Union Station recently started getting all of its electricity from wind power, and will do so for the next three years, its power supplier said yesterday.

The D.C. government—the hulking behemoth that it is—will now power its bureaucratic inefficiencies with nothing but wind power.

Veg D.C. Names Best Veggie Restaurant VegDC.com has tallied the votes for the area’s best vegetarian restaurant, and the award goes to Java Green, the downtown eatery that serves a wide range of vegetarian and vegan cuisine (and really great coffee drinks) in the Farragut North area of downtown. Even an avowed meat-lover like me can find something to enjoy at the busy restaurant; the fake meats they use taste and feel nearly like the…

Welcome to the first morning of the Fenty administration, Washington. As we mentioned at the time, Mr. Fenty was officially sworn in yesterday. The Post reports that the ceremony was kept small in order to avoid distracting from funeral observances in President Ford’s honor. Very tactful! Good job so far, Mr. Mayor. Fenty’s inaugural address will occur today at the Washington Convention Center. Meet Your New First Lady: We’re still not quite ready to…

So, it’s pretty miserable out there this week, eh? Well, we don’t think it’s because of the heat. We don’t even think it’s the humidity. It’s the guilt. Here we sit, in our air conditioned homes and offices, contributing to a record demand for electricity in the Washington area. And we’re not just protected from the heat, but contributing to it. The condensers creating all that cool air sit outside our windows, churning out waste…