Tag Archives: Dallas
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
16 days later and my feet are still itching
This article ran last week in the Katy Trail Weekly. My feet were attacked by fire ants 16 days ago and I am still itching! I’d attach a picture to this blog but no one wants to see that kind … Continue reading
Earth Day Texas 2015 – How will you have a part in sustainability?
Earth Day Texas drew thousands of people, visiting with speakers and exhibitors from around the country. Two large exhibit halls at Fair Park were packed with over 1,100 exhibitors and numerous speakers inspiring and educating people to think about our … Continue reading
ReGeared reminds us to use our creativity to be green
Many people think the only way to be green is to do it all or do nothing. It’s really not about taking on every challenge to reduce your impact on the planet. Collectively, if we are all more aware of … Continue reading
Earth Day Texas kicks off today with plenty of green fun
Earth Day Texas, the world’s largest public exhibition devoted to environmental stewardship is free and runs from April 24-26, in Fair Park. Stop by to participate in interactive activities designed to entertain, inform and instruct attendees on ways to reduce … Continue reading