November 2011
We had an idea! We called it Green Source DFW.
In honor of the holiday season, and our first year of spreading the word...
Donate to Deep Ellum Urban Gardens
Green Source DFW salutes Lindsey Cook and the little organization that could ... and almost did But ...
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By Rita Cook
When it comes to a kid’s imagination there’s nothing like a playhouse to get the creative juices flowing. But not just any playhouse in this case, instead a playhouse using recycled paper and cardboard, which London transplant and now 14-year Dallas resident Katie Fagelman says she actually came...
By Rita Cook
She’s the grand dame of green, locally at least, but when nonagenarian, 90-year-old Grand Prairie resident and long-time city council member Ruthe...
By Julie Thibodeaux
Are you planning a green Christmas this year? Eco-friendly shopping is easier than ever. Many environmental groups like the Sierra Club offer...
By Rita Cook
Turkey season is gearing up and it’s time for families to consider not only how to cook the turkey, but even more important how to get rid of the turkey...
By Julie Thibodeaux
Hair dressers have long relied on toxic chemicals to curl, straighten, color and bleach hair. As a result, green-minded customers who wanted hair salon services haven’t had many eco-friendly options...
By Theresa Mioli
For a lesson in energy efficiency and sustainability, teacher Julie Clark needs only to walk her fourth grade students through the halls of Ridgeview Elementary School in the Keller. This semester, Ridgeview, part of the Keller Independent School District, joined numerous new and renovated schools around the North Texas area that were designed to be more energy-...
When Fort Worth photographer Karl Thibodeaux is out taking pictures of a street scene, he doesn’t mind when a weed gets in the lens. Conversely, when he’s shooting a picture of a tree and a powerline jutts...
By Brandolon Barnett
A conversation with Janette Moneer, President & CEO of Texas Trees Foundation on the state of Texas Trees after this summer's record drought and some of her organization's greatest accomplishments.
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"A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill." -Robert A.Heinlein, science-fiction author (1907-1988) - Favorite quote of Kathleen Matusmura.
By Kristy Alpert
When the votes came in for Kathleen Matsumura’s second round at running for Farmers Brach City Council, this 63-year-old...
By Julie Thibodeaux
The Sustainability + Me! event was held Nov. 5 at KERA in Dallas. Gathered in one room were some of the biggest advocates for sustainability in the area -- among both the speakers and the audience. The free program hosted by Net Impact DFW ( http://netimpactdfw.org/ )...
Green Postings
Endangered Species Day may be yesterday's news, but animal advocates around the nation continue...
Excerpted from Julia Trigg Crawford’s facebook page.
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Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell just postponed a major agenda item (#15), regarding an un-elected...