Urban Sustainability
By Julie Thibodeaux
While residential curbside recycling programs have become standard for metropolitan areas across the U.S., now cities, including some in North Texas, want local businesses to do their part.
Aug. 5, 2012
The saying, usually attributed to Confucius, “Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.” could also be attributed to 67-year-old Dallasite gardener Don Lambert.
By Jada Brazell
Dallas is long overdue a breath of fresh air. Once the five-acre Klyde Warren Park opens to the public this fall, its visitors can finally open up and say “ahhh” – without inhaling a lungful of pollution.
(Photo: A promotional image for Dallas Residents at Risk)
July 13, 2012
Area activists are partnering with concerned residents to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to gas drilling in Dallas.
By Minnie Payne
DFW residents seeking to eat good-tasting food without seemingly ever-present processed ingredients now have that opportunity through the Urban Acres co-op - a Dallas green business serving as home to organic fruits and vegetables.
July 5, 2012
As Dallas-Fort Worth braces for the long hot summer, ozone alert days are also popping into the forecast. Those are days when ozone levels are expected to rise to unhealthy levels as designated by Environmental Protection Agency standards.
(Photo: NYLO in Las Colinas. A new, LEED Certified NYLO Hotel will open in Dallas in August)
By Rita Cook
By Jada Brazell
The Dallas City Council adopted the Dallas Bike Plan last year, but without public advocacy and funding, the plan amounts to little more than lines on a map.
Thursday, June 14, 2012