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Washington, D.C. now sports 1,360 LED street lights in its alleyways
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This morning, Mayor Vince Gray will venture into a Columbia Heights alleyway to replace the last of about 1,360 old alley street lights with newer energy-efficient LED lights expected to save 591,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a year as well as reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 719 tons.
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Capitol Christmas Tree lighting
CommentHouse Speaker John Boehner lit the Capitol Christmas Tree Tuesday as many onlookers hoped the joy of the season would trickle into the halls of Congress.
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It's alive! Plants grow in Tenleytown Metro station
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At least two photos chronicle the leafy side of WMATA creeping up from the tracks. Will riders now breathe easier?
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D.C. pedestrians, prepare yourself for a new kind of street light
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Our sidewalks may soon be illuminated by LED lamps — and District officials are even experimenting with using the sun and wind to power them.
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Rare thundersnow coming for the D.C. region?
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What is behind this most bad-ass of weather phenoms? A thundersnow scientist talks about his years of chasing these elusive beasts.
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NPS doesn't have money in budget for Sherman Circle lights
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Park Service will make adding lights a priority
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