The Southwestern Medical District Urban Streetscape Master Plan includes a new 25-to-30-foot-wide pedestrian bridge to connect the eastern portion of Harry Hines Boulevard and the O’Donnel Grove. Images courtesy of Texas Trees Foundation.
Jan. 25, 2017
Downwinders at Risk is working with a researcher from the University of Texas - Dallas and others to monitor air quality in North Texas hot spots using drones as well as stationary monitors. Photo courtesy of Downwinders at Risk.
Dec. 14, 2016
Since launching in 2012, DME Exchange of Dallas has supplied nearly 3,000 pieces of donated durable medical equipment to nearly 2,000 clients.
Update: DME Exchange of Dallas announced in May 2024 that they have closed due to lack of funding.
Nov. 14, 2016
Oct. 31, 2016
A woman walks into a bookstore . . . No, wait. The woman owns the bookstore and now she’s bought a hardware store.
It makes perfect sense, right?
Organic gardening expert Howard Garrett, shown with his pup Tater, will be receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards on Nov. 3. Photo courtesy of Facebook.com/thedirtdoctor.
Oct. 11, 2016
Farmers Market of Grapevine is open seven days a week in a storefront in downtown Grapevine. Photos by Barbara Kessler.
Aug. 19, 2016
When that craving hits for a juicy heirloom tomato, a muscadine grape or a Parker County peach, it’s time to the head to a farmers market here in North Texas. You can find markets in Dallas, Coppell, Frisco, Fort Worth and many small towns.
Toyota is installing a 7.75 Megawatt solar installation at its new headquarters in Plano set to be completed in 2017. Courtesy of Toyota.
July 8, 2016
Toyota’s giant rooftop solar installation in Plano, on target to be the largest non-utility solar array in Texas, will shine a light on a technology that’s growing and well-suited to North Texas, but has been a little slower to catch on here.
Solar engineer Dan Lepinski is teaching free solar classes throughout Texas, starting June 7-8 at Cedar Valley College in Lancaster. Photo by Karl Thibodeaux.
May 31, 2016
Solar power is growing faster than ever in Texas. In 2015 alone, investments in solar increased by 50 percent over 2014.
In terms of power, Texas installed 207 Megawatts of solar electric capacity in 2015, bringing the aggregate total to 534 Megawatts, according to industry analysts.
Jay Squyres' home in Flower Mound above and below. Aerial views show extensive solar panels, but also show that most of the project is shielded from street view.
May 10, 2016
When Jay Squyres installed his first solar rooftop array in 2009, the homeowner’s association in his Flower Mound subdivision went ballistic. Alarmed that the shiny panels on Squyres’ roof would somehow degrade values or mar the aesthetics of the affluent, treed and master-planned Wellington community, his HOA sued him. Twice.
Top corporate leaders and environmental activists have been invited to the second annual Earth Day 50 Challenge at Earth Day Texas on April 22-23. Photo courtesy of Facebook.com/EarthDay50Challenge.
April 12, 2016
March 8, 2016
Environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to headline the 2016 SXSW Eco Conference in Austin, bringing a powerful presence to help open the sixth annual event this coming October.
SXSW Eco brings an array of environmentalists, technology experts, business leaders and designers together each year to share their ideas for creating a brighter, greener future.
Austin-based TreeHouse will open its second store in north Dallas in early 2017.
Feb. 22, 2016
TreeHouse, the eco-minded home improvement store that is coming to Dallas in early 2017, will showcase a panoply of high-performance, energy-efficient and elegantly designed products, including premium brands that will be breaking new ground in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.