The Lands Green Waters Clean Native Plant Sale is now open! Dozens of species of native plants are ready to find a home in your yard - and as a supporter of the Muddy Branch Alliance - you have exclusive access to order any and all of them for the next 48 hours. Don't delay! Last year, […]
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 […]
Registration is now open for our April 29 Bethesda Green Entrepreneurs as Transformers virtual pitch event. Register now to see exciting pitches from our Innovation Lab's spring cohort. US Senator Chris Van Hollen, who has sponsored the Healthy Climate and Family Security Act on carbon trading and who supports a Green New Deal, will offer […]
In these challenging times, our work to create an equitable energy system continues. We want everyone to have control over their energy production, with solar on every rooftop and money in every pocket. Solar co-ops are a big part of this work. The solar co-op will make it easier for you and your neighbors in Maryland to go […]
2021 Montgomery County Energy Summit TUESDAY, MAY 4 & THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 Hosted by Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection & USGBC National Capital Region ABOUT THE SUMMIT For the past seven years and counting, the Summit has annually offered cutting-edge education focused on the latest trends in green building, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and […]
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has released the Draft Vision Zero 2030 Action Plan and Fiscal Years 2022-23 Work Plan for public review and input. The Vision Zero 2030 Action Plan builds on the County's previous Vision Zero and Pedestrian Safety plans and lays out the work ahead to eliminate traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. Feedback on the […]
Ask An EV Owner Zoom An open invitation meeting to the EVCurious public to drop in and ask questions. First Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm https://evadc.wildapricot.org/Ask On the 1st Wednesday of the every month join the Electric Vehicle Assoc of Greater Washington DC (EVADC) for our on-line Ask An EV Owner event. Are you shopping […]
Help develop a 2021 Climate Action Agenda for Montgomery County! 🌸🌱 We'll discuss the climate progress being made in Annapolis and Washington, preview our TCM 2021 webinar series, and outline the ways you can get involved with TCM in this most important year for climate action. MoCO TCM invites you to bring your ideas and lived experiences. […]
Residents have asked for a safer way to walk and ride bikes in Wheaton, and the State Highway Administration has agreed to make one lane in each direction for bikes ONLY. Go from Arcola to Amherst this summer to get to work, go food shopping, visit friends or out to restaurants The Maryland Department of […]
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has released the Draft Vision Zero 2030 Action Plan and Fiscal Years 2022-23 Work Plan for public review and input. The Vision Zero 2030 Action Plan builds on the County's previous Vision Zero and Pedestrian Safety plans and lays out the work ahead to eliminate traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. Feedback on the […]
Join us May 25th from 6:30 to 8:00 PM for an interactive workshop. You'll explore ways to develop an early-warning system for your fatigue as well as big and small ways to recharge at work. You'll do this in the company of others who also are trying to find balance. You'll leave the workshop with an expanded […]
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 […]
For our May 18th EcoHour, join us to hear from Sarah K. Mock, author of the newly published Farm (And Other F Words). The seed for Sarah K Mock's passion for farming was planted on her family's farm in Wyoming. As it grew, so too did her need to find the answer to a critical […]
Dear Supporter, The 2021 Maryland legislative session wrapped up on April 12, and what a wild ride! We accomplished big things together! Dear Supporter, The 2021 Maryland legislative session wrapped up on April 12, and what a wild ride! We accomplished big things together! Join Sierra Club friends and neighbors via Zoom on Tuesday evening, […]
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has released the Draft Vision Zero 2030 Action Plan and Fiscal Years 2022-23 Work Plan for public review and input. The Vision Zero 2030 Action Plan builds on the County's previous Vision Zero and Pedestrian Safety plans and lays out the work ahead to eliminate traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries by 2030. Feedback on the […]
Join us for a conversation on the possible risks and benefits of solar geoengineering as part of a portfolio of responses to climate change. Solar geoengineering refers to a set of possible strategies to help reduce global warming by increasing the amount of solar radiation reflected away from Earth. Frank Sesno (George Washington University) will […]
This will be a live virtual event on Zoom and we will send a recording to everyone who registers. The petrochemical industry continues to flood the world with plastic—poisoning our bodies and ecosystems, and driving and exploiting inequality. Join our conversation with activists and contributors from the Solving Plastic issue of YES! Magazine as we explore the diverse ways communities are […]
Check out different routes & paths in the County to plan your Bike to Work Day excursion and you may win a prize! Friday, May 21 Sponsored by MCDOT for 20 years; Telecommuters Encouraged to Participate. Register for Bike to Work Day 15 pit stops sponsored by Montgomery County's Department of Transportation(MCDOT) will be part of the […]
Just 10 days left! Do you want to showcase a visual story about women, the environment, and the D.C. community? If you have images that you'd like to share with the DC EcoWomen community and the world, enter our photo contest! ▪ On Instagram: Direct message your photo to @DCEcoWomen, and include a description and your […]
“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. […]
Mark your calendars for May 26th for annual U.S. Green Building Council’s, National Capital Region’s Women in Green (Virtual) Power Breakfast. This yearly influential event now enjoying its National ten-year anniversary, has never had more importance than it does this year, a year that has tested women’s resilience like never before. Hear from women who […]
Join our conversation with the Freezer Challenge Sponsors Wednesday, May 26th 8 AM PST/ 11 AM EST/ 4 PM BST Join My Green Lab for a free virtual event to get to know the Freezer Challenge better and to ask your pressing questions to the speakers from important lab cold storage manufacturers. This is a fun, casual event to encourage more scientists and laboratories from around the world to participate in the 2021 International Laboratory Freezer Challenge, which has been taking place this spring and ends July 1, 2021. It is not too late for additional labs to participate! The panel includes one representative from each of the following companies which help My Green Lab and the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) fund and promote the Freezer Challenge: Eppendorf, Stirling Ultracold, Thermo Fisher Scientific, PHCbi, Elemental Machines, B Medical Systems. The Freezer Challenge focuses on encouraging scientists to implement best practices with their lab refrigerators and freezers for the purpose of promoting energy efficiency, sample integrity, and sample accessibility. Here is more information about the Freezer Challenge: https://www.freezerchallenge.org/about.html We look forward to seeing you on May 26!
Ask An EV Owner Zoom An open invitation meeting to the EVCurious public to drop in and ask questions. First Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm https://evadc.wildapricot.org/Ask On the 1st Wednesday of the every month join the Electric Vehicle Assoc of Greater Washington DC (EVADC) for our on-line Ask An EV Owner event. Are you shopping […]