Dec. 8, 2012
Known as bcWORKSHOP, the first question might be exactly what does that mean. Translation; founded in 2005 and gaining 501(3) status in 2008, the buildingcommunityWORKSHOP located in Dallas is a nonprofit community design center with an eye toward seeking to improve the livability and viability of communities through the practice of thoughtful design.
(Photo: A rendering of the Kirby Creek Natural Science Education Center in Grand Prairie, representing the very definition of environmental education)
June 6, 2012
Downwinders at Risk director Jim Schermbeck. Courtesy of Downwinders at Risk.
June 5, 2012
May 29, 2012
For over 30 years, Elizabeth Dry has been an educator. She has worked in the public and private sectors at the campus, district and state levels and during this time says she has continually observed the natural engagement of all children to the environment. Through this observation, and keeping in mind the undeniable dropout rate of high school students, Dry says she decided to do something about it.
(Photo: Josephine Keeny, second from left, with other winners in the 2011 Green Source DFW Environmental Leadership Awards)
April 9, 2012
An Arlington volunteer with a green thumb, now has a green award to go with it.
Jan. 31, 2012
Twenty-nine year old, Fort Worth resident Ashley Paz is a Green Wedding Consultant whose company Vera Green Productions specializes in creating weddings that are elegant, eco-friendly and ethical.
Jan. 20, 2012
Dec. 19, 2011
It’s a local group, these seven Fort Worth-based performers called Vocal Trash. An unusual “troupe of environmental performers” as they call themselves traveling from Cedar Hill to Colorado spinning their message of eco-friendly living.
Sept. 30, 2011
By Rita Cook
While there are many places in the Dallas/Fort Worth area that have greened up there interiors and exteriors for a healthier environment, oftentimes pets are overlooked in those sustainable efforts. Not at two local animal shelters though, both Cedar Hill and Plano’s animal shelters are all about a healthy environment and employees are making sure that animals have clean air and the best surroundings for healthy living.
Aug.6, 2011
From recycling, to composting to steering clear of using chemicals in his yard that was just the beginning of Dr. Earl Ruby’s green-minded living alternatives at his home in Midlothian. Later he added four wind turbines in his yard as well as 60 solar panels.