District of Columbia Environment News (United States)

At the BP spill hearings, Republican Parker Griffith noted that "the greatest environmental disaster in America has been cigarettes," and he's certainly correct with regard to many measures such as loss of life, and the cost to the American economy.

Graduate students in Yale’s School of Environmental Studies visited Washington, DC’s top leaders on environmental issues this week. But, highlight of their trip was meeting with a top media and public speaking trainer.

Environmental Markets Association warns that a delay could undermine cap-and-trade.

Peace X Peace features social change adventurer Katie Spotz, the youngest person ever to row solo across an ocean, in its newsletter’s April edition, “Peace is Green.” Spotz completed her trip in 70 days, 5 hours, and 22 minutes.

Nation's largest union, the National Education Association's Health Information Network (NEA HIN) releases "What's Your IEQ? A Road Map to School Indoor Environmental Quality"

55 events in 24 states and Canada by 25 sponsors celebrate how to clean clean up our schools: CA, WA, OK, MO, FL, MS, AL, GA, NC, KY, OH, MI, MD, DC, PA, NJ, NY, CT, MA, ME, DC

Every year, water-related disease kills 1.8 million children under the age of five. SOS Children's Villages provides loving homes, clean water, and sanitary living conditions for orphaned and abandoned children in India.

The national center for sustainable development in cooperation with the united nations industrial development organization commit to cooperation on low carbon development to promote the ncsd’s china-u.s. Low carbon development cooperation program

GETI Participation to Provide Dual Visibility to Energy and Management Partners

The NCSD Issues National Call to Action to Business, Industry and Government in the U.S. and China to step up efforts on bi-lateral practical Cooperation for a Sustainable Low Carbon Economy

American University is a charter participant, and the first university in Washington, D.C., to enroll in a new national effort to encourage sustainability practices at colleges and universities around the country.

The Alliance of Sustainability Job Growth (ASJG) has developed a plan to place thousands of unemployed and underemployed persons in the DC Metro area as weatherization and energy analysts.

Hundreds of environmental journalists, scientists and academics have pledged to publicly speak out in February about the fundamental relationship between population and environmental sustainability.

Mats R. Larsson, Global Energy Transformation Institute (GETI) Founder, Releases Latest Book

National Coalition for Healthier Schools relesases national report with state by state data and policy contributors from 20 states, plus DC; calls on Congress and Administration to support EPA programs and ramp up environmental reforms locally.

FCI Terms Speculation Concerning Synergistic Effects of Formaldehyde and Hydrogen Sulfide as Human Irritant to be ‘Irresponsible’

A report released today, entitled "Growing the Green Economy through Green Chemistry and Design for Environment" is a resource guide to assist business, states, and higher education in efforts to advance safer products in the market place.

“GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSFORMATION: Four Necessary Steps to Make Clean Energy the Next Success Story” Now Available.

The Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps program enlisted MBA students from around the country to help 26 corporations save $54 million in net operating costs, all by uncovering ways for businesses to be more energy efficient.

Oceana has announced the official launch of its fourth annual “Adopt a Creature” holiday giving program. All the proceeds from the program go toward Oceana and its global efforts to prevent the collapse of marine ecosystems.

Hundreds of ocean creatures and places from leading publisher Dorling Kindersley offered online for first time

The Environmental Markets Association (EMA) announced today the release of newly created Best Practice Principles for Market-Based Systems that lay out its approach to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

The Green Success! sustainability conference will held at Station 9 in Washington, DC on October 22 and will include some local area distinguished panelists as well as a networking function. The goal of the conference is to promote clean energy.

The 2009 recipients of the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable’s (NPPR) Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) award winners demonstrated that reducing pollution and protecting the environment can also save on the bottom line.

Less than two weeks after the New York Times ran a story questioning the sustainability of New Zealand’s hoki fisheries the newspaper apologized for its conduct in reporting the story.

