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Headline	Author	Published	Section
What's in a name? Big Oil tries to hide behind an acronym	Miles Grant	29 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Ever watch the cable news networks during the afternoon? You're bombarded with issue ad after issue ad. Well, imagine that every TV and radio station was like that 24 hours a day. That's local media here in D.C. And since the climate and energy debate began in earnest on Capitol Hill last summer, it seems like you can't get through one commercial break without hearing GM or Big Oil explain how they don't need big government telling them what to do (unless, of course, big ...
Topics: advertising, Big Oil, oil, politics, Washington DC (all these topics)

A whole new kind of local Urban homesteading in Washington, D.C.	Meredith Niles	16 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Today's slow yet steady movement towards sustainable foods has a decidedly urban feel to it. This morning, sitting at my backyard patio table and drinking my morning coffee, I looked appreciatively out into my backyard and took a satisfying breath. The highway behind my house roared with the morning rush hour traffic, the high rise apartments across the street were bustling with people hurrying off to school and work, and I was sitting in my own piece of urban heave ...
Topics: food, gardening, local food, placemaking, Washington DC (all these topics)

A convenient truth Al Gore to speak at free event in D.C.	Kate Sheppard	10 Jul 2008	Gristmill
Of interest to our D.C. area readers: Former Vice President Al Gore will be speaking at noon on July 17 at the DAR Constitution Hall (1776 D Street NW). Tickets are free, but space is limited. See here to reserve a spot. Gore 'will be issuing an unprecedented challenge to policymakers and entrepreneurs,' according to the WE Campaign's invite.'He'll push the 'reset' button on how we think about energy and climate, and how we create American prosperity.
Topics: Al Gore, climate, energy, Washington DC (all these topics)

Richer, greener Focusing population growth in the right places will make us both	Ryan Avent	09 Jun 2008	Gristmill
The New York Times looks at the impact of high gas prices in communities across the nation today and concludes that increases are most painful in rural areas. Part of this analysis involves an examination of money spent on gas as a share of total income. The big middle of the country does badly, and Appalachia and the deep South do very badly. We can explain some of the excessive spending on fuel in these places by noting their dependence on trucks and the lack of ...
Topics: environmental justice, gas prices, placemaking, public transportation, urban planning, Washington DC (all these topics)

Play Ball! Washington Nationals will play in first U.S. green-built stadium		28 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 4:00 PM on 28 Mar 2008 The Washington Nationals will play their baseball season opener Sunday in the first green-built professional stadium in the U.S. The LEED Silver certified ballpark was built on a restored brownfield, and many building materials were produced locally. The stadium boasts efficient lighting and plumbing, drought-resistant plants, a concession area with a green roof, filters to keep stormwat ...
Topics: green building, green living, news, placemaking, sports, Washington DC (all these topics)

Snowballing support Congress bombarded with requests for renewable tax package	Joseph Romm	06 Mar 2008	Gristmill
This post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Kari Manlove, fellows assistant at the Center for American Progress. ----- Over 100 retailers, manufacturers, and trade and advocacy groups have sent a familiar message to the Senate: Pass the renewable energy tax package! About two weeks ago, over 500 members of the American Council on Renewable Energy also sent a letter to Congress encouraging the renewable of the production and investment tax credits. Ever since ...
Topics: Congress, energy, legislation, politics, renewable energy, Washington DC (all these topics)

LEED score and seven years ago Abe Lincoln's summer home goes green	Sarah van Schagen	12 Feb 2008	Gristmill
Does this building look LEED certified to you? Well, look again. This is part of Abe Lincoln's summer home complex near Washington, D.C., and after a seven-year restoration, it's the first-ever historic monument to receive the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The National Trust for Historic Preservation rehabilitated the historic building in a way that minimized adverse environmental ...
Topics: placemaking, green building, Washington DC (all these topics)

Nation's phallus hit with grafitti Greenpeace pulls off a doozy of a stunt	David Roberts	31 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Some fiendishly clever visual protest from Greenpeace: Joe Romm must be flattered.
Topics: Washington DC, politics, grassroots activism, Greenpeace, climate (all these topics)

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