District Government Offers Funding for Solar, Wind Energy Projects

District residents, businesses, nonprofits and private schools may now
apply for up to $33,000 in assistance to install renewable energy
systems on their buildings. The Green Energy DC Incentive Program is
the first of a series of upcoming initiatives to support clean energy
technology. The District Department of the Environment (DDOE) will
provide up to $2 million for each of the next four years, beginning
immediately with solar photovoltaic and wind turbine systems.

Incentive payments are based on the amount of electricity the
renewable energy system generates. Projects must be completed within
six months of application. DDOE expects to be able to offer incentives
for solar thermal, geothermal, biomass and methane recovery systems in
the next several months.

For more information and a downloadable packet of application
materials, visit Green Energy DC

For more information, contact the DDOE Energy Office at (202) 673-6700 or greenenergy@dc.gov

Free Urban Composting Workshop — Sat, Nov 22

Saturday, November 22
10 a.m. –11:30 a.m. Urban Gardening Series

Historical Society of Washington, DC
801 K St. NW at Mt. Vernon Square

FREE Admission

Can Compost Save Planet Earth?

Don’t blow those leaves out to the curb! Turn them into compost!

Recycling food scraps and other organic matter has become symbolic wow…
of the modern green movement as one thing we can do to nourish the
planet. For centuries, gardeners have known the many benefits
compost brings to the soil: increased fertility, better drainage and
water retention, a buffer for pH. Now we are learning that an ample
supply of organic matter is critical to support soil microbes, so
important for plant health.

City dwellers generate huge amounts of organic scraps, but turning
them into compost—rather than sending them to the landfill—presents
special challenges. Not everyone has a back yard with room for a big
compost heap. Still, there’s more than one way to get those carrot
peels, apple cores and grass clippings back into the soil where they
belong.

Ed Bruske, Master Gardener and past-president of D.C. Urban
Gardeners, shows how composting works and demonstrates a variety of
strategies for composting in an urban setting. He’ll explain
different types of tumblers, why pests and odors needn’t be a
problem and how even apartment dwellers can start composting with
their own colony of worms.

Ed Bruske frequently writes about composting on his blog, The Slow Cook

This presentation is given in collaboration with D.C. Urban Gardeners.
RSVP@historydc. org or 202-383-1828

tickets for inauguration — jan 20, 2009

Tickets to the 56th Inaugural Ceremonies will be provided free of charge and distributed through Members of the 111th Congress. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies does not provide tickets to the public. Members of the public interested in attending the Inaugural Ceremonies should contact their Member of Congress or U.S. Senators to request tickets.

The public should also be aware that no website or other ticket outlet actually has inaugural swearing-in tickets to sell, regardless of what they may claim. Tickets will not be distributed to Congressional offices until the week before the inauguration and will require in-person pick-up.

“Any website or ticket broker claiming that they have inaugural tickets is simply not telling the truth,” said Howard Gantman, Staff Director for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. “Tickets for the swearing-in of President-elect are all provided through members of Congress, and the President-elect and Vice President-elect through the Presidential Inaugural Committee. We urge the public to view any offers of tickets for sale with great skepticism.”

Source: http://inaugural.senate.gov/2009/tickets.cfm

Al Gore’s National Challenge on Energy and Climate

Vice President Gore will be issuing an unprecedented challenge to policymakers and entrepreneurs. He’ll push the “reset” button on how we think about energy and climate. And how we create American prosperity.

This event will be held at DAR Constitution Hall (1776 D Street, NW) at noon on Thursday, July 17th.

Tickets are free, but space is limited. Please complete the form to get your ticket (you won’t be admitted without photo identification and a valid ticket).

Source: http://www.wecansolveit.org/page/s/tickets

Capital Area eCycling Event — Celebrate Earth Day

Bring your unwanted computer and computer-related equipment for free recycling!!!

Event Location and Details

Sunday, April 20, 2008
11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Freedom Plaza, Washington, DC
Corner of 13th and E Streets, NW
Metro: Metro Center and Federal Triangle

Materials collected

This year, EPA and cooperating organizations will collect the following types of equipment:

• computer
• laptops
• monitors
• printers
• keyboards
• scanners
• mice
• peripheral devices
• cell phones, PDAs, and accessories
• no Federal property please!

At last year’s event, a crew of enthusiastic volunteers filled 3.5 tractor trailers with 43 tons of electronics for recycling. More than 550 individuals and small businesses dropped off their unwanted computer-related equipment, totaling more than: 1100 computers, 900 monitors, 400 printers, and 100 keyboards, mice, scanners and other devices. All of this material will be recycled in a manner that is safe for the environment.

Other events:

P3 Expo

Green Apple Music Festival

Anacostia Watershed Clean-up and Rally

Open Source Technology for .Orgs

Join the Technology Network of the Women’s Information Network for:

Open Source Technology for .Orgs

Saturday, February 23rd
1 pm – 3:30 pm
Cleveland Park Library
3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW
1st Auditorium

To register for this event please contact: Sibyl Edwards at technetwork@winonline.org

 

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Have you heard of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Linux? Or maybe you have heard of Firefox, WordPress or Drupal?

What do these things have in common? They are all Open Source Technology!

Open Source Technology is technology created by developers that is non-proprietary and can be modified and upgraded
by a community of other developers.

Open Source Technology is generally free and accessible to anyone who wants to download it.

Open Source Technology is being used in businesses, organizations and schools across the country.

Come and learn more about how the Open Source community is making technology bigger, better and more accessible for
all from our panel of Open Source enthusiasts and experts.

The panel is being led by Kevin Cole and Mackenzie Morgan.

Kevin Cole is a research applications programmer for the Gallaudet Research Institute at Gallaudet University. He is an advocate of using shared open technology to teach and learn. He is also the reluctant leader of the Ubuntu DC LoCo (Local
Community) team, where he is known to volunteer at local libraries teaching locals Ubuntu.

Mackenzie Morgan is a Computer Science major at George Washington University. Specializing in Linux, she works with the Linux community both online and offline helping new users.

To register for this event please contact: Sibyl Edwards at technetwork@winonline.org

Shakespeare Theatre Company — Free Lunch Series

Shakespeare Theatre Company

Happenings at the Harman

Lunchtime Series

Noon – 1:00pm

FILM: Chocolate City

Thursday, January 24th, 2008
6:30 – 8:30pm
Festival Center
1640 Columbia Rd NW

In 2003, over 400 families from the Arthur Capper housing project in South East Washington DC were forced from their homes as part of a massive nation-wide redevelopment programme. SALSA invites you to a free screening of Chocolate City, which explores the rapid gentrification of Washington DC through the eyes of a group of local women displaced from their city center homes to make way for massive reconstruction.

Register here to reserve a seat

Source: The Social Action & Leadership School for Activists (SALSA)

DC Restaurant Week — Jan 14- 20

http://www.washington.org/restaurantwk/

Lunch: restaurants that will offer a 3-course fixed-price
lunch special for $20.08

Dinner: restaurants that will offer a 3-course fixed-price
dinner special for $30.08

The View From the Cheap Seats: Great Theater Bargains for Young People

The View From the Cheap Seats: Great Theater Bargains for Young People
By Emily Halonen
Washingtonian.com

Tickets to Shakespeare’s plays in the 1500s and 1600s are said to have cost a penny. Now they cost a lot more, which might be one of the reasons Washington’s theater audiences are missing a younger demographic. In an effort to tame this shrew of a problem, several theaters are starting cheap-ticket initiatives to entice the younger crowd.

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