Julie Thibodeaux

Ranjana Bhandari, leader of Liveable Arlington, opposes a drilling setback reduction to 319 feet by Total E&P Barnett USA. The Arlington City Council is voting on this issue, which could impact resident health. Bhandari, citing environmental dangers, hopes to sway council opinions against the permit.

Dallas City Council is drafting a multi-family recycling ordinance due to low recycling rates and high landfill usage. Currently, recycling is voluntary with less than 25% participation among multi-family properties. Dallas aims to follow Fort Worth's lead to achieve its Zero Waste goals.

Keep Dallas Beautiful revived in 2017 aims to beautify Dallas with projects like installing a Healing Garden at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Led by Brenda Finch, the group focuses on beautification, litter reduction, and environmental education, with support from the city and volunteers.

Austin-based TreeHouse is opening its third location in Plano on January 18. Specializing in eco-friendly home improvement, TreeHouse targets suburban homeowners with products for smart home upgrades, solar power, and sustainable materials. Cofounder Jason Ballard recommends healthier home changes, emphasizing air and water filtration, nontoxic cookware, and eco-friendly products.

The Memnosyne Institute and Green Source DFW will host Oak Cliff Earth Day on April 15, 2018, at Lake Cliff Park, Dallas. The event includes environmental education, entertainment, and the Green Source DFW Run for the Environment. The festival returns with new organizers after a one-year hiatus.

2017 was a challenging year for environmentalists. It started with the inauguration of a fossil-fuel loving President who immediately began rolling back environmentalists' gains. However, the set-backs only inspired North Texas greenies to push their eco-friendly agendas in creative ways.

When people think of Jane Goodall, most probably envision the venerable grey-haired matriarch of wildlife and environmental conservation, now 83. The National Geographic Studios new documentary Jane aims to introduce audiences to a very different version.

IKEA's new solar-powered Grand Prairie location opens tomorrow, featuring a 290,000-square-foot building with a 1.25 MW solar array of 2,800 panels that will supply 55-65% of its energy. This marks IKEA's 47th U.S. solar project, enhancing its sustainability and commitment to renewable energy and green corporate practices.

Show your support for local green news coverage this holiday season by buying a gift for your favorite greenie or yourself from Green Source DFW's new online store! Proceeds go toward providing original reporting on environmental news and green trends in North Texas every week.

Green Source DFW and the Memnosyne Institute screened 'Awake', a documentary about the Standing Rock protest, highlighting the reawakening of Native American pride. The film and an accompanying panel emphasized divesting from fossil fuel supporters, reclaiming power, and decolonizing language for sustained resistance.

A pair of turkeys will be dining on a rich buffet of veggies and grain at a local sanctuary this Thanksgiving instead of being the main course, thanks to a Fort Worth woman. She’d raised chickens all her life and poultry husbandry was something of a family art.

Green Source DFW and the Memnosyne Institute will host a free screening of *Awake*, a film about Standing Rock protests, on Nov. 20 in Dallas. The event includes a panel discussion led by Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk, highlighting ongoing environmental and human rights activism against the Dakota Access Pipeline.