Guest Post: 7 Rising Costs and Falling Energy Bills

Rising Costs and Falling Energy Bills 

Almost any adult you speak to will remember a time when products were cheaper. Gas used to be available for under a dollar a gallon. An entire cart of groceries could be purchased for fewer than fifty dollars, and stamps were only a quarter, or less. This day and age has seen a rise in the cost of almost everything, as products become bigger and better or at least more costly. However, there is a product that is coming down in price and can help you save money after installation. You guessed right, solar panels!

Photos: Wiehle-Reston East Metro Silver Line Station

After a series of delays and setbacks, the Metro Silver Line is finally set to open to the public on July 26th. Metro's newest line will include four new stations -- three in the Tysons area and the terminus near Reston Town Center. This is Phase One of what will eventually extend past Dulles International Airport to Loudoun County.

Guest Post: 3 of the Founding Fathers On Climate Change

By Michael Marquet

Living in Washington DC one tends to get a little historical. DC, history and green blogging together leads one to wonder what the Founding Fathers would have said about climate change.

Let’s examine 3 test cases: Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

Guest Post: Five Eco-Friendly Ways to Keep Your Home Safe and Secure

Home security is a top priority for most families. Most traditional methods of security, while efficient, are in fact energy draining. From excess electricity to security cameras to old, non-energy efficient thermostats and water heaters, keeping your home safe and secure has become excessively expensive.

Green Traveler: New Orleans, Louisiana

May 8, 2014 to May 12, 2014 -- When I visited New Orleans recently for the first time I had no idea what to expect. Would the city still be reeling from Katrina? Is The Big Easy preparing for the next Katrina? Is there anything sustainable about a place with such a complicated and decadent history?

Green Traveler: Boca Raton, Florida Goes Electric

A recent visit to South Florida revealed that the region is going green and going electric. I was staying in Boca Raton for a family event and saw that the Palm Beach County Palm Tran public buses are environmentally friendly biodiesel-electric hybrids. The cleaner burning and more fuel efficient buses are made possible thanks to the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants.

Guest Post: Ten Ways To Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly

Making eco-sensitive improvements in your home is both environmentally beneficial and monetarily beneficial, for these eco-friendly changes are more energy efficient, which means less money spent on utilities.

Here are 10 ways your home can be more eco-sensitive: