(Photo: "Love" by Riyad Elmasri)     

By Jada Brazell     

Feb. 20, 2012

A new venue geared to green businesses and organizations is opening its doors next week.

The Dallas Eco-op will debut when it hosts the Green Source DFW Environmental Leadership Awards on Feb. 28, sponsored by the Memnosyne Foundation.

By Rita Cook     


By Rita Cook    

By Julie Thibodeaux     

When the first plastic bag ban was enacted in Texas, it wasn’t Austin who led the charge. It was Brownsville.

By Jada Brazell     

It’s a sign. Literally. Stephen Hartzler’s jewelry and art are frequently made of recycled street signs donated to him by sources all over the world.

(Photo: Mark Winne, prominent author and food activist, is coming to speak in Dallas)

By Julie Thibodeaux     

By Rita Cook     

 

By Julie Thibodeaux     

By Julie Thibodeaux    

If you want to learn how to stake your own path, literally, sign up for a trail building workshop. The Lone Star Trail Building School will be held Feb 17-19 at the Sid Richardson Scout Ranch at Lake Bridgeport.

Jan. 31, 2012

Twenty-nine year old, Fort Worth resident Ashley Paz is a Green Wedding Consultant whose company Vera Green Productions specializes in creating weddings that are elegant, eco-friendly and ethical. 

Land trusts aim to preserve Texas landscape

Oak Cliff Nature Preserve in Dallas is overseen by the Texas Land Conservancy. Courtesy of Texas Land Conservancy,

Jan. 27, 2012

We’ve all got an urban sprawl story. For years, you’ve driven by a picturesque pasture or stand of trees, only to find it gone one day, replaced by a row of houses or a shopping center. Yet as development continues to threaten native landscapes, land conservation is gaining momentum across the U.S.

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