TreeHouse now offering sustainable landscape design and installation
TreeHouse has partnered with Southern Botanical to offer residential and commercial landscaping services at the green home improvement store.
Jan. 26, 2018
North Texas
Keep Dallas Beautiful to create healing garden at VA med center
Keep Dallas Beautiful revived in 2017 aims to beautify Dallas with projects like installing a Healing Garden at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Led by Brenda Finch, the group focuses on beautification, litter reduction, and environmental education, with support from the city and volunteers.
Lucas city council reinstates curbside recycling
Lucas resident Victoria Howard and her group Save Lucas Recycling led a campaign that resulted in bringing back curbside recycling at last week's city council meeting.
Jan. 23, 2018
Curbside recycling is returning to Lucas, thanks to a grassroots campaign led by an environmentally conscious resident.
Eco-conscious coworking takes root in Dallas
GoodWork, a mixed-use development in Dallas’s Cedars District, embodies sustainable coworking. Co-founded by Amy King, it offers 24/7 workspace with LEED certification and WELL standards in mind, focusing on wellness and community. The space supports diverse tenants, fostering growth and collaboration in Texas’s eco-conscious coworking scene.
Some North Texas cities offering curbside clothing recycling
Simple Recycling offers curbside pickup of textiles for recycling in a dozen North Texas cities. Courtesy of Simple Recycling.
Jan. 16, 2018
As much as 85 percent of clothing, shoes and reusable housewares gets thrown in the landfill in the United States every year, by some estimates.
TreeHouse opening store in Plano this week
Austin-based TreeHouse is opening its third location in Plano on January 18. Specializing in eco-friendly home improvement, TreeHouse targets suburban homeowners with products for smart home upgrades, solar power, and sustainable materials. Cofounder Jason Ballard recommends healthier home changes, emphasizing air and water filtration, nontoxic cookware, and eco-friendly products.
UNT prof revives publication on sustainability
Dr. Stan Ingman has revived the "Sustainable Communities Review," a semiannual journal founded in 1997. Focused on global sustainability issues, it includes contributions from professionals and students on diverse topics. The journal aims to inspire better community practices and will continue under new leadership.
Green and socially conscious investment booming
Values-based investing – including investments rated for environmental stewardship – is on the rise, say global investment banks, investment-rating services and financial planners. Photo courtesy of storyblocks.com.
Jan. 10, 2018
For some investors, only the bottom line matters. Others want to put their money where their values are, in companies that “do good while doing well.”
Memnosyne Institute to host Oak Cliff Earth Day in 2018
The Memnosyne Institute and Green Source DFW will host Oak Cliff Earth Day on April 15, 2018, at Lake Cliff Park, Dallas. The event includes environmental education, entertainment, and the Green Source DFW Run for the Environment. The festival returns with new organizers after a one-year hiatus.
Longtime green advocate takes on new leadership role at DCCCD
Georgeann Moss, right, with Dr. Brenda Floyd, one of the sustainability project managers at Eastfield College, was recently named executive administrator for Sustainability Outreach and Initiative at Dallas County Community College District. Courtesy of Lori Delacruz Lewis.
Jan. 8, 2018
Dallas County Community College District is gearing up to expand its sustainable footprint in 2018 with the hiring of Georgeann Moss as the new executive administrator for Sustainability Outreach and Initiative.