The Texas Action Coalition for the Environment is gathering signatures on a petition to request that the Perot Museum add information regarding the hazards of fracking to its energy exhibit. Courtesy TACE.
Aug. 13, 2014
The University of North Texas' Zero Energy Lab, built in 2012, is designed to test the efficiency of the latest sustainable energy technologies on a residential scale. Photos courtesy of UNT.
June 9, 2014
Last month, 80 turbines were installed on the roof of El Centro College in downtown Dallas. Photos courtesy of El Centro College.
May 19, 2014
White Rock Crossing is being built co-housing-style, with homes facing each other across a courtyard.
Illustrations and photos courtesy of White Rock Crossing.
Feb. 25, 2014
Urban Acres held a ribbon cutting at their new location on Beckley Avenue on Jan. 31.
Photos courtesy of Barbara Bailey.
Feb. 17, 2014
The city of Dallas in partnership with World Wear Project has collected 17 tons of athletic shoes for resale.
Photo courtesy of World Wear Project.
Jan. 29, 2014
Jan. 8, 2014
If you’re interested in saving money on your utility bill, as well as improving the environment, Plano Solar Advocates say they're here to help. The Plano group, formed in early 2012, is saving energy through solar systems and getting those systems at a discounted rate by buying as a group.
Fiber students at The University of North Texas created a dye garden on campus in October.
Photos courtesy of UNT
Oct. 31, 2013
March 12, 2013
The Memnosyne Institute’s Interfaith Service Network focuses on collaborative community service and interfaith dialogue. Its Hunger Task Force is in the food sharing and saving business, providing food to needy people in the DFW area.
Aug. 21, 2012
Because people are becoming more and more mindful of eating healthy food, organic/green restaurants are on the move. However it is not clear what the many times self declared status means.
Sept. 12, 2012
Dallas - Fort Worth is starting to catch up with the rest of the country with the advent of specialty food trucks, even in the Central Business District of Dallas. Green House Food truck offers gourmet foods while The Good Karma Kitchen specializes in delicious, gluten free food.
Aug. 5, 2012
The saying, usually attributed to Confucius, “Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.” could also be attributed to 67-year-old Dallasite gardener Don Lambert.