In a rebuke to a New York Times story questioning the sustainability of New Zealand’s hoki fisheries [From Deep Pacific, Ugly and Tasty, With a Catch, 09/09/09], the New Zealand Seafood Industry struck back today in an open letter to the newspaper

The Environmental Markets Association reponds to the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 vote on June 26, 2009.

The Trust for Architectural Easements, one of the largest preservation easement holding organizations in the US, and Island Press are co-sponsors of the successful Sustainability and Historic Preservation Thought Leader Discussion Series.

Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC, (OFW) the leading law and lobbying firm in the fields of agriculture, food, drugs, medical devices and health care policy, has announced that Gary Baise has joined the firm as a Principal.

The Trust for Architectural Easements and Island Press, co-sponsors of the successful Sustainability and Historic Preservation Thought Leader Discussion Series, are proud to present the second and final panel in Boston - How We Finance Development.

DEFG’s strategic marketing agency, EcoAlign, has won four prestigious Telly Awards for its original “Day-in-the-Life-Of” video that visually depicts electricity consumers’ experiences in the 2015.

Mohan Technologies, Inc. has announced that it has secured a world wide marketing and sales agreement with IHSN, Inc. IHSN is the founder of the ThermaSave Structural Insulated Panel Building Systems.

The Trust publishes the following e-newsletters: Architectural Ambler Columns Reduce, Reuse, Rehab Preservation by Prevention To subscribe to any of them, please send an email to newsletters@architecturaltrust.org.

Maybe on Earth Day you prepare a hyper-local, organic meal. But the other 364 days of the year remember this – a quick, convenient and low-cost meal can still be sustainable.

The Trust for Architectural Easements and Island Press, co-sponsors of the successful and innovative Sustainability and Historic Preservation Discussion Series held from January to March in Washington, DC, will hold panels in NY and Boston.

The DC Green Wedding Consortium's Green Wedding Giveaway winners will marry on April 22, 2009 in Washington, DC.

The Trust for Architectural Easements and Island Press, co-sponsors of the innovative Sustainability and Historic Preservation Thought Leader Discussion Series held from January to March in Washington, DC, are taking the popular series on the road.

Author/Yoga Teacher/ Green Living Coach Ananda Leeke Pays Tribute to Green Living Leader Ken Yamaguchi-Clark, President and CEO of Dharma Farma Productions

Pittsburgh vendors and brides- to-be partner to celebrate inaugural green wedding event on April 30, 2009.

Governor Howard Dean is scheduled to speak at the Environmental Markets Spring 2009 Conference on April 27, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Green Living Lady Ananda Leeke Featured as Keynote Speaker for U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C.’s National Women’s History Month Celebration

How We Finance Development – March 23, 2009 – 202-232-7933 x20 to RSVP – Sponsored by the Trust for Architectural Easements

Did you know one gallon of used motor oil can ruin a million gallons of water? In fact, just one quart of used oil can create an oil slick larger than a football field.

Author/Yoga Teacher/Entrepreneur Ananda Leeke Interviews Women Leaders in the Green Living Movement

Custom Entrance mats made of coco fiber are back. In today's world where more people are looking at products that will save our planet all the synthetic mats in front of stores are having a negative impact on the environmentally conscious consumer.

Experts to discuss how we regulate development to create a future that is environmentally, financially and socially sustainable.

Study finds that despite recent notable gains in renewable energy and energy efficiency, the World Bank Group’s overall lending approach to the energy sector does not support developing countries’ transition towards a low-carbon development path

Pix of Kids v Commodes says it all. Congress fails to protect children's healthy and attack indoor air pollution in schools in stim bills. EPA must be funded to ramp up interagency and national outreach, $125m

The Trust for Architectural Easements sends a letter to President-elect Obama regarding the expansion of federal historic preservation tax incentives to stimulate the economy and protect the environment.

The Trust for Architectural Easements announces a Sustainability and Historic Preservation panel series. The first panel will be held January 12th at 6:30 pm at the USGBC in Washington, D.C.