Energy and Natural Resources Public Policy Forum - Arlington

The Chamber is hosting an Energy and Natural Resources Public Policy Forum Thursday, May 17, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm at the Arlington Convention Center. The forum will touch on energy generation, water supply and other crucial infrastructure issues from a federal, state and local perspective.

Weekly “Strategy Session” Gas Drilling Meetings - Every Tuesday

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The local Texas Campaign for the Environment office is hosting follow up meetings about the gas drilling issue  in Dallas. TCE is also launching a statewide campaign to urge Wal-mart to start a take back recycling program for old and obsolete electronics and this will be a forum to discuss this program. Electronic waste is toxic waste (it contains lead, mercury and many hazardous chemicals) that doesn’t belong in D/FW landfills – which are often situated close to area waterways. TCE is thus urging Walmart to match the recycling program Best Buy is offering in their retail stores nationwide, and we launched a “social media action”.  

As part of that action TCE is urging everyone to: 
 
Post a message today on Walmart’s “What’s on Your Mind” Facebook page calling on the company to take back e-waste for recycling. This link will take you to Walmart's customer feedback page. http://www.facebook.com/walmart/app_262083887168302

Mountain Creek Gas Drilling Community Meeting

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The local Texas Campaign for the Environment office is hosting follow up meetings about the gas drilling issue  in Dallas. TCE is also launching a statewide campaign to urge Wal-mart to start a take back recycling program for old and obsolete electronics and this will be a forum to discuss this program. Electronic waste is toxic waste (it contains lead, mercury and many hazardous chemicals) that doesn’t belong in D/FW landfills – which are often situated close to area waterways. TCE is thus urging Walmart to match the recycling program Best Buy is offering in their retail stores nationwide, and we launched a “social media action”.  

As part of that action TCE is urging everyone to: 
 
Post a message today on Walmart’s “What’s on Your Mind” Facebook page calling on the company to take back e-waste for recycling. This link will take you to Walmart's customer feedback page. http://www.facebook.com/walmart/app_262083887168302

West Dallas Gas Drilling Community Meeting

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The local Texas Campaign for the Environment office is hosting follow up meetings about the gas drilling issue  in Dallas. TCE is also launching a statewide campaign to urge Wal-mart to start a take back recycling program for old and obsolete electronics and this will be a forum to discuss this program. Electronic waste is toxic waste (it contains lead, mercury and many hazardous chemicals) that doesn’t belong in D/FW landfills – which are often situated close to area waterways. TCE is thus urging Walmart to match the recycling program Best Buy is offering in their retail stores nationwide, and we launched a “social media action”.  

As part of that action TCE is urging everyone to: 
 
Post a message today on Walmart’s “What’s on Your Mind” Facebook page calling on the company to take back e-waste for recycling. This link will take you to Walmart's customer feedback page. http://www.facebook.com/walmart/app_262083887168302

Clean Air Meetup - Dallas

Please mark your calendar for the next Clear Air Meetup at Picasso's for Thur. April 26th at 6:30 pm (same location off Inwood/N. of Forest ln). We are going to try and aim to have these the 4th Thur. of the month, so mark your calendar for Thur. May 24th as well (I will verify but plan for Picasso's on that date as well).

At this upcoming meeting, we'll discuss:

A) Keystone and the Seaway Pipeline - where are we now and new organizing efforts and the update on the Landowner Julia Trigg Crawford's case against TransCanada
B) Gas Drilling update
C) Exide update
D) Meeting announcements of other groups/Earth Day reviews
E) Announce Coal speaker for May

Thanks all for your ongoing participation -- Rita Beving, 214.557.2271

Sierra Club April Meeting - Dallas

 

Environmental Issues Associated with Oil and Gas Development in North Texas
Michael Overbay, the EPA Region 6 Ground Water Center Coordinator, and Ruben Casso,
the EPA Region 6 Air Toxics Coordinator, will present information on how large scale
development of the shale gas resources in the Fort Worth Basin have been perceived as
impacting environmental issues, such as water quantity, water quality, air quality, wastewater
disposal, and induced seismicity. The presentation will also include a discussion of the status of
EPA's proposed rules on air emissions related to oil and gas development and production.

Free. 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, Dallas Sierra Club at REI Dallas

Area Environmental Groups Meet About Natural Gas Task Force - Dallas

Subject: Area Environmental Groups Meet About Natural Gas Task Force – March 27
There will be a city-wide meeting on Gas Drilling on Tuesday March 27, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Center for Community Cooperation at 2900 Live Oak in East Dallas. The Texas Campaign for the Environment, Mountain Creek Alliance, Downwinders at Risk, Dallas Area Residents for Responsible Drilling, Earthworks Oil and Gas Accountability Project and the Sierra Club will host the meeting. 

Topics include:

"Gasland" Movie Viewing - Updated! - Plano

 
Tue, 04/10/2012 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
"Gasland" Movie Viewing - Plano

Angelika Theater
7205 Bishop Rd.
Plano, TX 75024
United States

The Texas Democratic Women of Collin County will host the showing of the film "Gasland" on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at the Angelika Theater in Plano TX.
 
What:  The movie, "Gasland" -- Showing and Panel Discussion of Josh Fox' 2010 documentary about fracking.
When: Tuesday, April 10, 2012. 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: Angelika Theater, Plano TX (At Shops of Legacy, Tollway & Legacy)
Hosts: Texas Democratic Women of Collin County
 

First Clean Air Meetup of the Year - Dallas

Hold On to Your Hats Eco Amigos....

The year is going to start off with a bang.....including a new environmental hazard which is imminently threatening our backyard (you have to come to find out about it).

Catch the scoop of what it is and how fast it is coming by joining me at Picasso's off Forest and Inwood (across from Jesuit's soccer fields) in Dallas this Thursday night at 6:30.

Smitty and I will be hot off an DMNews ed board meeting to expose this new threat to DFW's water and air quality....and we need your help.

When you get there, we'll also let you know what is going on with the Keystone Pipeline (it's still not over despite the President's decision), gas drilling, the Exide plant, and more.

Thanks and PLEASE forward to friends/places that can announce this meeting.

Rita Beving, Public Citizen organizer & Sierra Club member

Environment TX Briefing - Arlington

The 2011 Julian Burgen Lecture
Sponsored by Arlington Conservation Council
Free Admission     Everyone Welcome
 
Luke Metzger 
Director, Environment Texas 

Capitol Update: 
Environment Texas Briefing on State and Federal Actions Impacting the Trinity River, 
Fracking, the Drought, and More
 

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