District of Columbia

  • Recycled Fridge Art Contest Winners Announced

    October 1st, 2008


    In case you missed the Recycle My Old Fridge exhibit at Washington D.C.’s National Building Museum last month, pictures of the winning designs have been posted online.

    The campaign, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and ENERGY STAR, encouraged artists to take obsolete refrigerators and create art exhibits. The judges honored three different entries:

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  • World Water Monitoring “Day” Starts Today

    September 18th, 2008


    The EPA is kicking off a month of celebration to monitor the Earth’s water supply with a World Water Monitoring Day event today at Hains Point Park in Washington, DC.

    World Water Monitoring Day begins a month-long effort to promote awareness of water monitoring, as well as the anniversary of the signing of the Clean Water Act on September 18, 1972.

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  • GW University Holds Contest to Redesign Recycling Trucks

    September 10th, 2008


    From now until October 15, George Washington University (GW) is offering a contest to redesign the images on its recycling trucks that will promote the recycling message on campus.

    The contest is only open to GW students and student organizations. To enter, a CD with a design in Illustrator, Corel Draw or Photo Shop format is required.

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  • Greening The Capitol

    September 8th, 2008


    Most people are familiar with the White House in Washington D.C. But how about the Green House?

    Although no name change is in the plans, the U.S. House of Representatives is leaning green in a big way. Changes both small and great are making the familiar domed building more eco-friendly. The “Green The Capitol” team has a goal to make the House the world’s first carbon-neutral legislative body.

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  • New Art Exhibit Promotes Fridge Recycling

    August 27th, 2008


    Washington DC’s National Building Museum has a new exhibit with an old theme: obsolete refrigerators have been transformed into works of art that will be on display through September 2.

    The exhibit is a promotion by the Department of Energy for its Recycle My Old Fridge campaign. There will be 50 decorated refrigerators on display, and visitors can vote continue …


  • DC Provides Recycling Bins on Streets

    August 19th, 2008


    Downtown Washington DC is going green by adding some blue, as in 25 blue bins where people can drop off their paper and drink containers for recycling.

    The bins are in highly trafficked areas of the city between Judiciary and McPhearson Squares, and are part of a six-month pilot program set up by the city and the American Beverage Association. Bins continue …


  • Weather Channel’s Forecast Earth Summit Essay Contest

    August 13th, 2008


    The Weather Channel is providing 20 free trips to Washington D.C. as the prize for an environmental essay contest on the topic of what you’re doing to save the planet.

    The trip is part of The Weather Channel’s Forecast Earth Summit, a conference for select future continue …


  • E-Waste Animated Video Wins Film Festival Award

    July 17th, 2008


    At this year’s Media that Matters Film Festival, the winning video in the environment category was an animated film illustrating the impact of electronic waste on both humans and the environment.

    The video, entitled E-Waste, was one of 12 films honored in the Eighth Annual Media that Matters Festival. Screenings of this year’s festival will be held in various continue …


  • Massachusetts Man Hikes for E-Waste Recycling

    June 24th, 2008


    Starting July 9, a Marblehead resident will hike 775 miles from Burlington, Vermont to Washington, D.C. with a backpack full of used electronics to promote the issue of recycling e-waste.

    The TOXTOUR, started by Christopher Swain, will last at least 75 days. Swain will fill a 60-pound backpack with electronics, and collect other electronics along the way. He will continue …


  • Recycle Cell Phones for World Refugee Day

    June 16th, 2008


    Donating your cell phone from now through October can save more than just landfill space.

    A new partnership between Tents of Hope and ECO-CELL will donate money for each phone recycled to help refugees in Darfur, Sudan. The partnership will launch on Saturday, which is World Refugee Day.

    In addition to drop-off locations in many U.S. states, you can mail continue …