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The article offers information on ten events at the biannual Solar Decathlon. In the events, student teams from 20 colleges will assemble solar-powered houses in ten days before putting them through their paces. The events at the Decathlon will assess qualities like curb appeal and temperature control. The solar-powered houses will be open to the public from October 12-20, 2007 on the National Mall in Washington D.C.

Provides information on the button collection of former Sierra Club leader Michael McCloskey which belongs to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Description of the collection; Significance of the buttons which call for environmental protection; Collection of Smithsonian curator Jeffrey Stine.

Reports on the role of government loans on the urban growth in Washington, D.C. as of May 2001. Charges against the United States (U.S.) Small Business Administration in a lawsuit that was filed by two environmental groups; Lawsuit against U.S. General Services Administration to stop a planned relocation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Reports on the activities of the environmentalist group Sierra Club at the United States Congress in Washington, D.C. as of January 2001. Description of a typical day for its public-lands lobbyists; Information on position papers that are distributed to the offices of senators; Accomplishments of lobbyists; Importance of the people's support on the environmental causes of the club.

The article offers information about the Green House, an exhibit of environmentally friendly designs in the U.S. Twenty-one of the world's most beautiful designs will be displayed through June 3, 2007, at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. The exhibit will then tour nationwide.

Reports on the victory of activists in Washington, D.C. in opposing a proposed prison on Oxon Cove parkland. Benefits gained by the residents from the Oxon Cove area.