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“Going Green” Never Looked So Good

Earth Day is meant to remind us we all need to do things that are eco-friendly, but is this possible when it comes to your wardrobe? It is, according to stylist Holly Quartaro, who says you can get great environmentally friendly items that look fantastic.

CBS 11–2013/04/22

Earth Day Dallas 2013 Kicks Off

Earth Day Dallas is a two-day festival going on at Fair Park this weekend. This year’s free-admission event highlights the green lifestyle choices of North Texas residents and businesses.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/04/20

Best Ways To Celebrate Earth Day 2013 In DFW

Ready to do your share in saving mother earth? Take part in these DFW Earth Day Celebrations and start off spring by going green.

2013/04/08

Non-Profit Outlet Store Selling Clothes By The Pound

You buy meat by the pound and coffee by the pound, why not clothes by the pound? In an effort to be more environmentally conscious, one North Texas thrift store is now giving you the option.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/03/18

Fort Worth Launches Bike Share Program

They call it the longest, last mile – the distance from where you get off the bus in Fort Worth – to your final destination. But the city is rolling out a bike share program where the bikes will be waiting for you to rent when you get there.

2013/01/29

Protestors Oppose New Life For Dallas Fracking Project

Angry shouts disrupted a Dallas City Plan Commission meeting today when a controversial natural gas fracking project killed weeks ago was reintroduced.

CBS 11–2013/01/10

Google Invests $200 Million In Texas Wind Farm

Google is investing $200 million in a Texas wind farm, the internet search leader’s latest big bet on the future alternative energy.

2013/01/10

The newly-named Apogee Stadium at the University of N. Texas. (Photo credit UNT)

Mean Green’s Stadium Is Environmentally Green

UNT is known as the Mean Green, and there is a lot more to that moniker than you might realize. The school’s new football stadium is really green, and not just on the field’s turf.

2012/11/02

Ex-EPA Official Says Texas Court Wins Won’t Last

A former Environmental Protection Agency administrator who resigned after using the word “crucify” to describe his approach to violators says recent court decisions striking down federal pollution rules are delaying the inevitable.

2012/09/23

Frito-Lay Ditching Diesel Vans For Electric

Many companies are attempting to unlink their profit margins from oil. Frito-Lay is trying to do this by ditching their aging fleet of diesel delivery vans and going electric.

2012/09/14

(credit: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul/AFP/Getty Images)

Free State Fair Ticket If You “Cease The Grease”

The City of Dallas is offering residents a free ticket to the State Fair of Texas, as long as you you don’t mind a little grease.

2012/09/10

The Environmental Protection Agency seal displayed on a podium in Washington, D.C. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Abbott Hails Court ‘Victory’ Against EPA

Attorney General Greg Abbott is claiming victory after a federal appeals court overturned a regulation clamping down on power plant pollution that spoils air in neighboring states.

2012/08/21

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