Author Archives: Naima
Long live summer science!
It is about that time in the summer when everyone starts complaining about the extreme heat, and parents are running out of ideas to entertain their kids. Here is a little reminder that summer is the best time of the … Continue reading
No matter the size, litter has impact on the environment
Imagine yourself driving and the car next to you rolls down their window and tosses a cigarette butt out. It’s a common occurrence that I’ve witnessed many times so I expect you have too, or maybe you’re one of the … Continue reading
The future is clean
The sun is back. Although we had a number of rain days here in Dallas, we receive, on average, over 230 days of sunlight per year. That’s not as high as our neighbors to the west, El Paso, with over … Continue reading
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of GMOs
If you recently bought any boxed item from the grocery store, you more than likely ate something with GMOs in it. More than 90 percent of U.S. corn, cotton and soybeans are GMOs, and an estimated 75 percent of processed … Continue reading
Find your own environmentally friendly home
Finding a place to live in Dallas is not easy. Your choices are endless: luxury apartments, numerous townhouses, old brick homes, modern style homes and a variety more. Finding a home that also has environmentally friendly features while maintaining your … Continue reading
Here comes the “green” bride
It’s pretty safe to say that you’re gearing up to attend, plan your own or help a friend organize their dream wedding this year. Weddings are a big part of what we do in the spring and summer, evidenced by … Continue reading
I want to spend all my days outside this summer, don’t you?!
Summer is upon us! Barbecues, hot summer nights, lightning bugs and… higher levels of air pollution here in Dallas. As the temperatures start rising for the summer, we will face more ground ozone moderate to high level air pollution days. … Continue reading
Personal video montages
It’s been a rough few days of website work. Troubleshooting backup errors has tossed me down a rabbit hole into web management stuff I had zero knowledge of like UNIX, myphp, SQLs and more. I am more knowledgeable now, but … Continue reading
From one extreme to another: Drought to flood
This article was published last Thursday in the Katy Trail Weekly. Since then, it has continued to rain and floods are causing damage all over Texas. The forecast for the next few days has more chances of rain. It’s hard … Continue reading
Bike to work without the sweat
If money talks, it’s easy to see electric bikes are the next big trend. A quick search revealed two high grossing electric bike crowdfunding projects: Sondors Electric Bike raised over $5 million in Spring 2015, and the more recent Wave … Continue reading