The   Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN)  is promoting a carbon fee to promote clean energy and provide better air quality in DC. Und...

Skip the Bag; Set Your Recyclables Free! What's the best thing you can do to help the recycling effort????  It's so easy..and it...

It's April, it's Spring, it's Earth Month and there are so many (many!) outdoor activities planned!  I've found that this ...

DC Department of Public Works will pick up Christmas trees and wreaths from Dec 26 through January 8 for composting! PLEASE DO NOT BAG YOU...

Need some green gift ideas about now?  Here are just a few to ponder! Shop Online but offbeat.  Have you found The Grommet ?  They have ...

Tis the season - for too many catalogs. While I rarely buy out of catalogs, my mailbox is brimming with them.  Here are a couple of options ...

Alas, it's oh so sad to see the summer end...but so it is.  It's time to harvest the rest of the herbs and freeze them for winter ...

In my forthcoming novel, "Confessions of an Environmentalist" one chapter will be dedicated to micro beads.  I'm kidding about...

The bin dilemma You may have heard all the concerns about recycling of late.  The Washington Post , Diane Rehm and MarketPlace have al...

Flags fly in all sorts of weather, and they eventually breakdown, fray and fade.  While burning flags is a recognized method of proper fla...

  The season's bounty of fruits is just beginning...but the season is ever fleeting and before you know it, the local strawberries and b...

Being green and buying local is getting easier and easier here in DC.  Here are just a couple of things I've learned about in the past w...

From now until June 15, 2015, there's a fast and simple way to request a tree for your street or neighborhood. getdctrees.org provide...

Hey folks, the proposed Exelon/Pepco merger is a bad deal for DC and for renewable energy in general!  Several councilmembers have come out...

From Huffington Post Yikes! Earth Day is turning 45 this year!  The good news is that are plenty of ways to celebrate the eve...

What's not to love about March in DC?  The snow is melting, temps venture into the 60s for a couple of days, robins arrive, daylight s...

A guest blog by Sam from Organic Lesson   According to a study conducted by Duke University’s Center for Sustainability, the average ...

So, you compost, always have a reusable bag and cup with you, you buy local produce and products, sold your car and haven’t used a clothes...