On a recent foray to Whole Foods, I spied a stainless steel tiffin.  Tiffins, also known as dabbas or bentos, are stackable lunch kits. At ...

I liked this book as it put CO2 emissions in terms that translate to my life...and makes me think about things from a new perspective.  Su...

One of the blogs I followed it Beth Terry's " Plastic Free Life ". It's a great blog, that is informative, humorous, and...

I love the solar tubes that I have in my house....but as I've tried to keep my electricity bill under control this summer, I have noti...

It's baaaaack!  Yes, after a wonderful weekend reprieve from the high temps, the DC forecast says the high will be 100 degrees on Mond...

Minimize the use of your clothes dryer and other large machines that generate heat to a minimum. In addition to generating heat, every drye...

Studies show that 10-30% of cooling and heating bills is due to leakages around windows and doors.  Window shades and blinds can reduce th...

It looks like DC's headed for another heatwave with temps this next week headed towards 100 degrees. Over the next few days, I'll be...

How many tomatoes do you see here? Our household is on "tomato watch" - anxiously awaiting the reddening of this season's ...

The Alice Ferguson Foundation has posted some results of the Potomac Watershed Cleanup held on Saturday, April 14 th .   Thanks to your...

Earth Day events for Sunday, April 22nd on the National Mall are now available.  There will be performances by Cheap Trick, Dave Mason, Kick...

As we gear up for Earth Day, Live Green and Repax have teamed up to help you clean out your closets AND benefit Goodwill of Greater Washing...

I was thinking about balloons the other day and wondering about their environmental impact. There are two types of balloons out there: lat...

While DC curbside recycling accepts a lot of goods, most households generate a lot of goods that are re- or up-cyclable, but not in enough ...

It's easy enough to fall into the trap of thinking that you as an individual have no power to change the world for the better. But, in ...

CORKWATCH is a n app from ReCork that lets you know which wines use REAL corks (good!) versus those ugly plastic corks(bad!).  It also a...

Everyone’s seen those numbers on plastic packaging, but until recently, I really didn’t know what they meant.   Here’s the 411 in a...

Hey Folks, the DC Government has posted Hazardous Waste/E-cycling disposal dates for 2012 at the Ft. Totten Transfer Station , 4900 John F...