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Seven ways to green up the holidays

This week, Jason Winningham of Duncanville, aka the Green Tip Guy, shares 7 tips for make the holiday more eco-friendly. 

North Texas Wild: Local conservationists are bringing back the Blackland Prairie

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?  

Exxon researched climate change for 10 years, then funded denial

Exxon's Richard Werthamer (right) and Edward Garvey (left) are aboard the company's Esso Atlantic tanker working on a project to measure the carbon dioxide levels in the ocean and atmosphere. The project ran from 1979 to 1982. Courtesy of Richard Werthamer/Inside Climate News

Nov. 17, 2015

Drive Green: 2016 Chevy Volt hybrid rolls out with upgrades

Nov. 16, 2015

If you are in the market for a snazzy electric vehicle with the security of a gas-powered range extender, then the 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid might be for you. The 2016 is an upgraded, second generation model that offers 53 miles of EV range and about 420 miles of total driving range. Price starts at $33,995.