The DC Traveler

More than 35 Cool Globes promoting  ways to reduce global warming are featured on the grounds of the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC. 

The 5-foot diameter sculpted globes were designed by artists from around the globe to show simple solutions people can do to help combat global warming, and promote sustainability and ecology.
Some of the themes include recycling, energy conservation, water conservation, installing energy efficient light bulbs, or improving automobile gas mileage, increasing.
Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet  U.S. Botanic Garden      100 Maryland Avenue, SW – across from the U.S. Capitol …read more

Comments Off

Going green is all the rage, and you know, it should be. But you can’t really have a totally green vacation when visiting Washington, DC.  But you can reduce your carbon footprint, without too much effort.
Can you find a “green” hotel to stay at? And even if the hotel claims to be green, are they really all that green?  Or are their claims simply a PR team spinning out eco-friendly press releases on glossy recycled paper?
Most major hotel chains have developed policies or are developing goals that help build sustainability into their business plan, to reduce waste, energy …read more

6 Comments