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Summer in the Parks

Join Rock Creek Park and Rock Creek Conservancy for Thursday evening Summer in the Parks events in July at Fort Circle Parks in NE DC. Music from DJ Lance Reynolds and themed activities for each night will bring the Rock Creek community together to celebrate our urban oasis and #RecreateResponsibly in our parks. Register here! Registration is not required to participate in this event, but wi...
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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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Montgomery County Releases Draft Vision Zero 2030 Action Plan & Announces Listening Sessions to Gather Community Input

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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 plan starts today and ...
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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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Let’s Talk Freezers! A conversation with the Freezer Challenge Sponsors

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 ar...
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YES! Presents: Solving Plastic

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 fight...
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Montgomery County Releases Draft Vision Zero 2030 Action Plan & Announces Listening Sessions to Gather Community Input

Bethesda Green: Entrepreneurs as Transformers

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 opening remarks. Netw...
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