'Years of Living Dangerously' D.C. Premiere

If you haven't had the chance to see the new Showtime documentary series on climate change called "Years of Living Dangerously" I highly recommend calling your local cable provider and ordering the movie channel because this is one of the most important television events in history.

New Photos of D.C. Streetcars on H Street NE

It is spring in the nation's capital and while the cherry blossoms are sprouting, there is another new beginning that is taking place on hopping H Street NE -- the return of streetcars to the District for the first time in 50 years!

'Reject and Protect' March and Rally to Stop Keystone XL Pipeline

I was at the "Reject and Protect" march and rally last Saturday, April 26th in Washington, D.C. to stop the Keystone XL Pipeline. While I missed Neil Young, who spoke in the morning, I did get some photos and video of the march after they delivered a hand-painted tipi to President Obama at the American Indian Museum and then rallied on The National Mall where indigenous leaders from First Nations communities in Nebraska and Alberta along the pipeline route spoke and said prayers and then an indigenous rapper performed.

Guest Post: Bold Moves Against Fossil Fuels in Washington, DC

Guest post by DC Divest -- a local, citizen-run, all-volunteer campaign to get the District of Columbia government to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.

The deadlocked congress in our nation’s capital can make positive change in our country feel hopelessly out of reach. But people power on the local scale has made meaningful steps in fighting a battle that the whole world is facing: climate change. DC Divest, a citizen-run, all-volunteer campaign, is making headway in Washington toward getting the District to remove investments in fossil fuel companies from its portfolios.

Green Traveler: Las Vegas, Nevada

On a recent trip to Las Vegas, Nevada I took full advantage of the public transportation options available to visitors. While the monorail has not yet been extended to McCarran International Airport, there are multiple buses that take you to The Strip, downtown and beyond.

New D.C. Cab Red and Silver Livery

Washington, D.C. wants to be like New York City with a taxi fleet painted the same color. Instead of yellow, D.C. taxis are slowly one by one switching to red and silver livery.

Photos: New Rosslyn Metro Entrance and High-Speed Elevators

With the beating Metro takes on a daily basis, much of it justified due to the poor state of the system and constant malfunctions of escalators, signals, trains, etc..., it is refreshing to see progress being made a little at a time to put the Metro system back into a state of good repair and moving forward into the 21st century.