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Open House on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – US 29 South Thursday, March 15 • 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veterans Place - Spring Room, Silver Spring, MD 20910 The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is hosting an open house to keep the public informed regarding the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line being developed […]
Open House on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – US 29 Central Wednesday, March 21 • 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Montgomery Blair High School Cafeteria 51 University Blvd East, Silver Spring, MD 20901 The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is hosting an open house to keep the public informed regarding the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line being developed […]
Green Jobs Forum 2018 Thursday, August 16, 2018 Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments 777 North Capitol St NE # 300, Washington, DC 20002 5th Annual Leaders in Energy Green Jobs Forum (5:00 – 9:00 pm) PLUS Green Career and Networking Workshops (8:30 am – 5:00 pm) Learn about opportunities for green jobs in the DMV Region from […]
Multi-Chamber Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Workshop and Breakfast Thursday, September 27th, 7:30 to 9:30 am Manor Country Club, 14901 Carrolton Road, Rockville The free event will have representatives from Pepco's Energy Savings for Businesses program, the Montgomery County Green Bank's Commercial Loan for Energy Efficiency and Renewables (CLEER), the county's Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy […]
Why Land Use Matters for a Green New Deal March 12 (Tuesday), 7:30-9:00 pm Silver Spring Civic Center Sponsors: Action Committee for Transit (ACT) Meeting Co-Sponsors: MoCo Sierra Club Group; 350 Montgomery County Speaker: Alex Baca, Coalition for Smarter Growth, a widely published author (e.g., Slate, Citylab, Vox) and environmental advocate Description: There are […]
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 […]
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!
D.C., Maryland, and Virginia are leading the way to a more sustainable, healthy future through green buildings. See some of the local, award-winning case studies that exemplify leadership, and hear from project teams who will highlight the goals, strategies, outcomes, and lessons learned through a rapid-fire project showcase.
Shifts in attitudes toward native plants, ecological landscapes, and progressive planting design are making grasses and sedges more popular than ever. They play many roles, from low-key groundcover to seasonal superstar. They lessen the need for maintenance, fertilizer, and pesticides. Their ability to anchor the soil and help manage stormwater gives them a workhorse reputation, […]
Want to learn how to influence environmental policy? Join us on August 18th 3:00 PM EST to learn best practices for: Holding meetings with elected officials Building a movement around your advocacy Fostering relationships with policymakers Optimizing your work to get results We will be joined by Dan Xie, Political Director for the Student Public Interest Research Groups […]
