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USGBC MD, NCR, & VA Present: Local Government Leadership Panel

With many powerful competing interests operating at the national and state level, the past decade has shown that innovation in green building policy has often occurred at the local level of government. Across DC, Maryland and Virginia local policymakers, advocates and building industry stakeholders are working more closely than ever to find creative, economically viable solutions for meeting e...
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Climate Finance Working Group Meeting

The next Climate Finance Working Group Meeting is on June 17th from 5 to 6 pm EDT where we will be discussing the topic of ‘ESG Reporting and Ratings’. Our guest speaker is Eugene Okun. He is the founder of SuscoScore, a ratings agency providing combined financial & ESG reports, ratings, and scores for global publicly traded companies and savvy business investors. To sign-up for the meeting...
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Facts and Future of Forest Conservation in MD

Join us for a conversation to learn more about the importance of forests in general, the impacts of forest conservation and tree canopy legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly in the 2021 session, current forest preservation and planting programs in Montgomery County, and an update regarding efforts to ensure a policy of no net loss of forest in Montgomery County. There will be time fo...
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Electrifying Our Buildings: Challenges and Solutions

The move to clean energy and renewable sources of power is driving a move to electrification in the building stock. One of the real-world challenges facing owners and managers is that in a typical building, a substantial part of a building’s load is for heating and cooling – typically provided by fossil fuels such as natural gas. Building owners are struggling to find solutions that meet their nee...
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Eco Evenings with DEP and OMG

“Eco Evenings with DEP and OMG,” a series of virtual town halls open to all County residents to discuss relevant environmental topics that are important locally, will continue its successful run at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26th. Once again Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will make opening remarks to kick off the town hall. The series is sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of E...
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UUCF Climate Conversation #5 Biodiversity: Why Our Survival Depends On It?

Sunday, May 16, 2 p.m. Please join a panel of guest speakers who will discuss this critical topic: Dr. Tom Lovejoy of George Mason University, the world-famous biologist and environmental advocate and educator who coined the term "biological diversity;" and Mr. Kevin Coyle, counsel to the President and CEO at the National Wildlife Federation and a long-time environmental educator. Register i...
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Eco Evenings with DEP and OMG

Eco Evenings will be hosted by Adam Ortiz, Director of DEP and Wendy Howard, Executive Director of OMG who will lead lively discussions on timely environmental topics, answer questions, and bring special guests and eco experts to our County audiences. In celebration of Earth Month, the first topic will be on climate actions; highlights from the Montgomery County Climate Action Plan will be disc...
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EARTHDAY‍.ORG’s Second-Annual “Earth Day Live: Restore Our Earth” Digital Livestream Event

To spur climate action and bring awareness to humanity's greatest existential threat, EARTHDAY‍.ORG will bring together activists, educators, researchers, musicians, artists, influencers and more for its second-annual Earth Day Live: Restore Our Earth digital livestream event The initial announcement of incredible participants for this year's event includes:   AJR, Band His Serene H...
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Four Generations Awards Celebration 2020: Leaders in Clean Energy & Sustainable Solutions

Four Generations Awards Celebration 2020: Leaders in Clean Energy & Sustainable Solutions Friday, December 4 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm WELCOME– We invite you to join us for our 2020 Seventh Annual Four Generation of Leaders in Clean Energy and Sustainability Solutions AWARDS CELEBRATION.   The “Four Gen” Awards! This year’s theme is “Regenerating – for a Positive Future!” We are honoring mul...
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