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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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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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Women in Green Power Breakfast: Reflections on Resilience

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 have navigated the troubled waters broug...
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DC EcoWomen Annual Photo Contest

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 email address in your message. ▪ By email: Send your photo and a description...
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Bike to Work Day

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 annual region-wide celebration. Commuter Connection...
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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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Sierra Club Maryland Legislative Victory Party

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, May 18, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, to celebrate the impor...
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EcoWomen EcoHour

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 question: is it possible to farm without exploiting farmers, farmworkers, the environment, or communities? Mock's search for...
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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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