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With the Report a Litterer App, Successful 'Don't Mess With Texas' Campaign Changes with the Times
  By Julie Thibodeaux      If you see someone throwing trash out the car window, there’s now an easy way to report it thanks to a new mobile phone app. The “Report-a-Litterer” application was created by the Texas Department of Transportation as part of its... Read more ..
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UTD Named One of the Nation's Greenest Universities
By Rita Cook      When UT Dallas was recently named as one of the greenest universities in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2012 Edition folks at that campus weren’t surprised. They have been working to keep it green there with a number of... Read more ..
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The Sierra Club's Battle with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality over Radiation in West Texas
By Citizen Carol of Texas Vox - The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas      May 15, 2012      Re-published from the Pages of the Texas Vox Blog      Last Wednesday, in a stunning rebuke of TCEQ’s decision to deny citizens the... Read more ..
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The Sustainable Fashion of Local Lindsay Weatherread
(Photo: The sustainable designs of fashion designer Lindsay Weatherred)      By Jada Brazell      Cattle everywhere are thanking fashion designer Lindsay Weatherread for her commitment to the environment. Weatherread’s latest collection is... Read more ..
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Dallas Artist Transforms Paper into Sustainable Fashion
(Photo: A green eco-conscious handbag created by Alicia Colina-Ashby, an artist who repurposes catalogues, magazines, & uninvited mail into works of art)      By Rita Cook      Since she has always loved paper and origami, it’s no wonder that... Read more ..
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Green Dining Catches on in Dallas - Fort. Worth
  (Photo: A shot of an organic breakfast at Oddfellows courtesy Allison V. Smith for Texas Monthly)      By Julie Thibodeaux      In the past, those who stocked their kitchens with eco-friendly ingredients had to compromise when they dined out... Read more ..
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U.S. Green Chamber Sets Up Shop in Texas
By Julie Thibodeaux      A new chapter of the U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce wants to help Texas businesses stay on track when it comes to sustainability. The Lone Star Chapter of the three-year-old national green business organization launched its Texas... Read more ..
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Tips on Conserving Water this Summer
Jada Brazell      If implemented, the State Water Plan (see last week's article on the Future of Water in North Texas) would cost Texas taxpayers more than $20 billion – and that only covers the cost of recommendations made for a handful of North Texas... Read more ..
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