Green Source DFW | A Dallas/Ft. Worth Environmental News & Community Resource

By Rita Cook Sustainability is cultivated in many forms by the 2000 Roses Foundation. The Dallas-based organization has grown from a nonprofit that provides transitional housing for formerly incarcerated women to operating an upscale resale store that supports occupational training for the women to promoting community preservation. Together its objectives give new purpose to people, products...

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BRIT Lecture - Environmental art plays key role in community’s ecological awareness

“Ecological Citizenship and Environmental Art.” - Dr. Jason Simus By Julie Thibodeaux What better venue to talk about environmental art than at The Botanical Research Institute of Texas, located in Fort Worth’s... Read more...

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A Big Fracking Problem

Even the drought can’t stop fracking from permanently removing water from the cycle. By Kristy Alpert On September 1, 2011, Governor Rick Perry renewed his disaster proclamation, stating the severity of the current drought and... Read more...

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Recycle Revolution - Comprehensive Recycling for Business

By Rita Cook There’s nothing better than a locally owned business that’s not only thinking green, but also helping residents do the same. In the case of a company called Recycle Revolution, a recycling collection service for businesses, apartments and condominiums,... Read more...

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Dallas Green Festival returns to Texas Discovery Gardens

By Julie Thibodeaux It’s been one of the hottest and driest summers on record, but Dallas is gearing up to show its green side. On Sept. 24, the city is hosting the fourth annual Dallas Green Festival at the Texas Discovery Gardens in... Read more...

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Interior Designer Julie Reynolds Thinks Green

By Rita Cook If you asked interior designer Julie Reynolds what motivates her when thinking green she’ll tell you “If there is any doubt as to why a person would not want to live green they need to review their latest bills from... Read more...

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All-Vegan Dining Hall at UNT Making Waves

By Teresa Mioli A line of students, faculty and staff clad in green snaked towards the cafeteria and waited for the cashier to swipe their card before sitting down to lunch. It was a normal start to the school year save for one big change to... Read more...

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Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center’s Sustainability- Inside and Outside - Cedar Hill

By Rita Cook While folks have been waiting for years for the opening of the Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center in Cedar Hill and the eco-friendly implications such a place represents, the C.E. Doolin Visitor’s Center also on the grounds is also creating... Read more...

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Green Living: Dallas store focuses on essential green home items

By Julie Thibodeaux Tom Bazzone has made a career out of developing new businesses for national chains like Williams-Sonoma and Restoration Hardware. Now he’s leading a Dallas-based green business to... Read more...

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Share your Love of Trees at CommuniTREE

By Amy Martin moonlady.com It was like riding a wave. That’s what the rising community energy was like when the tree brouhaha started at White Rock Lake. But out of the tragic destruction of three ancient elms, something wonderful... Read more...

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Green Source Conversation: Green and Urban Design

By Brandolon Barnett Urban planner, designer, blogger, and D Magazine columnist Patrick Kennedy discusses the true meaning of livability, the value of the "green" label, sustainable urban living in North Texas, and more. A rendering of the Wooddall Rodgers Deck... Read more...

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