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Assuming the game doesn't get rained out, the Nationals are offering $3 off any ticket worth $10 or more to fans who take Metro to tonight's game, in honor of Earth Day. All you have to do is show your SmarTrip card or paper Metro farecard at the box office to receive your discount. And no, those of you who already bought tickets can't show up at the box office and demand $3—the ticket promotion is good on day of game sales only.

Just in case you were too scared by the prospect of rain -- our sources (and our ability to read a radar screen) tell us that it began to drizzle on the Mall about half an hour ago -- here's what you've missed at today's Green Apple Festival so far:

Kind of upset with the Capital Weather Gang, Umbrella Today, and the planet itself for this notice of rain later today. Will the Earth interrupt the performance that the Flaming Lips et al. are putting on in her honor? Probably not. The headlining Lips are tentatively scheduled to play by 5 p.m.; the District should expect rain tonight, but the chance of showers during the late afternoon is just 30 percent.

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For Earth Day last year, DCist looked at how our region could green up its transportation system, and help area residents to reduce how much they drive. This year, we take a look at a new service that could change the way you do -- or don't -- drive. Dealing with global warming is one of the biggest challenges our generation faces, and transportation is a major source of the greenhouse gases that are behind...

This weekend, as Washingtonians celebrated Earth Day with Anacostia River cleanups and tree plantings at the National Zoo, the Post highlighted the Capitol Power Plant, a coal-burning blight to Southeast. Thanks to Senators Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the familiar smokestacks continue to burn coal in the heart of the District, a clear violation of the Clean Air Act. In 2000, when officials wanted to stop using the dirtiest of fossil fuels, the...

FRIDAY: >> Don't forget to check out our guide to the Six Points Music Festival as it takes over the town in its second weekend. We're going to once again heartily recommend you head to Iota to catch Unbuckled alums Middle Distance Runner headline a show that also features Unbuckled alums These United States, plus Pittsburgh's Black Tie Revue. Get there early -- this is going to be a packed house for sure. $10, 9:30...

We know that Earth Day is still two days away, but today we focus on greening our transportation system in the D.C. Metro area. Over the next several decades, the D.C. metro area is expected to grow by 2 million new residents and add 1.6 million new jobs. How we decide to develop our transportation network to accommodate this growth will have a major impact on the region, shaping the urban landscape and quality...

Have you ever bought this book? Well you then probably have some left over electronics when you attempted the "Sonic Phasor Cannon, Electromagnetic Launcher, Tesla Coi [and] Ultrasonic Microphone." For those who have "obsolete electronics," the District will dispose of them free of charge this Saturday. According to the Department of Public Works: Many types of electronics contain significant amounts of potentially hazardous materials such as arsenic, lead and mercury. In the US it is...

In advance of Earth Day on Friday, the District today kicks off its Green Week DC today with Environment and Community Day on Freedom Plaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday is Holistic Energy Day at the Reeves Municipal Center at 14th and U streets NW where you'll be able learn more about renewable energy and see GM hydrogen vehicles. Although pretty much a concrete courtyard, Nassif Plaza at the U.S. Department of Transportation...

When DCist saw this photo of a kid wading in the Anacostia River during an Earth Day clean-up in 2001, we were concerned. The Anacostia is dirty and who knows what kinds of skin ailments or worse that can develop when you have direct contact with the water. There is no doubt that the river is one of the nation's dirtiest and most neglected.