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The Big Opportunity in Energy Efficiency

7Mar2010

Smell the green.. Below is my interview with Annette Osso, the President of Virginia Sustainable Building Network (VSBN). She talks about the huge opportunity for housing. 130 million homes - yes, big M, that is - potentially is available for retrofi...

A DC Homeowner Story on Weatherization

2Mar2010

There's a non profit organization in DC, DC Project doing Weatherize DC, making its stride into homes energy efficiencies through weatherization. Weatherize DC is working towards its goal to weatherize 200 homes by March 2010. This is the story of on...

Obama's 'Cash for Caulkers' boosts energy efficiency

1Mar2010

In the past Obama has also tried to bring some star quality to the prosaic subject of home weatherization. Last December, he actually went so far as to call insulation “sexy": "I know the idea may not be glamorous,'' the president said, a...

Loudoun County Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy

1Mar2010

I had the opportunity to talk to Andrea McGimsey, Supervisor for Potomac District in Loudoun County about the county energy strategy to reduce its energy consumption to remain competitive economically, over the weekend at a Sierra Club workshop. Coun...

Top 5 greenest cities in the world: Reuters

1Mar2010

Over the last few months, we’ve seen serious discussions taking place globally as countries and cities pledge to go green. Some cities have made greener strides than others, which puts them at the top of the list for sustainability goals. The five...

Getting to Walkability

26Feb2010

The DC government gets down to its urban metric. Getting To Walkability View more presentations from mrlerner.

DC Subway Entertainers

25Feb2010

We don't see a lot of Subway entertainers like in New York perform in DC. This was one of those days that there was one group. And these guys come prepared, with their CDs and a manager. It's metro entertainment! from Dewita Soeharjono on Vimeo.


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