Winners of the 2015 Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Awards: Front row: From left, Memnosyne cofounder Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk, Joan Meeks of Commodity Recycling Solutions (Small Business), Green Source DFW project manager Phillip Shinoda.

The empty chairs represent the six open city council seats that the Dallas Green Alliance hopes to fill with environmentally conscious council members. Courtesy of the Dallas Green Alliance.

March 11, 2015 

Above, Philippe Cousteau Jr. cofounded EarthEcho to empower young people to take an active role in meeting environmental problems in their communities. Courtesy of Earth Echo.

March 10, 2015

 The SMU Environmental Society picked up trash during a "Hippy Hike" at Elm Fork Greenbelt last fall. Photos courtesy of the club.

March 2, 2015

By Rita Cook

The Robert Muller Center for Living Ethics in Fairview teaches ecology lessons through its Harmonies Way Teaching Story Series. Photos courtesy of the school.

Feb. 24, 2015

By Rita Cook 

Feb. 18, 2015

By Carrie Schweitzer and Phillip Shinoda   

 The Texas Envirothon will be held April 11-13 in the Kerrville area. Deadline to enter is March 11. Above, participants do field testing at the 2014 Texas Envirothon held in Houston. Courtesy of organizers.

Feb. 17, 2015

Feb. 16, 2015

Awards are presented by the Memnosyne Institute to recognize people and groups in the DFW area for their exceptional leadership in sustainability and the protection of the environment.

Meghna Tare was hired in 2010 as the University of Texas at Arlington's first sustainability director. Photo courtesy of Meghna Tare.

Feb. 16, 2015 

Above, Swetha Kannan and Shawn Reeder will head up the Dallas and Fort Worth groups, while Ricky Bradley, right, serves as Third Coast Regional Coordinator. A Denton chapter launched earlier this month.

Jan. 28, 2015