Posts Tagged ‘energy’

Just when you thought the only exciting thing happening in Rockville was the new kosher Subway that opened up this summer, someone figures out how to turn Rockville’s plastic bottles into high-quality, synthetic oil.

It is unbearably humid and hot outside this week in Washington. Sometimes it feels like the humidity has reached 300% and we’re all walking through a wall of water. In temperatures like these, it might seem like no one is thinking about hot water, but the truth is that we’re all running for the shower to freshen up after sweating profusely.

You probably didn’t know it, but heating water in your home …

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. …

This week, the District Department of the Environment and the Office of Property Management begins an initiative aimed at saving money through energy conservation.

Across the District government, employees are  encouraged to take steps to reduce their energy usage. They are asked to sign a pledge to participate in the energy conservation program and work to reduce their individual impact wherever possible.

The Mayor’s green summer job corps will provide tips and advice …

Washington is joining 1,500 cities and going dark for World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Earth Hour on March 28th. In addition to the many area companies and organizations participating in Earth Hour, the Washington National Cathedral, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Judiciary Square, American University, Howard University, Gallaudet University, the National Theater and the Masonic Memorial in Alexandria will be shutting off their lights beginning at 8:30pm.