Editor Green Source DFW

Helen Bush, Rita Beving, and Dick Guldi listen to Michelle Barlond-Smith (second from the right) at lunch in Dallas after her testimony in Austin.

By Julie Thibodeaux    

If you want to learn how to stake your own path, literally, sign up for a trail building workshop. The Lone Star Trail Building School will be held Feb 17-19 at the Sid Richardson Scout Ranch at Lake Bridgeport.

"The preservation of historic buildings may be the best possible approach to sustainability"      

By Rita Cook     

All over Dallas - Fort Worth,  Churches are adopting sustainable practices.  We would welcome stories about these efforts - editor@greensourcedfw.org    

By Julie Thibodeaux    

When Heather Rinaldi gets a notion, you better watch out!  The founder of Texas Worm Ranch got the idea that the green community needed a place where environmental groups could have classses,  meetings and events.

By Rita Cook    

Todd Howard is an architect, but not just any architect since his firm, t. howard + associates in Dallas, is “the” authority on Design for Wellbeing®.
“[It is] a sustainability-centered approach, which focuses on the building elements that support the health and development of the individuals whose lives are sheltered within our designs,” Howard explains.

Here is a group of New Year's Resolutions from our Facebook Friends. Please friend GreenSourceDFW on Facebook.

 Harmony Hailey Brown

By Julie Thibodeaux    
 
Dave Pennington, a Richardson-based inventor and entrepreneur, wants to save the world.   Most days, the Chicago native stays busy developing his inventions, which include a portable wood-fired pizza oven and a dome home, both created from styrofoam and other recycled materials.

By Rita Cook

In the perfect world of thinking green the car you drive can add up to a lot when considering Mother Earth.

A good case in the point is the Chevrolet Volt, which I recently drove and I was actually quite pleased too.  Not only is it all about fuel efficiency to the tune of about 379 miles on a full battery charge and a tank of gas, but I was also noticed just about everywhere I went with a thumbs up pointed in my direction.

By Rita Cook    

By Julie Thibodeaux

It was a bright, and beautiful winter day on Saturday.  If you missed the White Rock Local Market’s 3rd annual Holiday Market on Saturday December 10th you will have to wait for next March for another market because its is only open March through December.