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Connecting Climate Change and Plastics

Connecting Climate Change and Plastics with Holly Kaufman on Mar. 14 @ 7 pm Register for this and future meetings:  bit.ly/bpvg2024 Click 👉 here 👈 to join the meeting, or grab this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81418357639?pwd=VnFOTGJNODZHSTI4QklHVGZZVTdxdz09 Feel free to share the event registration link (bit.ly/bpvg2024) with friends and advocates! If the plastics industry was a count...
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Earth Day Live: Planet vs Microfibers – Fashion’s Gigantic Little Problem

Planet vs Microfibers – Fashion's Little Problem Wednesday, February 28 • 12 noon EST  •  LIVESTREAM Although microscopic as their name suggests, the shedding of tiny microfibers from our clothing is the most insidious way the fashion industry harms our world. Invisible microfibers fill our oceans, our air, and our soil. They are ubiquitous – found in aquatic life at the bottom of the Maria...
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DC EcoWomen Zero Waste Living Fireside Chat with Stephanie Miller

Zero Waste Living: How do Busy People Achieve a Lighter Footprint? What actions could you take today that would help solve the climate and waste crises? In this talk, author of Zero Waste Living, The 80/20 Way, Stephanie Miller, will describe the easy and impactful steps that busy people can take and know that they are having a positive environmental impact. These actions fall into three areas...
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Leaders in Energy screening of “The Story of Plastic”

Leaders in Energy Circular Economy Working Group Virtual Screening of "The Story of Plastic" Wednesday, May 20th  •  Time: 6:30 - 8:30PM The LE Circular Economy Working Group is hosting a virtual screening of "The Story of Plastic," a new documentary film by Deia Schlosberg exposes the local and global environmental, climate, justice, and health impacts of the plastic industry. RSVP: Go...
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CANCELLED: Greenfest | DC Environmental Film Festival: “The Story of Plastic”

GreenFest 2020 (and Film Festival) is cancelled due to the current health crisis. Thank you to our wonderful community for supporting GreenFest. We look forward to seeing you in 2021. Greenfest | DC Environmental Film Festival: "The Story of Plastic" The Montgomery County GreenFest partners are proud to join the DC Environmental Film Festival to present three documentary screenings in April a...
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Webinar: Plastic Soup Solutions

Webinar: Plastic Soup Solutions How Business Can End Plastic Pollution Tuesday, September 24 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM EDT  We're turning our world into a plastic soup. Plastic is all around us and we need to do something about it.  Join us on September 24th for a conversation about how businesses can drive us away from plastic dependence. Plastic Soup Solutions: How Business ...
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International Coastal Cleanup Day

International Coastal Cleanup September 21st, 2019 Harnessing the Power of People to Fight Ocean Trash The International Coastal Cleanup began more than 30 years ago, when communities rallied together with the common goal of collecting and documenting the trash littering their coastline. The movement was catalyzed by the passion and spirit of two committed individuals. Back in 1986, Lin...
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Plastics, Water and Climate Change

Plastics, Water and Climate Change Thursday, February 28  •  7 – 8:30 pm Cafe of India, 4909 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest , Washington, DC 20016 Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer,  will present her latest research on plastic degradation, green house gases, and plastic pollution in general.  Safe Healthy Playing Fields program meeting All welcome but please RSVP if possible to ensure space availability: ...
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Sierra Club MoCo: Keep Plastics Out of Maryland Waters: Ban EPS Foam

Keep Plastics Out of Maryland Waters: Ban EPS Foam Sunday, February 3  •  2:00 - 4:00 pm Dawson's Market, 225 N. Washington, Street, Rockville Organizers: Sierra Club Montgomery County Share a beer or coffee and snacks, hear about how plastics are endangering fish and marine mammals, and find out what you can do to help support a foam ban in the State of Maryland Foam Ban / Plastics Ev...
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