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Arlington Residents and students welcomed the opening of the new Reed School & Westover Library last Friday. They celebrated this $22.5 million joint facility with a 2 day celebration which featured a Halloween community open house, live music, a WalkArlington neighborhood walkabout and green tou...

The average lay person doesn't understand that most new homes are more energy efficient by default. When I worked for a luxury custom home builder, I liaised with the Austin Energy program to get all of our homes rated with the City. It is interesting to know that, in general, the concepts that a...

As Halloween approaches everyone is busily decorate their homes, buying bags of candy and selecting which costume to purchase for themselves or their children.  Halloween really is a fun holiday, and there is nothing more exciting for me than to walk around the Arlington neighborhoods and see all...

I know that I am. It has been nearly two weeks and I am still trying to wrap my brain around all of the deliciously informative details that I soaked up while trolling the aisles of the DC Convention Center on October 10th through the 11th at the Green Festival™.The sixth annual Green Festival™, ...

Northern Virginia's first and fabulous green realty company has a new look on their website!  At first glance of the refreshingly simple and user friendly site, one would be amazed at all of the incredibly useful information that is so easily accessible at www.ArbourRealty.com! From the homepage,...

Last week I was having a conversation with a friend who is currently living in Turkey. She is worried about sending gifts home for the holidays without them being broken. Like me she is concerned with environmental issues and the impact that our everyday decisions have on Mother Earth’s well-bein...

Dominion Power now allows you to support renewable energy. By simply filling out a form with Dominion Power you will be ensuring that green energy is delivered directly to the grid. Dominion’s Green Power option works simple by Dominion purchasing Renewable Energy Credits (REC) in the amount that...

The Department of Defense is the nations largest consumer of energy. So it is no surprise that in a time when environmental issues are paramount that they need to start making some energy efficiency changes. An impressive solar-energy array at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is saving money for the ...

As global warming continues and water levels rise, more and more homes will become displaced, or threaten by water damage due to hurricanes. This is also a major problem for homes located in areas such as New Orleans, and other low level cities on coastal areas prone to hurricanes and tropical st...

Water bottles have received much criticism, they are frankly a waste of resources, environmentally unfriendly and fill landfill sites.  Using a reusable bottle seems to make more environmental, financial and health conscious sense. Click on the following link to read about the Ban of Water Bottle...