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LGBTQ+ Pride in the Outdoors: Virtual Solidarity Event & Sierra Film Club Panel

Celebrating the LGBTQ+ and environmental movements, recognizing its leaders, and exploring the important relationship between the LGBTQ+ community and nature! In solidarity with the Pride in the Outside Solidarity Event, the Sierra Film Club will move its panel discussion to 6/22 at 7 PM and will feature the film VENTURE OUT! Venture out is a 2020 short documentary about The Venture Out Proje...
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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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Climate Conversations: Solar Geoengineering

Join us for a conversation on the possible risks and benefits of solar geoengineering as part of a portfolio of responses to climate change. Solar geoengineering refers to a set of possible strategies to help reduce global warming by increasing the amount of solar radiation reflected away from Earth. Frank Sesno (George Washington University) will moderate a conversation with Ma...
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The Capital Area Solar Co-op is officially open!

In these challenging times, our work to create an equitable energy system continues. We want everyone to have control over their energy production, with solar on every rooftop and money in every pocket. Solar co-ops are a big part of this work. The solar co-op will make it easier for you and your neighbors in Maryland to go solar! Join our free Webinar to learn more! Webinars are free ...
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EARTHDAY‍.ORG’s Second-Annual “Earth Day Live: Restore Our Earth” Digital Livestream Event

To spur climate action and bring awareness to humanity's greatest existential threat, EARTHDAY‍.ORG will bring together activists, educators, researchers, musicians, artists, influencers and more for its second-annual Earth Day Live: Restore Our Earth digital livestream event The initial announcement of incredible participants for this year's event includes: AJR, Band His Serene H...
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Montgomery County GreenFest 2021

Celebrate Earth Month with virtual events throughout April, leading up to Saturday, April 24, 2021. To find out more and to get involved: https://montgomerycountygreenfest.org/ This year’s theme: Environmental Justice
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Solar United Neighbors 2020 National Solar Congress

Maryland’s Solar Congress is a time each year for SUN supporters from all over the state to come together, meet like-minded people, and attend a full day of solar education sessions. These sessions include everything from panel discussions to skills trainings to help build our capacity to work together to move toward a more equitable clean energy economy. This year, due to COVID-19, we wi...
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Solar United Neighbors: National Solar Tour

National Solar Tour September 28 – October 4 The National Solar Tour is the largest grassroots renewable energy event in the nation and this year we're going virtual! The National Solar Tour brings together hundreds of solar home and business owners, schools, community organizations, farms, and more. They'll share with you their solar stories and you will get to connect, ask and answer q...
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Solar United Neighbors: Myth of the “Cost Shift”

Myth of the "Cost Shift" Going solar allows you to save money and take control of where your electricity comes from. More than that, it benefits everyone, even those who don’t have solar. Despite these truths, monopoly utilities and their allies are waging a smear campaign against solar. They’ve spent millions of dollars trying to convince the public that rooftop solar increases costs for ...
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MoCo Sierra Club: Fighting Climate Change with Farm Solar & Carbon Sequestration

Fighting Climate Change with Farm Solar & Carbon Sequestration Thu, Aug 27, 2020 • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Local Time) Montgomery County Group Sierra Club Event Organizers: Shruti Bhatnagar, shruti.bhatnagar@mdsierra.org Join us for a webinar and forum on How the Ag Reserve Can Fight Climate Change with Farm Solar and Carbon Sequestration. The webinar will include ...
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