Mansfield joins Dallas County, Fort Worth, Plano, Lewisville and Frisco in offering a household hazardous waste collection site. Courtesy of city of Mansfield.
Dec. 14, 2015
In November, the city of Mansfield joined a growing number of North Texas cities making it easier for residents to dispose of household hazardous waste when the city debuted its new Environmental Collection Center as part of its annual Fall Beautification Day.
The school’s green push has been led by Jenny McLane, the PTA’s Environmental Chair; Melissa Malone, Willis Lane Outdoor Learning Facility Chair; and Salena Morphew, Compost Chair. Photos courtesy of Salena Morphew.
Dec. 7, 2015
Dec. 7, 2015
Three and a half years ago, Corey Troiani was a recent University of North Texas grad, swept up in the controversy over hydraulic fracture drilling that was roiling Denton. Concerned over bigger inroads into the state posed by tar sands drilling and the Keystone XL pipeline then tunnelling through Texas, he and seven friends took action. They founded Tar Sands Blockade.
Green Tip Guy Jason Winningham talks to guest Micheal LaBuda, COO of Dallas-based Dolphin Blue, about how to green up your office with eco-friendly office supplies.
Gary Olp, an architect who established his environmentally minded firm in Dallas in 1987, was named a 2015 LEED Fellow.
Dec. 1, 2015
An estimated 150 demonstrators turned out in Dallas in 40-degree drizzly weather to show their support for action on climate change. Photos by Phillip Shinoda.
WATCH THE VIDEO, courtesy of Corey Troiani.
Nov. 30, 2015
This week, Jason Winningham of Duncanville, aka the Green Tip Guy, shares 7 tips for make the holiday more eco-friendly.
A prairie remnant at Winfrey Point overlooking White Rock Lake in Dallas. Photo by Sean Fitzgerald.
Nov. 24, 2015
Stand sometime in the midst of a typical Texas pasture. Everything is contained, with neat fencerows and grass kept short by the relentless grazing of cows. It’s silent and still, with no movement or sound of wildlife. Peaceful and pastoral? Or does it lack life force, like a painting?