Topic: Profile

By Kristy Alpert    

Although the average Dallas citizen may not personally know Thom Powell, chances are his work has impacted his or her life. This 49-year-old architect has been behind the scenes of some of the biggest, culturally-impacting projects to grace Dallas’ city limits, most...

By Rita Cook    
   
File 2380She’s the grand dame of green, locally at least, but...

 "A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill." -Robert A.Heinlein, science-fiction author (1907-1988)  - Favorite quote of Kathleen Matusmura. 
  
By Kristy Alpert
    

When the votes came in for...

By Kristy Alpert    
    
File 2149When Parker County resident...

By Esther Wu    

     
If you drive past Gary Gene Olp’s home, you may be struck by its contemporary design. But what makes his house truly different is not readily visible. Unlike most of the homes in Dallas, Mr. Olp’s house not only saves him money, it helps save the environment. “To be more specific, it is...

By Rita Cook 
  
From recycling, to composting to steering clear of using chemicals in his yard that was just the beginning of Dr. Earl Ruby’s green-minded living alternatives at his home in Midlothian. Later he added four wind turbines in his yard as well as 60 solar panels.

Indeed, Ruby’s a green thinker, but his eco-friendly minded observations have helped...

By Holly Haber  

File 2007Dallas has a champion of environmentally-friendly fashion in Susanne Taylor....

By Brandolon Barnett  

What does "green" mean to you? From the opportunity for children to enjoy nature to the beauty of the smallest things around us, people who care about the environment are answering the question with entries in the 2011 Green Photo Contest by Green Source DFW. You have until the 30th to submit your entry...

By Holly Haber  

Tom Kemper was the first person in Dallas to organize a major public recycling effort back in 1992, and he’s still a maverick today at age 57.

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