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Dec 12, 20214 min read

How Climate Change Impacts Disadvantaged Communities in the US

By Julia Scott Rising global temperatures present an urgent danger to our communities, our environment, and the future of life on our...

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Jun 19, 20214 min read

Urban Climate Innovations

By: Ambika Chawla As the Biden-Harris administration designates climate change as a policy priority, increasing attention will be given...

Forested turns modern-day food production on its head.

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Jun 11, 20212 min read

Forested turns modern-day food production on its head.

By: Emma Brown On the outskirts of D.C., there’s a quiet little lot that makes for the perfect spot to lay out the picnic blanket and...

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May 21, 20213 min read

Wall Plants: An Underexplored Ecology

By: Lindsay Hollingsworth We’ve all seen them. The mosses creeping up foundations, the tiny leaves poking out from in between bricks, the...

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Nov 24, 20182 min read

The Best Thing to Do is Give Them Away

By Tynekia Garrett, DC EcoWomen board member The inspiring journalist and social activist Dorothy Day once said, “the best thing to do...

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Oct 1, 20183 min read

Why We’re Excited about DC EcoWomen’s 2018-2019 Calendar

By the DC EcoWomen Executive Board In early August, in a community room of an apartment building in Northeast D.C., the DC EcoWomen...

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Aug 31, 20173 min read

A Note on the New Board

By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin Over the last few years I have been incredibly fortunate to take on several roles on the Board of DC EcoWomen....

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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...

Why Should You Care About Community Now, More than Ever?

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Dec 10, 20163 min read

Why Should You Care About Community Now, More than Ever?

By Tamara Toles-O’laughlin There is no neat and tidy way to sum up my feelings about current events. Highs and lows abound for all of us...

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Aug 28, 20152 min read

Everyone Needs Clean Water

By Sarah Peters Water is essential to life, as Congress understood in 1972 when amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,...

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Nov 29, 20112 min read

The Business of Sustainable Forestry

Where does it all come from – the paper you print your articles on, for the newspaper, for receipts and brochures? Is it recycled? Is it...

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Nov 7, 20112 min read

Happy Birthday Marie Curie!

Today Marks the Day…. Today’s Google Doodle reminds us that today we celebrate Marie Curie‘s 144th birthday. Is her name not ringing a...

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Oct 26, 20111 min read

Save the Date … Annual Holiday Party @ Local 16

Mark your calendars for the eco-party of the year for DC’s green gals and guys! There will be light hors d’oeuvres, prizes and happy hour...

The Affordable Net Zero DC Dream House of Jessica Barnhouse

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Oct 16, 20113 min read

The Affordable Net Zero DC Dream House of Jessica Barnhouse

Jessica Barnhouse, one of the female student architects of the award-winning Empowerhouse designed for the 2011 Solar Decathlon has been...

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Oct 6, 20111 min read

We need YOU … Volunteer with our Support Crew!

Are you interested in blogging? Volunteering at an event? Doing some research? Sign up for our Support Crew today! DC EcoWomen needs YOU...

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Sep 26, 20112 min read

Car Talk: DC EcoWomen Explore Electric Vehicles

This post discusses our September EcoHour with Monica Murphy, Manager of the Advanced Technology Demonstration Program at General Motors....

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Sep 23, 20111 min read

A Vegetarian Celebration in the Nation’s Capital!

When: Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Where: George Washington University–University Yard. H Street between 20th and 21st Sts....

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Sep 19, 20111 min read

Celebrate Car Free Day & Capital Bikeshare’s Birthday

Pledge to UnCar for a Day! Join DC EcoWomen to celebrate Car Free Day (Thursday, Sept. 22), a worldwide event that encourages all of us...

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Aug 31, 20111 min read

You Asked and We Listened: A Letter from the President of DC EcoWomen

Hello EcoWomen! It’s that time of year again, when the city empties out and everyone seems to be on vacation! I wanted to quickly update...