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How the COVID-19 Pandemic Helped Me Rediscover Local Markets

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Jul 11, 2020
3 min

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Helped Me Rediscover Local Markets

By Kelley Dennings When Virginia’s governor enacted stay-at-home orders I didn’t run out to get toilet paper. Instead I went to the...

What weeding can teach us about the climate crisis

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Jul 5, 2020
3 min

What weeding can teach us about the climate crisis

By Denali Sai We tend to shape our worldview with clear notions of good and bad. This grants us clarity of mind and groundedness in an...

Relearning our limits (don’t worry, not the calculus kind)

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Jun 13, 2020
3 min

Relearning our limits (don’t worry, not the calculus kind)

By Rita Foth Empty shelves in the grocery store. Shortages of essential protective gear for frontline medical workers. Long delays on...

The Ginkgo Symbolizes Longevity. Can It Help Us to Find Balance Within Ourselves?

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Jun 8, 2020
5 min

The Ginkgo Symbolizes Longevity. Can It Help Us to Find Balance Within Ourselves?

By Hannah Nelson Washingtonians have a complicated relationship with the ginkgo tree. The day I discovered the ginkgo outside my...

Join a Growing Community of Sustainability-Focused Entrepreneurs

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Jan 12, 2020
3 min

Join a Growing Community of Sustainability-Focused Entrepreneurs

By Patty Simonton Women around the world are looking at entrepreneurship as a way to make a real and lasting impact in their communities...

A few tricks to green your Halloween treats

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Oct 28, 2019
3 min

A few tricks to green your Halloween treats

By Erica Meier For children and adults alike, Halloween is all about the treats. Fortunately, we’ve got a few tricks to share about how...

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May 13, 2017
3 min

Teddy Roosevelt’s Mar-a-Lago

By Melissa Lembke When you think of Washington, D.C., hiking isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. You more likely think politics,...

Why “The Why” is Needed to Recycle Right

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Aug 21, 2015
3 min

Why “The Why” is Needed to Recycle Right

By Cara Blumenthal You just finished lunch at your favorite salad hotspot. You get up from the table, gather the plastic bowl and lid,...

A Delicious and Sustainable Spring Salad

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May 14, 2015
3 min

A Delicious and Sustainable Spring Salad

By Elizabeth Hubley This salad is everything I love about spring – crisp, tender asparagus; the first juicy vibrant tomatoes of the...

Why Should You Care about the Social Cost of Carbon?

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Apr 30, 2015
2 min

Why Should You Care about the Social Cost of Carbon?

By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin I recently attended a briefing on the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) sponsored by the Ayres Law Group and it set...

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Apr 3, 2015
3 min

Biking to Work: It’s Quite Doable

by Catherine Plume Bicycle commuting continues to grow in the DC area and according to a US Census report, 4.5 percent of DC residents...

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Jul 8, 2013
3 min

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...

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Nov 12, 2012
2 min

Gearing up for Winter!

It seems that in the wake of Hurricane Sandy came winter. Cold temperatures (except for the weekend’s “heat wave”) and days that get...

Recap: Green Living Project Film Premiere

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Jul 12, 2012
1 min

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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May 13, 2012
4 min

Biking Successfully!

By Kate Seitz Hi fellow EcoWomen. I’m Kate, a mid-twenty’s Midwestern transplant to DC and self-proclaimed environmental enthusiast,...

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Apr 30, 2012
3 min

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...

What’s So Sustainable About Greening Your Livable Community?!

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Apr 26, 2012
3 min

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 16, 2012
2 min

“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...