Weekly Green Roundup - Food Trucks Rally in Deep Ellum, Learning to Plant Your Summer Garden, & More
Published Thursday, April 12, 2012
Urban Sustainability
Urban Sustainability
Green Source Conversation: Talking Cyclovia de Dallas and Bicycle Infrastructure in Dallas
(Photo: A shot of Dallas City Council Member Delia Jasso and other locals biking in Seville, Spain)
By Jada Brazell
Bike Friendly Groups Leave Tracks With 'Cyclovia de Dallas'
By Jada Brazell
Has Dallas outgrown the bicycle? The massive freeways jutting through the city might suggest it has. So might its 340 square miles, not counting the outlying areas, which add up to more than 14,000 square miles.
What's at Stake in the Gas Drilling Debate - Part 3
On Tuesday, March 27th, non-profit environmental organizations in the area will host an open meeting to discuss the recommendations of the Dallas Gas Drilling Commission. In the lead-up to the meeting, Green Source is hosting a short series of commentaries by Marc McCord of FracDallas intended to stimulate conversation around gas drilling, public health, and environmental public policy in Dallas/Ft. Worth.
Dallas vs. Copenhagen: A Conversation on Sustainable Urban Practices
(Photo: The Strøget in Copenhagen has become a global model for sustainable or green urban transportation practices. Patrick Kennedy of Car Free in Big D reflects on what DFW has in common with, and might learn from, Copenhagen)
By Patrick Kennedy of Car Free in Big D
Plastic Bag Bans in the US and North Texas
By Julie Thibodeaux
When the first plastic bag ban was enacted in Texas, it wasn’t Austin who led the charge. It was Brownsville.
SMU’s New MA in Sustainability and Development
By Rita Cook
(Photo: SMU’s 250-square-foot "pallet house", a temporary installation intended to draw attention to SMU's new degree in Sustianability and Development.)