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Experience the interactive tour of our initiatives.

Compostable Water Bottles

The House of Representatives sells water bottles that are compostable and filled with locally sourced water.
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Speaker Pelosi Launches the Green the Capitol Program

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Members of Congress debuted the Green the Capitol Program, which aims to reduce the carbon footprint of the House of Representatives.
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Earth Day 2009

Green the Capitol Initiative Honors the Tradition of Earth Day and Helps Protect Our Planet. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Members of Congress announced the next steps for their Green the Capitol Program, including the effort to green Members' offices, at a press conference.
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Unplugging the data center monster

Like the dinosaurs, mainframe computers once ruled the world -- well, the world of computing anyway. But the last dinosaur in the House's computing arsenal is about to meet the fate of so many before it: extinction (or in this case, disconnection). .
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Hybrid Truck

In an effort to reduce the environmental footprint of the House, the CAO has also begun to transition to a low-emissions vehicle fleet.
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