SPECIAL BLOG CONTRIBUTION by Ryan Keith, Landscape Architect and General Contractor As As a Washington, DC resident, I have been digging out of the snow for the past week.  It has been back breaking work and I am excited for all the snow to melt.  Over

It’s Valentine’s Day. If you are embracing a loving spirit today and sending some love to those important people in your life, why not throw Mother Earth into that mix. I have to admit that after more than a week of battling record snowfall in Washington D.C.

While there are many green practices worth adopting, switching to green cleaning products is one of those actions I advocate for both as a way of helping the environment but also of protecting our own health. Why Why Switch to Green Cleaning Products? A A

As much as I try to stay up on local green events, especially when it comes to getting rid of waste responsibly, I don’t catch it all early. So here is a last minute bit of info I just read on our friend’s at GoingGreenDC’s blog: On On

Happy 2010! It’s a new year, a new decade and we’ve got more green stories to share with you, including those from our clients about what they are doing to be green. In In our first client feature of 2010, we talk to Arbour Realty about their green efforts and how working with an environmental consultant can [...] ...Tags:

This article originally appeared on EarthFirst.com . Money isn’t everything – or is it? To most corporations, making a profit is goal number one – but some of those companies take it way too far, sacrificing the health of the planet and its inhabitants for a bigger bank balance. Far too many corporations turn a blind eye to the consequences of their destructive, exploitative practices.

Handy with knitting needles, a sewing machine or crochet hooks? Here's some links to interesting and useful craft items you can make from plastic bags, complete with photos and instruction

Non-stop power from a battery with unlimited shelf life. Sounds like a pipe dream, right? Maybe not. Scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed an eco-friendly silicon-air battery capable of powering devices for thousands of hours before replacement. The The batteries are created from silicon and oxygen, are lightweight,

You've probably seen the recycling logo stamped on plastic items, often with a number inside and letters underneath. This article explains their significance and includes a free plastics recycling cheat sheet for downloa

A new cost-effective, high speed manufacturing process for extracting oil from algae, called ‘Live Extraction™’ has been developed by OriginOil. This breakthrough technology has the potential to provide an endless supply of cost-competitive and environment-friendly oil to displace petroleum, says the company. OriginOil’s OriginOil’s Live Extraction™, or milking, achieves continuous production of algae oil [...] [ New