Above, Dr. Pankaj Jain, the Venerable Tashi Nyima and Dr. Hind Jarrah, representing the Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim faiths, discussed the environment at the recent interfaith panel hosted by Dallas Interfaith Power & Light on Martin Luther King Day. Photo courtesy of Stephen Fuqua.
Feb. 3, 2015
Above, Swetha Kannan and Shawn Reeder will head up the Dallas and Fort Worth groups, while Ricky Bradley, right, serves as Third Coast Regional Coordinator. A Denton chapter launched earlier this month.
Jan. 28, 2015
Street facing solar panels in Cedar Hill. Courtesy of DFW Solar Home Tour.
Jan. 23, 2015
Solar proponents in North Richland Hills are pushing back against the city’s solar ordinance, calling it too restrictive.
Jan. 16, 2015
By Mellen West
My retail electric provider is Champion Energy. I just renewed the twelve-month green energy plan to support renewable energy.
Champion has a new clause in the contract… a $7.95 surcharge if I use under 800 kWhs each month. I rarely use under 800 kWh but it does send the wrong message to folks who should be conserving energy. I shopped around and they all seem to do it.
Jan. 13, 2015
By now, we should all be using reusable bags on at least some of our shopping sprees. According to WorldWatch.org, Americans reportedly throw away 100 billion plastic grocery bags every year.
As of this month, Dallasites are no doubt becoming more motivated to use reusable bags, thanks to a single-use bag fee that went into effect Jan. 1.
Dallas' new bag fee law requires a five-cent fee on all single use bags. Courtesy of city of Dallas.
Jan, 12, 2014
Celebrate your Sustainable Champions by nominating them for a 2015 Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Award.
By Julie Thibodeaux
Here's a look back at some of the top environmental stories in the Dallas-Fort Worth region in 2014.
JANUARY
WILD CHILD
All photos depict an Austin home with permaculture features designed by John Bushe. Tonight, gardening enthusiasts and sustainability advocates can check out the permaculture features John Bushe installed at his Dallas townhome, which is for rent beginning Jan. 1.
Dec. 17, 2014
Left, In November, Snappy Salads began serving its guests paper straws instead of plastic versions at its seven DFW locations. Courtesy of Snappy Salads.
Dec. 9, 2014