This weekend, check out the latest in solar panel systems, high-volume cisterns and top-of-the-line wind turbines and chat with the homeowners who installed them when the North Texas Renewable Energy Group hosts its annual DFW Solar Home Tour on Oct. 6.
When 350.org invited people around the world to participate in a climate change action day last spring, Waxahachie resident Marshall Hinsley wanted to join in. He searched the website of the international environmental organization formed to bring awareness to global warming but the closest chapter of the group was in Austin.
The North Texas Corporate Recycling Association has recognized outstanding environmental achievement since it was founded in 1990 to promote business recycling. When the NTCRA’s annual Green 3 Awards were held on Thursday September 27 2012 at the Irving Convention Center, this was the first time the organization presented a media award.
Models typically turn heads at style shows but the models at the Green Fest Recycled Fashion Show on Friday in downtown Dallas made onlookers do a double take. That was the purpose as designers showcased garments made from everything from old credit cards to discarded saccharine packages to make a green fashion statement.
Architect Gary Olp said he was a nature lover as a boy but a high school science teacher opened his eyes to sustainability. It was the 1970s, and his long-haired, bearded biology teacher in Ohio invited the class to organize a “no-waste” party.
When 350.org invited people around the world to participate in a climate change action day last spring, Waxahachie resident Marshall Hinsley wanted to join in. He searched the website of the international environmental organization formed to bring awareness to global warming but the closest chapter of the group was in Austin. 
Architect Gary Olp said he was a nature lover as a boy but a high school science teacher opened his eyes to sustainability. It was the 1970s, and his long-haired, bearded biology teacher in Ohio invited the class to organize a “no-waste” party. 
