Green Tip Guy: Landscape with edible plants
Jason’s guest Professor Ruge-Jones from Texas Lutheran University shows how edible landscaping is both beautiful and practical.
North Texas
Avian experts nest in tiny house in Dallas County
Wildbird trainers Lindsey and Simon McNeny share a tiny house with their birds on the property of Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Hutchins. Photo courtesy of Kim Louis Design.
April 3, 2017
Little by little the bird makes its nest. - French Proverb.
Fort Worth nonprofit turns 'trash' into classroom materials
Vanessa Barker, left, and Taylor Willis created the Welman Project to repurpose material and help underfunded schools.
March 29, 2017
Surplus material from offices and events that would have gone to a landfill is being repurposed into much-needed classrooms materials, thanks to a new Fort Worth nonprofit.
Dallas movie producer launches new green film festival
Michael Cain is overseeing the inaugural EARTHxFilm, April 19-23, during Earth Day Texas.
March 28, 2017
As one of the most successful movie producers in Texas, Michael Cain is on a mission. Having produced more than 20 feature length films for HBO and Showtime, the Dallas native is part of the new generation of filmmakers who not only support quality movie making – but hope the world becomes a better place because of their projects.
Earth Day celebrated all month in North Texas
Starting Saturday, Earth Day festivals will be popping across North Texas all through April. While organizers of Oak Cliff Earth Day are taking a year off, there are plenty of fests to partake of, as more than 20 environmentally themed events are spread out across the month.
Dallas eco-bedding company offers discount for Green Source DFW readers
Dallas-based Dolphin Blue launched NaturalHealthyBedroom.com last April.
March 21, 2017
It’s where we spend from six to 10 hours a day. But we should wake up to the fact that our bedrooms aren't the healthiest rooms in our homes, says a Dallas-based eco-retailer.
That’s why Dolphin Blue, founded by Dallas greenie Tom Kemper in 1994, launched NaturalHealthyBedroom.com in April last year.
Fort Worth-based nonprofit forms to host state park cleanups
Steve and Ryan Riella, frustrated by litter in state and national parks, founded Cleaner Parks, a Fort Worth-based nonprofit organizing cleanups in North Texas. They aim to expand their efforts nationwide, hosting events like the upcoming Isle du Bois Cleanup and engaging volunteers to preserve nature's beauty.
Scientists say Trump's border wall would devastate wildlife habitat
Scott Nicol, co-chair of the Sierra Club’s Borderlands Campaign, stands in front of the border fence in Hidalgo in far South Texas. This section, which sits atop a levee, runs between a national wildlife refuge and a local nature center. Photo by Callie Richmond/The Texas Tribune.
March 14, 2017
Artcycle Club: Make a wind sock
Dallas artist VET shows you how to make a wind sock with a few simple materials. Wind sock image courtesy of The Frugal Crafter.
Environmentalists, cities push back against proposed disposal well near Lake Arlington
A natural gas company wants to put a wastewater injection well in east Fort Worth next to Lake Arlington, a major water source for North Texas. The proposed site is located near the intersection of Cravens and Berry Streets, about 9,000 feet from Lake Arlington Dam, according to the city of Arlington.