greenDCgirl

I am by no means an expert in anything yet- I think I’m too young to call myself an expert on anything at this point (except for perhaps eating good food). However, I love finding the answers to questions and I do hope to one day call myself an expert in something in the green realm (currently aiming for anything to do with greening China and ecosystem services). In the meantime- I thought I’d start a green blog. 

I am a twenty-something female who grew up in South Texas; went to college in Western Massachusetts and the UK; lived in Boston for a stint; and finally moved to D.C. in 2006 to work in the environmental/non-profit sector. I’ve worked in the think tank sector, the international NGO arena and am currently working for a Federal agency working on land management. Now, we talk lots of politics in D.C. as it is- so my aim is actually to stay off the topic of politics and simply to act as an information clearinghouse to make it easier for people to live a greener life that leaves less of an imprint on our planet. Please do not email me to shout at me about some of the Federal government’s policies; there’s lots of good for every bad that is published. 

I find working on this blog has turned into a kind of stress relief from always having to look at things at the national or international scale. When you observe trends from that height- things start to look really depressing and it’s hard to figure out what positive role one person can play. So I decided it’d be great to provide information on anything green happening here in the District and I would love to have more input and info sources that others might have to provide. So for an example of the role I hope to play – if we know that forests in South Asia and South America are being ravaged by U.S. and EU consumers – I will provide info on where you can buy FSC certified furniture or wood products here in D.C.  

Enjoy. 

-greenDCgirl