Environmental Issues
What can you do to get the word out? Plastic is a killer.
https://www.longliveimagination.com/about?utm_source=Vimeo%20&utm_medium=banner%20&utm_campaign=Film%20Contest Become an environmental film director and win some bucks! We all know what plastic is! We’re paddlers. It’s our boats, our paddles, out water bottles, but wait, it’s so much more. http://vimeo.com/25563376 What can you add to this list of environmentally aware films? http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/top-10-environmental-films-of-all-time http://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/5-documentaries-you-must-see-to-understand-the-water-crisis.html http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/03/28/new-film-tells-story-indias-water-crisis http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/05/entertainment-us-water-documentary-idUSBRE84400L20120505
Articles on Plastic Bottles…
These are a collection of links from a discussion in the Green Group on Linked In. This one letting us know that just because it comes from plants, it’s still plastic. Take way – Don’t get lazy about the fight against plastic pollution and recycling. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/green_room/2011/06/plastic_by_any_other_name.html MIDWAY JOURNEY – Plastic Beach – YouTube … Continue reading
Dallas Tour of Homes that landscape with less – WATER
May 30, 2013 noel.nielson@dallascityhall.com Water-Wise Landscape Tour showcases beautiful landscapes that use less water Dallas – Water-wise landscaping focuses on the use of plants that are native to North Texas or adapted to our climate. These plants naturally thrive in our summer heat with little supplemental watering. 2013 marks the 19th year of the popular … Continue reading
700 + River Gauges getting hit with funding issues
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/flood-risk-budget-cuts-close-s/12263381 As water users we are very dependent on a reliable way to know where the water is flowing. USGS gauges have for years been the go to for many of the nations paddlers. If you can, you should see what is in the cross hairs of defunding and help those with power … Continue reading
Killer bug–Let’s Hope
The giant salvinia is a GIANT problem out at Caddo Lake in East Texas. Follow the links below to get a better picture of the problem. On a recent paddle out around Goat Island and the C paddle trail, the plant has grown so much that a solid blanket of it covers the trail. This … Continue reading
Tell Mark Zuckerberg that Tar Sands are NOT cool!
http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2013/04/26/1925921/mark-zuckerbergs-new-political-group-spending-big-on-ads-supporting-keystone-xl-and-oil-drilling/ With the environment being attacked on many fronts, it is key to pick and chose where you hang your hat. What do you support and what do you not? I urge you to take a stand against this destructive energy flow. Tell the President, your congressmen and women, your senators, and Mark … Continue reading
The First Tuesday Social Justice Film Festival
http://www.firsttuesdayfilms.org/images/April2013_film_flyer.pdf The First Tuesday Social Justice Film Festival CoSponsored by the Dallas Peace CenterAt 7:00pm on the First Tuesday of each month the UUCOC hosts free screenings of socially relevant films followed by a (usually intense) discussion of actions we can take. Help Spread the Word! With a printable version of this month’s flyer … Continue reading
Take a chance on getting in a word… edge wise..
Dear friend,On Wednesday, April 3rd at 2:00 pm ET, Ken Salazar will participate in his last web chat as Secretary of the Interior. Secretary Salazar will discuss some of the highlights of the last four years and will take questions from you about conservation, energy and the Department.If you would like to ask the Secretary … Continue reading
Recycle Event in Dallas TX
Dallas Hosts North Texas’ Largest Recycling Roundup, April 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The City of Dallas Sanitation Department’s Waste Diversion Team is hosting North Texas’ largest Spring Recycling Round-up from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at Southwest Center Mall (3663 W. Camp Wisdom) and Richland College (12800 Abrams … Continue reading
Sick of Plastic bottles
In reading the book, Garbology, one gets a good picture of plastics and how they have gotten spread all over the world. It is really sad. Last night here in Dallas we had about an inch of rain all over the area. The creeks rose up to 3000 CFS from the 70 cfs it normally … Continue reading
