Tonight: Anacostia Waterfront Forum -- “Green Waterfront, Green Jobs, Green Living in a Green DC”

From email:

Tuesday April 21, 2009
Open House: 6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Forum: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Great Hall
901 G Street, NW

Environmental activism is sprouting up all over the District of Columbia , from the White House to the banks of the blighted Anacostia River . On Tuesday, April 21st, the third forum in the Anacostia Waterfront Forum Series will focus on what it means to “go green” in the District and why it matters to neighborhoods, businesses and families across the city.

For example, a recent District study estimates DC could produce over 169,000 “green collar job” opportunities between 2009 and 2018. The District is also tightening stormwater regulations and using innovative design and construction practices to combat sewage overflows and the impact of stormwater pollution on area streams and rivers, including the Anacostia River . A cleaner, healthier river is pivotal to the Anacostia Waterfront taking its place as one of the great urban waterfronts in the world.

The forum has a special resonance because April is designated as Green DC Month and April 22nd is recognized as Earth Day around the world.

The Anacostia Waterfront Forum is a series of public presentations that will be held every third Tuesday through June 2009 and is sponsored by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED), the District Department of the Environment (DDOE) and the Office of Planning (OP).

-- Organization website
-- Previous presentation: Kathleen Penney 2/17/ 09: Sustainable Development, Infrastructure and the Future of the District of Columbia
-- Previous presentation: Nina Albert 3/17/09 AW Forum: Economics of Developing the Anacostia River