Texas AltCar Expo to showcase alternative fuel vehicles
Event-goers to the AltCar Expo will get the chance to test drive alternative fuel vehicles in the Ride & Drive area.
Photos courtesy of AltCarExpo.
March 26, 2014
By Rita Cook
Urban Sustainability
Urban Sustainability
Texas SmartScape plant fairs kick off March 29
Texas SmartScape will be hosting native plant fairs across DFW in the coming weeks.
Left,calylophus, also known as sundrops, is a colorful drought-tolerant native Texas plant.
Photos courtesy of Texas SmartScape.
March 25, 2014
Couple creates hip accessories with recycled parts
This necklace from the Steampunk Ballroom was made from old jewelry and watch pieces.
Photos courtesy of the Kautches.
Earth Day fests growing across North Texas
March 18, 2014
By Julie Thibodeaux
Free birds: UNT boycotts battery cages for hens
March 12, 2014
By Julie Thibodeaux
A campaign led by a student animal advocacy group has prompted the University of North Texas in Denton to announce that it is transitioning to a cage-free egg supplier and is committed to purchasing only cage-free eggs by the end of the year.
Chris Jackson finds niche as local wildlife paparazzo
March 11, 2014
The John Bunker Sands Wetland Center sits like a jewel on the East Fork of the Trinity. Abundant with fish and wildlife, it’s fine hunting ground for large birds of prey, including a pair of bald eagles, who built a nest in one of the gigantic electric towers that march across the preserve.
DeSoto students to learn about sustainable farming through aquaponics
Teachers at The Meadows Elementary in DeSoto Jerry Martin, Linda Nunley and Irene Chaney-Babino help Jonathon Musser of Aquaponics and Earth, second from left, set up the aquaponics system last month. Courtesy of Aquaponics and Earth.
March 10, 2014
By Rita Cook
Top For Profit/Corporate Environmental Professionals in Dallas-Fort Worth
The following organizations are finalists for the Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards in the for profit category. The results are based on votes from hundreds of Green Source DFW readers.
Top Sustainable Entrepreneurs in Dallas-Fort Worth
The following individuals are finalists for the Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards in the entrepreneur category. The results are based on votes from hundreds of Green Source DFW readers.