Green Tip Guy: Maximize your MPG
Jason offers tips for making your car run more efficiently.
North Texas
Texas Smartscape Plant Sales kickoff March 19
Texas Smartscape plant: Blackfoot DaisyNeed some plants that can thrive in the Texas heat without pesticides or fertilizers and less water? Check out the Texas Smartscape Plant Sales. The events will be held at garden retailers throughout North Texas, starting March 19.
Dallas artist digs into nature themes with ceramics
Lynn Wilkes Armstrong's work will be featured in Artscape at the Dallas Arboretum April 22-24. Above, Forest Teaset by Lynn Wilkes Armstrong. Photos courtesy of the artist.
March 14, 2016
Dallas native and artist Lynn Wilkes Armstrong finds inspiration for her pottery right in her own backyard.
Drilling lease cancelled at Lake Lewisville
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the agency that handles drilling rights on public lands, was considering allowing fracking on the northwest side of Lake Lewisville. Photo courtesy of DFW NBC5.
March 11, 2016
Those who feared that Lake Lewisville would be fracked have reason to celebrate.
Dallas artist promotes creative recycling of found objects
VET sells an eclectic mix of materials for art projects as well as handcrafted art and gift items made from found objects in her online shop, The Artcycle Club Store.
March 8, 2016
The Dallas artist named VET has added a fourth R to the "reduce, reuse, recycle” motto: re-invent.
Environmentalist Robert Kennedy Jr to headline 2016 SXSW Eco in Austin
March 8, 2016
Environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to headline the 2016 SXSW Eco Conference in Austin, bringing a powerful presence to help open the sixth annual event this coming October.
SXSW Eco brings an array of environmentalists, technology experts, business leaders and designers together each year to share their ideas for creating a brighter, greener future.
The state of DFW's air plan: Are we creeping toward clean air?
In mid-February, EPA replied to TCEQ’s twice-submitted plan, this won’t work. Photo of Luminant's Big Brown coal-fired plant in Freestone County, one of three plants considered to be the single largest source of ozone-producing emissions in North Texas.
March 4, 2016
Green Tip Guy: Collect rainwater for home use
Jason talks to Jennifer from Rain Ranchers about collecting rainwater for home use.
Earth Day Texas to award $25,000 to best sustainability projects with Earth Tank Prize
The Earth Tank theme was inspired by Mark Cuban’s popular show Shark Tank.
March 1, 2016
Former Dallas Cowboy David Carter to keynote at Black Vegetarian Society 'Meatout'
The self-titled “300-Pound Vegan” will share his journey into a plant-based lifestyle March 19 in DeSoto.
March 1, 2016
Is it possible to be a play on a pro football team with its high physical demands and be a vegan at the same time? Just ask 300-pound former Dallas Cowboy defensive tackle David Carter.