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Dec 12, 20142 min read

DC EcoWomen 2014 Year End

A Great Year, With Many More Great Plans! By DC EcoWomen President, Christina Sorrento As 2014 comes to a close, I am taking a moment to...

Nov 19, 20142 min read

Home Sweet Home: How to switch to renewable energy

by Lina Khan Anyone buying a new home for the first time may wonder what he or she is getting into. I don’t think I fully comprehended...

Oct 30, 20142 min read

Drink Responsible: Eco-friendly Alcohol

by Alexandra Gilliland In terms of a pecking order for sustainable alcoholic beverages, wine tends to be the most environmental choice....

Oct 21, 20142 min read

Pesticides in your pumpkin patch: How to make sure your fall is chemical-free

by Dawn Bickett Shorter days, crisp autumn air, turning leaves. Fall is finally here in full force. And that means it’s picking time —...

Oct 6, 20143 min read

Preserving the Summer Bounty

Food preservation doesn’t need to be complicated; in fact, most methods are deceptively simple. We preserve food every day when we put...

Sep 25, 20142 min read

#ThrowbackThursday: Posts from the archive

Have you been reading DC Ecowomen’s blog since its inception? We have, and there’s some great stuff in the archives. Like this post, for...

Sep 12, 20142 min read

Transform Your Lunch: Tips to Make Lunchtime More Sustainable

by Alexandra Gilliand September is the start of so many things. The start of football, the start of Fall, and the start of school, and...

Aug 29, 20143 min read

Feminism and Environmentalism, Part Two

Girls Rock! Environmental Changemakers around the Globe This is the second installment of a new series on the intersection between...

Aug 25, 20143 min read

Going local: How to talk about climate change in your own backyard

Written by Dawn Bickett Plenty of DC Ecowomen work day in and day out on addressing climate change. Phrases like ‘anthropogenic carbon...

Aug 9, 20142 min read

How’d Pharmaceuticals End Up in My Lake?

There’s Something in the Water -Brenna Mannion Drugs in the Water The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves roughly 25 new...