nancy pelosi, you go girl

I'm only just hearing about this, but apparently Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, introduced a mandate last spring to make the House of Representatives a more environmentally friendly place to eat and work. These recently instituted changes, from composting, increasing overall energy efficiency, and changing the menus and service materials used in the cafeterias-- Nancy is totally rockin' the House. The cafeterias actually sound worth eating in! Let's hope this has some influence on other policy makers...

Here's the brief, read-worthy New York Times article.