On April 14th, neighborhood residents came out to support UDC and Green Living DC at the Soapstone Creek cleanup site. This was part of Rock Creek Conservancy’s annual Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup. Thank you to all the volunteers who joined us!
Join Green Living DC and UDC as we get together to have some fun, eat some burritos, and help out our new BFF – Soap Stone Creek. Chipotle Mexican Grill will be providing lunch and prizes, but we can only accommodate 40 volunteers at the site, so click on the burrito to sign up soon! [...]
Please mark your calendars for April 27-29th. The University of the District of Columbia will host the second annual International Urban Sustainability Summit. This year’s theme is “Food and Water: Sustainable Waste Reclamation.” Will Allen from Growing Power, Inc. will be headlining the Summit as a keynote speaker on Friday April 27th and an instructor [...]
On February 29, 2012, nine Presidents of District of Columbia universities and colleges, along with Mayor Vincent C. Gray, signed the Mayor’s College and University Sustainability Pledge (CUSP). The first initiative of its kind in the country, the CUSP requires signatories to undertake at least five commitments across 10 categories related to energy and buildings, [...]
DC Councilmember Mary Cheh recently introduced the Pesticide Education and Control Amendment Act of 2012, designed to protect District residents against harm from pesticides. A hearing for this bill has been scheduled for noon on Monday, February 27 in the Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW room 123). Download a copy of the legislation here: [...]
Taken from a post by Steve Waller on the Palisades listserv: “The Potomoc Region Solar Energy Associatin (PRSEA) is pleased to host the following event: DC SUN: A Collection of Solar Cooperative Neighborhoods Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave., Washington DC 20016 on February 13, 2012 7:00 PM EST The Potomac Region Solar Energy Association, the [...]
If you missed the UDC Campus Sustainability Tour at the Green Living DC Expo in September, here’s your chance to make it up! “Highlights of the tour include the largest green roof project in the city, a net zero energy experimental building and the Eco Pole, a street light that operates entirely on wind and [...]
Tuesday, February 7, 9:30 am – 3:45 pm. The symposium will be held in American University’s LEED-certified School of International Service Building. The conference will highlight three themes: new thinking on green technologies and ecosystems, the unique Israeli success in this sector, and the special regional/political issues. Keynote address by Michael Granoff of Better Place. [...]
On Tuesday, January 31 the Royal Netherlands Embassy will host a workshop on examples of cooperation between the District of Columbia and Embassies in the field of sustainability, followed by a reception. The Netherlands Embassy is celebrating its own LEED Certification, and several other embassies will be present to sign a Sustainability Pledge. Mayor Gray [...]
By Tim Craig, Washington Post, 12 December 2012 Hoping to jump-start his legislative agenda while boosting his standing with city progressives, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray is undertaking an environmental initiative he thinks will one day make the city a national model for clean energy, urban farming, green space and car-free transportation options. Gray (D), [...]