Topic: Gas drilling

BRIT: Prairie Day - Fort Worth

Family-friendly event celebrating the Fort Worth Prairie. Activities include making seedballs, historical marker tour, face painting, guided prairie walks, paper flower-making, demonstrations of soap and candle making, basket weavingm gourd art and live entertainment.

 Entertainment schedule:

10:00 a.m. Bearclaw Singers and Dancers

10:30 a.m. Cowboy Poet Lanny Joe...

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Citizens Climate Lobby: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse - Dallas

Citizens Climate Lobby-Dallas Chapter hosts Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) via conference call. Sen. Whitehouse goes to the floor of the Senate every week to speak about climate change and the urgent need for congressional action. The group will also work on May action items and talk about additional outreach opportunities, etc. Snack foods will be provided so please RSVP. ...

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Film Screening: "Chasing Ice" - Dallas

Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers. Sponsored by Citizens Climate Lobby and the Dallas Sierra Club.

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Film Screening: "Chasing Ice" - Dallas

Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers. Sponsored by Citizens Climate Lobby and the Dallas Sierra Club.

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Film Screening: "Chasing Ice" - Dallas

Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers. Sponsored by Citizens Climate Lobby and the Dallas Sierra Club.

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Film Screening: "Chasing Ice" - Dallas

Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers. Sponsored by Citizens Climate Lobby and the Dallas Sierra Club.

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Film Screening: "Extreme Ice" - Fort Worth
Watch a free screening of“Extreme Ice,” a documentary that profiles photographer James Balog, who captured global warming with time-lapse photography. Hosted by the Green Sanctuary Team and the Sierra Club. http://extremeicesurvey.org. Contact: administrator@firstjefferson.org. 817-451-1505.
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Earth Day Dallas
One of the largest Earth Day celebrations in the U.S., this annual free two-day festival showcases green vendors and organizations. Hours from 10 am to 6 pm. Parking is $10.
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Environment Texas: Telephone Tuesdays - Dallas
Join Environment Texas at the TCE office for an evening of reaching out to supporters. Share dinner and make calls. Contacts: Jennifer at jennifer@greencorps.org or Robin at rozzybird@hotmail.com.
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Public Hearing - Reconsideration of Gas Drilling in Parks

The Dallas Plan Commission is reconsidering gas drilling on Dallas parkland after voting it down in December. The environmental group Dallas Residents at Risk is holding a press conference at 1 pm prior to the public hearing. Residents are encouraged to attend the hearing to voice concerns. Read the Dallas Morning News story:...

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