Glimpsing into the Emerging Market of Home Energy Storage
By Sarah Peters At last December’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP 21), the USA set ambitious goals to cut carbon emissions and to...
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Mar 20, 20163 min read
How the U.S. Can Meet Its Climate Pledge
By Manjyot Bhan I let out a cheer when Leonardo DiCaprio mentioned climate change during his Oscars acceptance speech. But concern about...
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Mar 11, 20163 min read
5 Ways to Green Your Morning Routine
By Amy Loder As an EcoWoman, you recycle, use reusable shopping bags and bring a water bottle wherever you go. But are you being mindful...
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Mar 4, 20164 min read
What Every EcoWoman Should Know About the Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan
By Sonia Abdulbaki I recently wrote an article on the DC EcoWomen blog regarding the global concern of water shortage. I quote myself...
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Feb 26, 20163 min read
Dig In and Know Your Trash: Hazardous or Not?
By Stephanie Tsao We all produce household waste. Beyond the banana peels and plastic wrappers, some common household items need special...
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Feb 19, 20162 min read
Why Should You Care About Community?
By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin Think big potato, act small fry The conclusion of COP21 created much needed space for serious efforts to...
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Feb 5, 20163 min read
The Environment Doesn’t Need Microbeads, and Neither Do You!
By Robin Garcia In a recent bipartisan victory for the environment, President Obama signed the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 into...
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Jan 8, 20163 min read
Why Should You Care About Equity Over Equality in Environmental Work?
By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin Among other things, the EcoWomen Community is a network of change agents and activists who take on the cause...
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Dec 18, 20154 min read
Sustainable Cities are Paving the Way at COP21
By Lindsay Parker This week, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) 21 has...
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Dec 4, 20154 min read
An Environmentalist’s Guide to the Pope’s Encyclical
by Farley Lord Smith It’s been a few months since Pope Francis visited Washington, and several more since his encyclical, Laudato Si’: On...
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Nov 20, 20154 min read