Lin Ellis launched Eco Friends Pest Control after 20 years of working in veternairy clinics, where she saw the harmful effects of pesticides on pets.
Oct. 7, 2015
Lin Ellis will tell you her company’s eco-friendly approach to pest control is good for people and the environment. But when she launched Eco Friends Pest Control in 2009 with her husband Mick Ellis, she was motivated by her lifelong love for animals.
Above, Kirk Miller of Richardson's home was one of the stops on the 2015 DFW Solar Tour.
Oct. 6, 2015
"Green Tip of the Week " is an ongoing feature created by Green Tip Guy Jason Winningham of Duncanville.
Alan Plummer Associates, the firm that worked on the East Fork Raw Water Supply Project, will be one of the speakers at the city of Fort Worth's Water Efficiency @ Work Symposium to be held Tuesday, Oct. 13 at TCU.
Oct. 6, 2015
Above, Migrating monarchs feeding in Dallas. Courtesy of Dallas Trinity Trails.
Oct. 5, 2015
Sept. 29, 2015
According to Marcie Haley, Twelve Hills Nature Center is a welcome anomaly in this part of town.
“In Oak Cliff, every piece of open land is being developed and yet here we are,” said Haley. “Twelve Hills is going to become more important as less and less open space is available.”
Sept. 29, 2015
Ever think about adding solar panels to your home but still have a lot of questions? Check out the DFW Solar Tour this Saturday, Oct. 3, where you can talk to homeowners and see real-life installations in a variety of homes across the Metroplex.
Sept. 22, 2015
Today Pope Francis alights at a New York airbase and sets out on a six-day, three-city U.S. tour. He comes no closer to Dallas-Fort Worth than Philadelphia, but North Texans are enthusiastically commemorating the visit, and not only with open-air live webcasts of his Sunday afternoon Mass. For environmentalists and just plain folks with concerns for the health and safety of humans and other life on Earth amid pollution, resource depletion and climate change, his visit is momentous.
Sept. 21, 2015
According to U.S. recycling statistics, recycling has vastly improved each year since the first U.S. recycling center opened its doors in 1896, but it has a long way to go before reaching perfection.
Sept. 21, 2015
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park flipped the switch last week on a new 410-square-foot solar array atop a cedar pagoda, home to the garden’s new Natural Learning Center.
According to Texas Discovery Garden’s executive director Dick Davis, the 500-square-foot Natural Learning Center's multi-purpose building is a model of sustainability having been constructed using repurposed material.