Public Policy

Dallas Green Drinks members listen to presenter Salah Boukadoum of Soap Hope at the Aloft Hotel in Dallas. Photo courtesy of Eduardo Hope, Jr.

Feb. 3, 2014

Dallas County Community College's fourth annual Sustainability Summit will be held April 16. Deadline to submit a proposal is
Jan. 31.

Jan. 7, 2014

By Rita Cook 

What is your eco-friendly resolution for 2014? We contacted a few of the green folks we know in North Texas who told us about their goals or, in some cases, what they’re already doing to ease the stress on Mother Earth.

THE SHORT LIST

Jan. 6, 2014

By Julie Thibodeaux

Remarkable things happened on the green front in North Texas in 2013, thanks to local green movers and shakers. New green businesses sprang up while eco-activists discovered strength in numbers. Here are some of the year’s highlights: 

Zac Trahan, director of Texas Campaign for the Environment's Dallas office, and Jim Schermbeck, director of Downwinders at Risk, celebrate after the Dallas City Council passed the gas drilling ordinance on Wednesday. Photos by Phillip Shinoda.

Dec. 12, 2013

Debbie Branch, left, and other members of Fort Worth's Sustainability Team: Stephanie Zavala, Becki Begley and Sam Gunderson. Photo courtesy of city of Fort Worth.

Dec. 11, 2013

If you want to know what’s going on with sustainability in Fort Worth, ask Debbie Branch.

Dec. 9, 2013 

By Phillip Shinoda 

Gary Stuard of Dallas Residents at Risk speaks out against gas drilling at a Dallas City Plan Commission hearing in August. Photos: Green Source DFW

Dec. 2, 2013

Earth Day Dallas recently announced it's now 
Earth Day Texas.

Photos courtesy of Earth Day Texas.

Nov. 19, 2013