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Jan 7, 20224 min read
How Nature Can Enhance Your Workday
By Sandi Schwartz Whether you work at home alone or in a crowded office, you probably get antsy after sitting all day staring at your...
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Dec 12, 20214 min read
How Climate Change Impacts Disadvantaged Communities in the US
photo by Jim Gade on unsplash By Julia Scott Rising global temperatures present an urgent danger to our communities, our environment, and...
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Nov 28, 20213 min read
Improve Your Health And Our Environment With These 3 Simple Steps
We humans are often attuned to improving our personal health, and we may also ponder how to live more environmentally-friendly,...
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May 7, 20217 min read
The 1002 area
By: Jessica Miles I want the Arctic and the polar bears to survive. As part of their America First energy policy, the Trump...
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Apr 23, 20214 min read
The Link Between Sustainability and Water Quality
By: Jane Marsh Environmental consciousness is rising, and civilians are taking action. Electric cars, solar panels and smart thermostats...
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Mar 26, 20214 min read
7 Ways to Make Sustainable and Ethical Fashion a Wardrobe Staple
By: Camille Bangug The first time I Marie Kondo-ed my wardrobe, I remember the sheer horror I felt at the pile of clothes sitting in...
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Mar 19, 20214 min read
Hit the road without trashing the planet: Low-waste moving tips during COVID
By: Kelley Dennings The pandemic may have everyone stuck at home, but for many people the location of home is changing. In the months...
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Mar 5, 20213 min read
6 Ways to Federally Aid the Adoption of EVs
By: Jane Marsh People look forward to a future with flying cars and hovercrafts, but the future of transportation is already here....
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Jan 14, 20215 min read
8 Ideas for Eco-Friendly New Year’s Resolutions – And How to Actually Stick to Them
By: Ellie Long If you’re anything like me, you’re starting out 2021 more than a little exhausted from the events of the past year. Yes,...
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Jan 4, 20215 min read
The Fight for Reproductive Health Care Is a Fight for Human Rights
By: Kelley Dennings ATT: “The Fight for Reproductive Health Care Is a Fight for Human Rights” by Kelley Dennings originally appeared as...
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Nov 15, 20204 min read
Exposed: Educating and Advocating In a Political Stalemate
By: Kaley Beins “In order to protect public health from chemical contamination, there needs to be a massive outcry–a choir of voices–by...
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Nov 6, 20203 min read
Looking for Onsite Dining in DC Restaurants that Hold the Plastic? Check Out These Options
By: Susan Schorr Restaurants have been hit hard by COVID-19. In March, they were ordered to suspend table seating and limited to delivery...
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Feb 11, 20183 min read
Black History Month: Equity and Inclusion in DC EcoWomen
by Tamara Toles O’Laughlin February is Black History Month, and it couldn’t have come any sooner for your local chapter of EcoWomen. We...
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Nov 3, 20175 min read
A Dietary Pattern for a Healthier Planet
by Joanna Pustilnik, Bodacious Nutrition A condo building is going up in my neighborhood, and my husband and I were worried it might...
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Feb 18, 20173 min read
Hello, From the Intersection!
By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin Pick a Fire, Any Fire It is February in America. Just weeks into a new year, when the national gaze is turned...
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Jul 12, 20121 min read
Recap: Green Living Project Film Premiere
By Katrina Phillips Our evening began with a short local spotlight story from Sam Ullery, the Schoolyard Garden Specialist for DC’s...
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Apr 30, 20123 min read
April EcoHour Recap: Sustainable Farms!
By Vesper Hubbard In April, DC EcoWomen hosted a panel discussion for EcoHour on local farming. We heard about kosher meat production...
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Apr 26, 20123 min read
What’s So Sustainable About Greening Your Livable Community?!
By Cheryl Kollin, Livability Project Defining sustainability When I mention in casual conversation that I work with “sustainable”...
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Apr 15, 20122 min read
“Like” Social Media? Then Tweet your Professional Brand!
by Vesper Hubbard In the Gen Y era, social media is as ubiquitous in our professional lives as it is in our personal lives. Most of us...
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Mar 31, 20122 min read
Seaside Saturdays: The Power of Economics
Welcome back to our Seaside Saturdays series, where this week we’ll touch on a topic important across all fields of environmental...