-layer depletion.

“Ecological Citizenship and Environmental Art.”  -  Dr. Jason Simus    

By Julie Thibodeaux