If you live in Falls Church, you may begin seeing windmills popping up along the horizon. The city has submitted a request for $25 million in federal stimulus money for green initiatives.
In addition to windmills, city officials say the stimulus funds would also go to energy efficient LED traffic and street lights, geothermal heating and cooling for local buildings and a switch to a hybrid or hydrogen government car fleet.
The city …
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Virginia is for (Energy-Efficiency) Lovers
As promised, I’m continuing my coverage of the initiatives that the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia are undertaking to help residents green their dwellings without de-greening their wallets. Covering the District last week, I cross the bridge to Virginia this week… and the state line to Maryland next. (Note: these are in no particular order, so please put any state pride aside).
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On Monday, an estimated 2,500 activists rallied outside the Capitol Power Plant in Washington DC, to protest the continued use of coal, at the 99 year old facility. Organizers called the event ‘the largest mass civil disobedience for climate in U.S. history’, as the protestors blocked all entrances to the power plant.
At the event, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and DC Council member Tommy Wells, addressed the crowd. Wells explained to …
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