dcecowomen
Feb 3, 20143 min read
Make The Most Of Your Interview By Following These 12 Steps
How to Shine: Interviewing Skills To Help You Earn That Dream Job Alexandra Gilliland Last summer when my company was hiring a new junior...
dcecowomen
Jan 11, 20143 min read
What You Need To Know About The Capitol Power Plant
A Breath Of Fresh Air: Ending Coal Use In DC To visit the largest single source of carbon emissions for Washington, D.C., you don’t have...
dcecowomen
Nov 4, 20132 min read
Eco-Justice At Power Shift 2013
Extraction Has A Human Face Written by Caroline Selle, the Zero Waste Girl At Power Shift 2013, thousands of young people gathered to...
dcecowomen
Oct 13, 20132 min read
Take A Hike! The Ecowoman’s Guide to D.C. Hiking
Getting the Most of Autumn: Where to “Hike Locally” By DC EcoBlogger Dawn Bickett The crisp air and changing leaves of autumn – along...
dcecowomen
Oct 7, 20133 min read
Furlough For Enviros: Five Earth-Lovin’ Activities For Your Staycation
As a woman living in the DC area, chances are pretty good that you’re currently on an unexpected paid staycation, courtesy of the...
dcecowomen
Sep 23, 20131 min read
VegFest: A DC festival you don’t want to miss
By DC EcoWoman Dawn Bickett DC Ecowomen take note: Vegfest is just around the corner. Never been? Then you are in for a treat. Or—if you...
dcecowomen
Sep 9, 20132 min read
Car Free, Care Free: How to Get Around in DC
Washington D.C.’s Annual “Car Free Days” are coming up soon, so it’s time to start planning! D.C. is one of the best cities in the world...
dcecowomen
Sep 2, 20132 min read
Get To Know The New Board Members!
Labor Day has come and gone, which means a new year of school, of Congressional hearings… and a new group of DC EcoWomen Board Members!...
dcecowomen
Aug 26, 20132 min read
Loving Locally: 5 Ways To Plan Your Green Honeymoon
By DC EcoWomen and Recent Honeymooners Lisa Seyfried and Dawn Bickett You did it! You planned a successful green wedding. You composted,...
dcecowomen
Aug 12, 20132 min read
The Great Outdoors: No Car Required
By DC EcoWomen blogger Dawn Bickett One of the reasons I love Washington DC is that its strong public transit and walkable neighborhoods...
dcecowomen
Aug 5, 20133 min read
Making the Most of your Local Veggies
The dinners I remember best are the ones I threw together with odds and ends of ingredients. There was the lentil barley salad made with...
dcecowomen
Jul 22, 20132 min read
DC Net Impact: Bringing People Together at Happy Hour
By DC Net Impact President Mikael Baker DC Net Impact is extremely excited to partner with DC EcoWomen to co-host a networking happy hour...
dcecowomen
Jul 18, 20133 min read
Do Summer Vacation – Eco Style
Originally published on Redefining Eco, and cross-posted here with their permission. It’s summertime. It’s hot, it’s sticky, it’s heavy....
dcecowomen
Jul 15, 20132 min read
Water in Washington: At Risk from Fracking?
This water has weathered miles of travel. It may have been recycled and treated hundreds of times over; from a sink in New York City,...
dcecowomen
Jul 8, 20133 min read
Have Yourself a Green Ramadan!
By DC EcoWomen Board Member Lina Khan As the month of Ramadan begins this week for Muslims, many of us are preparing both physically and...
dcecowomen
Jul 3, 20131 min read
Happy Independence Day from DC EcoWomen
It’s the Fourth of July. The 237th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence… and a day to relax and celebrate in the...
dcecowomen
Jun 27, 20131 min read
Winners of the 2012 Photo Contest
Winners of the 2012 Contest: Women and the Environment: ‘Jill on the Turner River’ by Sarah Hackney Photos of women exploring the natural...
dcecowomen
Jun 13, 20133 min read
DIY For Summer: Revamp Your Old Furniture
Good As New – Tips on Revamping and Fixing Up Your Old Furnishings Odds are that you’ve got a lot of old furniture around the house. You...
dcecowomen
Jun 6, 20132 min read
Rachel Carson: Ultimate EcoWoman
By DC EcoWomen Board Member Stephanie Madden On May 29, 2013, 13 DC EcoWomen gathered to celebrate the birthday of ultimate EcoWoman...
dcecowomen
May 20, 20134 min read
Organizing Your Life: Creating an Eco-Friendly Office
The following is a cross-post from Penny Catterall’s blog Order Your Life. Penny presented the “Organizing Your Life” workshop at the DC...