subtitle: Losing Seriously to Air Pollution It’s hard to believe that in relocating the neglected FBI headquarters from downtown DC due to concentration of law enforcement personnel in the face of terrorist attacks, the GSA has removed site proximity to …

GSA Lost in a “Smog” of Its Own Making Read more »

In the recent Kenyon College alumni magazine, which parents of alums also receive, the issue was devoted to a kind of walk-through of daily life for students, faculty and others in Gambier, OH. On a typical afternoon last fall, I …

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“America’s Greenest College Town,” including AU, CUA, GW, UDC, Galludet, Georgetown, Howard and Trinity Washington. Close-in urban residential developer EYA which offers clustered, walkable for-sale housing One of the country’s most sustainable restaurants, co-op-owned Founding Farmers  (LEED and Green Restaurant Association …

Among Things to Like About Our Nation’s Capital. (Definitely Not About Politics.) – Part 1 Read more »

You’ve read or heard that the water crisis in Flint started when Lake Huron-sourced drinking water was deemed too expensive and Flint River water was substituted. In a nutshell, according to a 2011 study, an anti-corrosive agent had to be …

When a Cartoon with Just a Few Words Will Do It. Read more »

Miami Beach and many parts of southeast Florida face increased flooding associated with sea-level rise, occurring and projected. Costs may be astronomical in combating the prospect there and in many other low-lying regions around the U.S. Indeed, the world. “All …

Miami Beach. Avoiding Another Lost Atlantis? Read more »

My first piece titled “Greenwash…,” was about Goldman Sachs. To my mind, Goldman Sachs is a “raw milk” rather than “greenwash” big business. (Look here if you missed it, and here for an update video.) Starbucks is another big business which …

Greenwash or Raw Milk for Big Business? Inside Starbucks. Read more »

Happy 2016! We at DW-GREEN Associates wish you a healthy, prosperous and joyful New Year. Ours started off in fine fashion with notice from the USGBC Maryland chapter that the project we’ve been working on towards a LEED certification for …

Want to know how DW-GREEN and this blogger did in 2015? Read more »

The other day I came across a blog post from Greenbiz.com titled “15 for ’15: The surprising breakthroughs of 2015.” These breakthroughs were noted by sustainability thought-leaders. Before briefly characterizing and linking the piece, I offer 2 items not on …

2015 coming to an end… Nature Sacred and a Greenbiz post. Read more »

Opening drum roll definitely a musical riff on the work of Gene Krupa. Or, was it Buddy Rich? No matter, this video is to enjoy for pure entertainment and its location in a portal to war and sacrifice for many …

What’s Not to Appreciate? Thanks, USAF Band for this Holidays Tribute to Our Vets! From Union Station, Washington, DC. Read more »

As I draft this post, the climate talks in Paris are coming down to the wire. In the Winter 2015 issue of “Columbia Magazine” is a piece where Scott Barrett, a professor of natural resources economics there, is interviewed. He’s internationally …

Game Theory Applied to Climate Change Negotiations Read more »