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Lighten Up! Lemons & LEDs Bulb Swap – Potomac Library

What is Lighten Up? Now that things are opening up again, we want to bring you some fun in the sun! What’s a summer without a lemonade stand? This new initiative as part of Montgomery Energy Connection is an opportunity for residents to exchange their old incandescent and compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs for energy efficient LED light bulbs. We will be setting up Lemonade Stands at Community, R...
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Lighten Up! Lemons & LEDs Bulb Swap – Olney Library

Powered from Above: A Solstice Seminar for Congregations in Montgomery County

Monday, June 21st at noon Since the fall day twelve years ago when a young priest climbed up to the roof of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church to bless their solar panels, “our newest stained-glass windows,” while the choir sang from the parking lot below, over a hundred faith communities in our region have taken climate action by shifting their sanctuaries to solar power. Now, Montgomery County Gree...
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Stream Team Leader Training

If you love Rock Creek and want to help protect it, you can become a Stream Team Leader and be an ambassador to your community for Rock Creek and the stormwater runoff that threatens it. You must be trained as a Stream Team Leader before hosting any events with Rock Creek Conservancy. Two part training: Monday June 14th AND Wednesday June 16th, 5-6:30 PM [register here] You can invite frie...
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Webinar Series: Clean Energy & Career Opportunities

Clean Energy & Career Opportunities Series CWEEL Career Advancement Program Four-part Webinar Series: May 5, May 19th, June 2nd and June 16th This series will examine emerging initiatives and trends in technology, policy, etc. under the Biden Administration coming up in 2021 to help guide people in their prospective career moves and the opportunities that may be provided in the fu...
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Stream Team Leader Training

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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MD 193 (University Blvd.) Shared Streets Pilot Project Meeting

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 Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) invites you to attend a virtual pre-...
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2021 Montgomery County Energy Summit

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, re...
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Gift Greener with Energy Savings Virtual Event

Gift Greener with Energy Savings Virtual Event Thursday, December 3 • 5:30 - 7 pm Find out how to help your friends and family lower their utility bills this holiday season – attend the Gift Greener Energy $aving$ Zoom event on December 3rd from 5:30 – 7:00 pm and hear from professionals about gifts you can purchase or things you can do yourself to keep money in your pocket. CLICK HERE ...
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