By Hannah Moskowitz If you’re researching ways of living a clean, green, healthy life, you must have stumbled upon...
Cooking during COVID: Reducing Waste and Environmental Impact
By MIRIAM ACZEL The coronavirus pandemic has led to massive changes in every aspect of our lives—from working in offices and...
Transforming Waste into Energy to Advance the Circular Economy: Canada – USA Event Recap
By DINA MANSOUR On October 25th, 2018, Leaders in Energy (LE), in partnership with the Quebec Government office in Washington and...
Steps toward action in the circular economy
Every time your smartphone screen shatters, do you ever stop and think: why do I have to buy a new one? Why can’t we just replace the parts that still have some value? These questions were raised by Janine Finnell, Executive Director of Leaders in Energy, at the third annual Circular Economy event on September 28, 2017 at the University of the District of Columbia. Several dozen participants from different backgrounds joined to learn about the circular economy and engage in small group discussions on how to expand its practices in our businesses, communities, and daily lives. The goal was to develop an action framework to further enable the circular economy in the Washington region.
Building Gardens and Communities with Alfrea
By JANINE FINNELL, Founder and Clean Energy Ambassador, Leaders in Energy I recently had the pleasure of giving an introduction...