Hi everyone. My name is Grace, and I am currently an intern at the Department of Energy working on the fiscal budget for 2011. Although I am new to the D.C. area, I am willing to explore new place and meet new people. My hometown is in South Jersey, and I go to the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia. When I have time, I go running or take dance class. I love hip hop dancing!
Five years ago, I went to a yoga class at a neighborhood gym with my mom. I thought was going to be very slow and boring because everyone in the class was a lot older than me. However, after the first hour, I was already out of breath. My legs were sore, and I had a hardly balance myself.
My point …
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To change things up a bit, I decided that this week, I would look for a service-based green business.
Clean Currents LLC is a clean energy broker, which serves in a number of areas including DC. This company was started to protect the environment, improve efficiency, and most of all, fight global warming. …
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A while ago, when I was just getting settled in D.C., a friend of mine from high-school told me about Sweet Green. She claimed that out of all the restaurants in Georgetown, it was the “best place to go.” I was skeptical. What’s the big deal? It’s only salad and plain yogurt.
I wanted to find out the truth, so I headed to Georgetown with my roommates this weekend.
As I expected, the restaurant was jam packed with students and tourists. It was a quaint, little place. The first thing that caught my eye was the menu, which was made of compressed flower seeds and could be planted. The cashier also mentioned that the restaurant was built out of antique hickory.
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This week, I was lucky enough to go to a Shell hydrogen plant and learn about a new, effective way to power cars.
You don’t have to be a chemist to know that eliminating green house gases is top priority to the new administration. What we use today in our cars will only worsen this problem.
For the past few years, Shell has partnered with GM to develop …
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I love clothes, but I also take very good care of them. Along the lines of last week’s profile, I introduce to you U Street Cleaners.
I was very surprised when I saw the word “organic” posted on the store’s front door. How could dry cleaning be green? After all, they put toxic chemicals on clothing.
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