Living Green in Wichita Falls
Blog URL http://greenwichitafalls.blogspot.com
Located Wichita Falls, Texas USA
Tags sustainability, green, wichita falls
A discussion of events, organizations, businesses, products and services in and around Wichita Falls, TX which help people live a more sustainable lifestyle.
Latest Blog Posts
- Wichita Falls MTP Bicycle Master Plan on Nov 20, 2009 in MPO bike Metropolitan Planning Organization bicycling
I stopped in to the Transportation Master Plan Public Meeting tonight, primarily because I was interested in the biking portion. The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) plans for transportation for more than Wichita Falls proper (although that i...
- Public Meeting on Transportation on Nov 18, 2009 in transportation planning public transit bicycles
I received a notice from the city of Wichita Falls concerning a public meeting on transportation planning tomorrow. There are usually so few people who show for these things, it is easy to have an impact. The flyer for them meeting has all of the inf...
- Follow-up on BPA in Food Can Liners on Nov 18, 2009 in BPA
Monday I wrote a blog entry concerning BPA in food can liners. This morning I see an article from Consumer Reports on this very thing, and the news isn't good. The amount of BPA in food from a can is can easily be above safe limits, if you eat much c...
- Sunrise on Nov 13, 2009
I've been fortunate to be outside around 6:45 yesterday and today. What glorious sunrises we have had.It seems to me that if more people were outside at sunrise and when the stars are out at night, we would be far less arrogant about our place in the...
- BPA in Food Can Liners on Nov 10, 2009 in BPA bisphenol-A As You Sow Green America food companies
I was looking at the Fall issue of Green American and came across an article on bisphenol-A in food cans. I then looked up the report from As You Sow about the response of food companies to a request from them to eliminate BPA from food packaging. I...
- Sierra Club Meeting Tonight on Nov 10, 2009 in Sierra Club
The Red River Group of the Sierra Club meets tonight.For those interested, we will be meeting at El Chico's on Southwest Parkway for drinks and appetizers to help with the Cartwright fundraiser. Then we'll head over to the Thai Orchid for dinner and...
- Always a Good Time at Texas Master Naturalists on Nov 4, 2009 in bats bridges TPWD
Tonight was the monthly Rolling Plains Texas Master Naturalist meeting. Among the topics was a proposed project for next spring monitoring bat populations under bridges. Sounds like another interesting project.Lila Arnold brought the information back...
