The university says its endowment will be completely fossil-fuel free within ten years.

D.C. has made it easier to go solar by simplifying the permitting process. Plus, a new renewable energy mandate makes solar more affordable and profitable.

Besides the pavers, the Golden Triangle BID also added seating, flower beds, and bike parking to a pocket park on the south side of Dupont Circle.

Mayor Vince Gray’s administration is releasing today a comprehensive plan that aims to make D.C. the “healthiest, greenest, and most livable” city in the United States within the next 20 years.

At some point in 2012, 10 cultivation centers will start growing marijuana as part of the District’s long-awaited medical marijuana program. As we’ve written before, what with application fees and security plans, it won’t be a particularly cheap undertaking. Now would-be cultivators may have one more thing to worry about — their electric bills.

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Photo by Kyle Walton.Imagine: as your feet pound the pavement on an unbearably hot afternoon, you suddenly get a blast of fresh air. Whether it’s from a garage, a store looking to attract new customers or that one metal grate over the Dupont Circle Metro station that always blasts out cold air (my personal favorite), there’s nothing quite as thrilling as that first frigid taste of recirculated air on your skin, right? Our sister site…