Green Postings

In Green Postings , various local Green blogs  post topics of interest to the community. Click on a blog post title to read the entire post, as well as to read and write comments.  To include your environmental blog send information to editor@greensourcedfw.org

EPA Director Nominee Questioned About the Future of Coal
TexasVox
http://texasvox.org/2013/04/11/epa-director-nominee-questioned-about-the-future-of-coal/

While EPA nominee, Gina McCarthy is likely to be confirmed, the confirmation hearing on Thursday was dominated by a debate on the future of coal as a source of...

Shifting Gears Lecture series with transportation expert Dr. John Pucher
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff
http://bikefriendlyoc.org/2013/04/11/shifting-gears-lecture-series-with-transportation-expert-dr-john-pucher/

This came to us from Bike Texas:

We’re bringing the expert and the elected officials and press to you. We need the cycling community to show up...

Austin City Council about to give Austin’s municipal utility away to special interests
TexasVox
http://texasvox.org/2013/04/10/austin-city-council-about-to-give-austins-municipal-utility-away-to-special-interests-tomorrow/

Today, Thursday (April 11th) at 4 PM Austin City Council will vote on ordinance that would hand control of the city’s municipal utility, Austin Energy, to an unelected board chosen by corporate headhunters.  This change could open the door...

Support Public Citizen through EarthShare campaigns during April
TexasVox
http://texasvox.org/2013/04/10/support-public-citizen-through-earthshare-campaigns-during-april/

Earthday is coming up and we’d like to share two ways to support Public Citizen’s Texas office through EarthShare programs!

H-E-B Tear Pad Campaign...

Dallas Ratha Yatra – “Festival of Chariots” at Kalachandji’s Hare Krishna Temple this Saturday
Dallas Vegan
http://dallasvegan.com/past-events/dallas-ratha-yatra-festival-of-chariots-at-kalachandjis-hare-krishna-temple-this-saturday

Visit Kalachandji’s Hare Krishna Temple this Saturday for the annual Ratha Yatra – “Festival of Chariots.” This is always a fun event for the whole family, which...

Four More Fort Worth Bike Sharing Stations Installed EDIT: Five More Now
Fort Worth Urbanology
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fortworthology/KGeD/~3/q6tzkNENniI/

The Fort Worth Bike Sharing team has been busy over the weekend.  There...

Public Citizen and Experts Highlight Looming Threat Posed by Repurposed Pipelines in Texas
TexasVox
http://texasvox.org/2013/04/09/public-citizen-and-experts-highlight-looming-threat-posed-by-repurposed-pipelines-in-texas/

Arkansas Spill Points to Problems With Diluted Bitumen Crude Transport Through Aging, Repurposed Pipelines; Tar Sands Crude Poses a Threat to Texas Drinking Water, Home, and Public Health

The recent Good Friday tar sands...

Fasten your seat belts. Climate change means its going to be a bumpy ride
TexasVox
http://texasvox.org/2013/04/08/fasten-your-seat-belts-climate-change-means-its-going-to-be-a-bumpy-ride/

According to the new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, by the middle of this century climate change could lead to more airplane turbulence.

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City Hall Bike Sharing Station Installed, with Help from Mayor Price – and T&P North Station Installed, Too
Fort Worth Urbanology
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fortworthology/KGeD/~3/SdxQNrjbef0/

Just received this shot from Fort Worth Bike Sharing, showing the now-installed...

The Exxon Pipeline Spill: QUESTIONS THAT SHOULD BE ASKED
TexasVox
http://texasvox.org/2013/04/04/the-exxon-pipeline-spill-questions-that-should-be-asked/

This is a guest submission by Riki Ott, PhD. Dr. Ott is a marine toxicologist, author, and former commercial fisher. She was one of the first people on the scene during the Exxon Valdez oil spill, when millions of gallons of...