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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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DC EcoWomen Spring Workshop: Personal Sustainability in the Workplace: A Workshop on Finding Your Renewable Energy

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 network of Eco Women and a personalized menu of things you've developed to help you find e...
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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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“From The Ashes” Film Screening & Panel Discussion

"From The Ashes" Film Screening & Panel Discussion THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 7:30 Panel Discussion – Thursday, March 18th at 7:30 PM. "From the Ashes" is a compelling feature documentary that explores one of the country’s most contentious topics — coal and the mining industry. It captures Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry, ...
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Fossil Fuel Divestment Town Hall

Fossil Fuel Divestment Town Hall Wednesday, February 24, 7 p.m. Town Hall sponsored by 350.org examines the Count’s policy on fossil fuel divestment for the County pensions, stating that it is a “moral necessity to use the County’s financial power to fight the climate emergency and support a rapid and just transition from fossil fuels". The County’s Board of Investment Trustees (BIT)...
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Takoma Park Mobilization Climate Action Coffee

City-County Climate Action Collaboration: A Climate Action Coffee Forum with Adriana Hochberg, Montgomery County Assistant Chief Administrative Officer (aka “Climate Czarina”) and Gina Mathias, Takoma Park Sustainability Manager Wednesday, Feb. 24, 8:00 am - 9:30 am Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/387972672?pwd=aFE3eXRRSUFjVERmZHB5VXJlM09PUT09 We know that climate solutions can’t be s...
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ANS: Taking Nature Black

REGISTER NOW FOR EARLY BIRD PRICING! Taking Nature Black is back and it’s bigger, “badder,” and bolder than ever! TNB 2021 will run for FIVE DAYS, primarily virtually, from Tuesday, February 23nd through Saturday, February 27th, with some select outdoor events that follow governmental guidelines for social distancing. Our theme is Call and Response:...
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ANS Conservation Café: Breaking Environmental News with Lisa Friedman

February Conservation Café: Breaking Environmental News with Lisa Friedman New York Times Climate & Environment Reporter Thursday, February 11 at 7:00 PM Lisa Friedman is a reporter on the New York Times climate desk, focusing on climate and environmental policy in Washington. She has covered eight international climate talks and chased climate-related stories from the bottom of a Ch...
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Montgomery County’s Draft Climate Action Plan (CAP) Presentation at ANS

Montgomery County's Draft Climate Action Plan (CAP) Presentation at ANS Thursday, January 28, 2021 • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Host Contact Info: denisse.guitarra@anshome.org Join us for a free virtual presentation on Montgomery County's new draft Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) with Adriana Hochberg. Come and join us to learn more about Montgomery County's Draft Climate Action pl...
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Earth Day Live: Environmental Literacy & Civics: Education to Change the World

The world and its people are facing full-scale climate emergencies from wildfires, hurricanes and drought to collapsing biodiversity, crop failures, mass migration and starvation. Students stand to inherit a world that is rife with uncertainty, but also full of potential to be transformed into a more just and sustainable home. In order to prepare our children for this rapidly changing world...
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