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Green Tip Guy: Recycle your electronics

Jason talks to Joan Meeks, founder of Commodity Recycling Solutions in Fort Worth, about electronic recycling. Meeks was a sponsor of the Green Source DFW Run for the Enivironment this year. Last year, she won the Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards in the Small Business category.

Green Tip Guy: Carpool with friends

Jason discovered a lot of good green tips from participants at the Green Source DFW Run for the Environment last month. 

Local expert tailors free solar classes to professionals in related fields

Solar engineer Dan Lepinski is teaching free solar classes throughout Texas, starting June 7-8 at Cedar Valley College in Lancaster. Photo by Karl Thibodeaux.

May 31, 2016

Solar power is growing faster than ever in Texas. In 2015 alone, investments in solar increased by 50 percent over 2014. 

In terms of power, Texas installed 207 Megawatts of solar electric capacity in 2015, bringing the aggregate total to 534 Megawatts, according to industry analysts.

#ExxonKnew protest puts Dallas activists in national spotlight

The Dallas chapter of Code Pink was one of a dozen regional organizations represented at last week's #ExxonKnew rally. Photos courtesy of Linda Cooke.

May 30, 2016

On Wednesday, North Texans rallied outside ExxonMobil’s annual shareholder meeting in downtown Dallas while inside shareholders’ efforts to hold Exxon accountable for its role in climate change made small progress – one resolution won, of 9.  

PTA parent orchestrates creation of Skyview Harmony Garden

Skyview Harmony Garden, conceived by Sarah Greenman, PTA president at Skyview Elementary, serves as an outdoor learning and musical space. Developed with community support, it features raised beds, a pollinator garden, and musical instruments, benefiting students, including special needs, and the community by promoting nutrition education.