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Audubon Naturalist Hour: Dust in the Wind – Tiny Particles, Big Impacts

Serenella Linares Director of Adult Education, Audubon Naturalist Society Did you know that Saharan dust storms have a big impact on soil, water, and human health in the Americas? Experience this enormous transcontinental transport of tiny particles with ANS Adult Programs Director Serenella Linares! Every year, many tons of dust travel from Africa to the Americas carrying a slew of creatures an...
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Solar United Neighbors: How to Write a Letter to the Editor

Writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper is a great way to spread the message about solar in your community. Join Solar United Neighbors to learn tips and tricks to write an effective letter and get it published. You will also have an opportunity to join our Letter to the Editor Network! This network will keep you in the loop about national and local solar news, giving you the oppor...
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The American Jobs Plan and the Latino Community

Wednesday, July 21 at 7:00 pm Felipe Benitez Executive Director, Corazon Latino What are the implications, opportunities, and challenges of the American Jobs Plan for Latinos. How can the implementation of this plan create good paying jobs for our communities while protecting our Madre Tierra? Join Felipe Benitez, Executive Director of Corazon Latino, for this discussion.
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¡Si se Puede!- Caminata familiar por la Naturaleza / Nature Walk

Únase a ANS ,CHEER , Friends of Sligo Creek, One Montgomery Green, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, y Montgomery Parks en una emocionante caminata familiar por la naturaleza en el sendero del arroyo de Long Branch durante el inicio de la Semana de la Conservación Latina (Latino Conservation Week). Nos reuniremos en el centro comunitario/ piscina de Long Branch y luego cru...
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Maryland Climate Matters — Climate Change and the Chesapeake Bay

Wednesday, July 14th, we're thrilled to be hosting our second Maryland Climate Matters panel with Governor Martin O'Malley. The panel will focus on the threat Climate Change poses to our state's natural resources — specifically the Chesapeake — and what YOU can do to protect the Bay.
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OurEnergyPolicy Webinars

Many people have predicted that carbon capture will play a key role in meeting emissions-reductions goals set forth by the Paris Climate Agreement. Others have been skeptical about the technology and economics around CCUS. Join us for a conversation science, financial and policy issues involved in whether CCUS may soon become important in hard-to-decarbonize sectors such as manufacturing and heavy...
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OurEnergyPolicy Webinars

Our partner, OurEnergyPolicy, will be holding webinars with two members of Congress - Senator Edward J. Markey and Congressman Dan Crenshaw - on #infrastructure, #cybersecurity, the #energytransition, and #carboncapture #CCUS, with co-host Broadscale for Tuesday, June 29, and co-host The American Petroleum Institute for Wednesday, June 30. -Tues, June 29, 12:30 pm: The State of the Energy Trans...
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OurEnergyPolicy Webinars

Montgomery County (Moco) Green Futures Career Event

In this webinar, you will hear from speakers in various green jobs about their career journey. Speakers will talk about their current roles and how they entered the field. The session is geared towards high school students to learn from experts in the field. Background: There is an opportunity to achieve three of the vision statements in making Montgomery County more equitable and inclusive – ...
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USGBC MD, NCR, & VA Present: Local Government Leadership Panel

With many powerful competing interests operating at the national and state level, the past decade has shown that innovation in green building policy has often occurred at the local level of government. Across DC, Maryland and Virginia local policymakers, advocates and building industry stakeholders are working more closely than ever to find creative, economically viable solutions for meeting e...
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