Save a tree...or at least a part of one!  To stop receiving the Washington Post Shopping Guide that you likely receive in the mail a coupl...

Maid to Clean's Bicycles! On my bike ride to work this morning, I came across " Maid to Clean 's" bike brigade!  They ...

Got fruit flies?  Here's a quick remedy.  Take a small necked empty glass bottle.  Pour a small amount of cider vinegar in it.  Fashio...

A friend of mine posted this "natural" mosquito control recipe on Facebook, so I tried it out.  Guess what?  IT WORKS, and it...

Elf Boxes is a local (DC) company that rents reusable plastic moving boxes. They’ll deliver the boxes to your home and pick them up in you...

On Thursday, June 6th, the District Department of Environment (DDOE) issued a permit to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) allowing the Ca...

The Friends of the Southwest DC Public Library is holding its Spring Book Sale at the Southwest DC Public Library, 900 Wesley SW (at K ...

My friend, colleague and fellow DC resident Keya has been a huge inspiration for me as I've sought to go greener in my life.  She and ...

This blog has challenged me to explore new areas of recycling/greening that I might not have taken on otherwise.  Since I started using baki...

Earth Day is coming up on Monday, April 22nd and there are a host of celebratory activities planned in and around DC both before and after ...

The21st Annual DC Environmental Film Festival gets underway this week with films running from March 12th to 24th at over 75 venues across t...

Did You Know - if everyone in the U.S. ate no meat or cheese for just one day a week for a year it would be the equivalent of Like taking ...

On Wednesday, February 20ieth, Mayor Vincent Gray released the Sustainable DC Plan .  This plan has been developed over the last 18 months...

The DC Department of Environment (DDOE) has extended the deadline for comments on the Architect of the Capitol's application that woul...

Wondering what to do with all those great books you have now that you’re reading off of your Kindle? The DC Books to Prisons Project may ...

The Capitol Power Plant (CPP) continues to periodically burn coal though it has been outfitted to burn natural gas. While coal is a dirty ...

DC Mayor Vincent Gray is set to sign the Sustainable DC Act of 2012 on Wednesday, January 16 th , 2013 at 10:00 am. The specific lo...

St. Jude's Ranch for Children will take your holiday ...or other occasion cards ..and make new ones out of them. You can also purchase ...

According to DC DPW residents should place  trees on the curb/alley along with their normal waste and recycling beginning December 31st. ...

While there's nothing most of us can do to keep us from going off the Fiscal Cliff, you can make some green resolutions for 2013.  You...