By Julie Thibodeaux
Electric bike allows Arlington man to choose clean transportation
Above, a Yuba elMundo electric cargo bike, courtesy of Small Planet E Bikes in Dallas.
June 2, 2014
By Rita Cook
Ditching a gas-guzzling car for an emissions-free bicycle is a lot easier since electric bikes rolled onto the scene in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Lewisville couple aspire to ‘save the planet’ with funky upcycled art
Husband-and-wife team Kelly Collins and Joel Clary collaborate on the design of "JnK-Bots," made from thrift store items, for their online business called Re-Fab Lab.
Photos courtesy of Kelly Collins.
Prairie experts to gather in Fort Worth
The State of the Prairie Conference will be held May 29-May 31 in Fort Worth. Tours of the Tandy Hills Natural Area, a 160-acre prairie remnant in Fort Worth, pictured above, will be held on May 29. Photo courtesy of Don Young.
May 26, 2014
Teens learn about Dallas water system in city program
The City of Dallas Environmental Education Initiative is accepting applications for its summer Team Waterworks program for high school students to be held June 16-20.
Green Source DFW winner Alexandria Beck to join animal justice movement in DC
Alexandria Beck has accepted a summer internship at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, DC, a nonprofit organization that promotes a vegan diet and alternatives to animal research.
Left, Beck with family pet chicken.
Photo courtesy of Alexandria Beck.
May 20, 2014
North Texas anti-litter campaign promotes weekly Tuesday cleanup
More than 5,500 people in DFW have pledged to pick up 10 pieces of trash every Tuesday as part of an area-wide anti-litter campaign. Courtesy of Reverse Litter.
May 13, 2014
You may have noticed the slogan lately on billboards, buses and in TV and radio ads. Friendly folks of all ages are touting that they "took the pledge to pick up 10.”
Group campaigns to save prairie in Richardson
This 13-acre site in Richardson is one of the few remaining remnants of blackland prairie in Texas. A local developer has plans to build high-end homes on the property. Photo courtesy of Eric Reed. Additional photos by Karl Thibodeaux.
Green Mountain Sun Club helps North Texas nonprofits go solar
Laura McCavit of Stonewall Gardens in Dallas, worked with Tony Napolillo, Sun Club program manager, to purchase solar panels recently installed at Stonewall Gardens in Dallas.
The Sun Club is accepting applications for its 2015 grants until June 15.
Photos courtesy of the Sun Club.
May 6, 2014
Opinion: Going meatless on Mondays benefits the environment
Mushroom Burger with Barley.
This vegan recipe uses potatoes rather than eggs to bind the ingredients.
Courtesy of Mother Jones.com
Building a green city: Q&A with Dallas architect Gary Olp
April 29, 2014
Gary Olp, founder of GGO Architects, was awarded the Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership award for For-Profit Professional in March. Green Source DFW quizzed him recently on the evolution of his practice and green architecture in North Texas.
Village Park Eco Home continues free tours through May 11
The Village Park Eco Home in Highland Village will be open for tours on weekends through May 11.
Photos courtesy of Sterling Brook Custom Homes.
The Kimbell’s new sustainable addition plays to park lovers
The Kimbell Art Museum's new Piano Pavilion built across from the Louis Kahn building, preserved the majority of the 5-acre lawn by keeping two-thirds of the building underground.
Courtesy of the Kimbell Art Museum.