Profs & Pints DC: District of Coyotes

June 26, 2023

Profs and Pints DC presents: “District of Coyotes,” with Megan Draheim, visiting associate professor at Virginia Tech’s Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability and founding director of the District Coyote […]

Profs & Pints DC: Urban Wildlife 101

May 30, 2023

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Urban Wildlife 101,” a look at Washington’s ecosystem and the creatures that inhabit it, with John Hadidian, professor of practice at Virginia Tech’s Center for […]

Clotheslines Rock … and Solar Panels, Too!

April 20, 2023

By James F.X. Payne Here’s down-home advice for Earth Day from a creative Georgetown resident that saves the planet and money. To many readers, a clothesline is a totally alien […]

Celebrate Earth Day with These Things-to-Do Around Town 

April 12, 2023

This April 22, celebrate Earth Day around town with these activities for all ages.    The Citizens Association of Georgetown (CAG) Concert in the Park and Earth Day Celebration   Sunday, […]

Living Earth Festival 2023: Native Nations Confronting Climate Change

April 11, 2023

From water scarcity to floods and erosion, Native nations are addressing climate change across Indian Country. During the Living Earth Festival, join the museum for a weekend of conversations, demonstrations, […]

Profs & Pints DC: Buying Sustainable Seafood

March 14, 2023

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Buying Sustainable Seafood,” or how to shop like a marine biologist, with David Shiffman, marine conservation biologist and faculty research associate at Arizona State University’s […]

Profs & Pints DC: Life on an Ocean’s Surface


Profs and Pints DC presents: “Life on an Ocean’s Surface,” an in-depth look at a superficial yet mysterious ecosystem, with Rebecca Helm, an assistant professor of environmental science at Georgetown […]

Free film screening of Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty

January 24, 2023

Join us for a free public screening of the new biography film, STEWART UDALL: THE POLITICS OF BEAUTY. This film captures the inspiring story of former Interior Secretary Udall (1920-2010) […]

She Started a Green Business that ‘Changes the Way the World Shops’

June 15, 2022

“I had to choose between going broke or breaking the world,” said Lisa D. Foster, Ph.D., entrepreneur, business coach, and pioneer of the reusable bag industry in the United States. […]

Amazon Fires Spark Protest at Brazilian Embassy (photos)

August 27, 2019

The Aug. 26 protest was designed to put pressure on Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro to stop the fires and protect the Amazon and the indigenous peoples who have been displaced.