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		<title>Holiday Swaps For This Holiday Season</title>
		<link>https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/holiday-swaps-for-this-holiday-season/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Giuliana de la Incera]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[EcoAction Arlington Newsletter]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Holidays are a time for peace, love and tranquility. Some of the best memories are made with friends and family. Now that everyone may be home for the holidays you might be thinking what should I buy? What will they like? What should I make? It can be stressful for anyone, and no one wants &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Weigh in on the Draft Forestry and Natural Resources Plan</title>
		<link>https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/fnrp2022/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Bianchi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Arlington County is currently soliciting feedback on its draft Forestry and Natural Resources Plan (FNRP), which will guide County efforts to protect and enhance its tree canopy and natural resources for at least the next decade. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EcoAction Arlington Comments on the Missing Middle Housing Proposal</title>
		<link>https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/comments-on-mmh/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Bianchi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Practices]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tree Canopy Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arlington County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arlington County Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buckingham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbia Heights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ft. Myers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glebe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glebewood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Valley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long Branch Creek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[missing middle housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAACP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penrose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tree Canopy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/?p=20937</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[EcoAction Arlington recently sent a letter to the County Board supporting, but describing its concerns, with proposed plans to change residential zoning throughout the County to allow small-scale 2 to 8 units residential buildings (aka Missing Middle) in lots currently zoned for&#160; single-family residences. Higher density housing is more environmentally friendly as it increases energy &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Weigh in on Arlington’s Ten-Year Capital Improvement Plan</title>
		<link>https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/cip6_22/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Bianchi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The EcoAdvocate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Capital Investment Plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon neutrality]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[electrification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fossil fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat island effect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tree Canopy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Arlington County needs to do more to meet the challenges of the rapidly unfolding climate crisis. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Join the Conversation on the County’s Zero Waste Plan </title>
		<link>https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/join-the-conversation-on-the-countys-zero-waste-plan/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Bianchi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 17:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reduce - Reuse - Recycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The EcoAdvocate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arlington]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon footprint]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[zero waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zero waste plan]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Would you like Arlington County to do more to assist residents and businesses with reducing waste and the heavy carbon footprint that it represents? Do you have ideas on how to expand opportunities to reduce, reuse, and repair? Are you frustrated with trying to navigate existing recycling programs or finding ways to recycle hard-to-recycle metals, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Electrify Your Life to Help Drive Change and Save Money in The Long Run</title>
		<link>https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/electrify-your-life-to-help-drive-change-and-save-money-in-the-long-run/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Bianchi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 16:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Practices]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[building electrification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EcoAction Arlington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EcoAdvocate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Star]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar United Neighbors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zero Carbon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[zero carbon buildings]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/?p=19831</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Transitioning from fossil fuels (e.g., goal and natural gas) to low-carbon sources of electricity is essential for reaching carbon neutrality. While much of the energy purchased from electric utilities is currently derived from fossil fuels, this will be reduced significantly during the lifespan of many of our investments in vehicles, appliances, and building heating and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Arlington County Board Needs to Invest More in Climate Change Action</title>
		<link>https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/invest_more/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Advocacy Committee]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arlington County Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon footprint]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chief Climate officer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EcoAction Arlington Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[livable future]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[take action]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/?p=19343</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Business as usual is not an option. I look to County Board members to do everything within your power to take action to prevent the worst impacts of climate change and help build a sustainable and livable future for my family and future generations.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Urge Amazon to Make PenPlace HQ2 Zero Carbon</title>
		<link>https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/urge-amazon-to-make-penplacehq2-zero-carbon/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Bianchi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The EcoAdvocate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arlington County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon neutrality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pen Place HQ2]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SPRC]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/?p=18828</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The PenPlace Project, Amazon’s HQ2 complex, demonstrates outstanding elements of sustainable design and has the potential to become the first commercial zero carbon building in Arlington, helping to normalize advanced practices in sustainable design and construction essential to achieve the County’s goal for carbon neutrality. Ask Amazon to commit to achieving Zero Carbon Certification and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Be an Environmental Advocate during the 2022 General Assembly Session</title>
		<link>https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/be-an-environmental-advocate-during-the-2022-general-assembly-session/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michele Bianchi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The EcoAdvocate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2022 General Assembly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arlington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arlington VA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean car standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate actions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electric vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RGGI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tree Canopy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/?p=18825</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Citizen voices can sway our state legislators and now is the time to stand up for climate action, protection of our air, water, and open spaces, and environmental justice. EcoAction Arlington is joining forces with Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions Arlington Hub and the Potomac River Group of the Sierra Club to amplify Arlington voices &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Plastic Bag Fee Starts January 1</title>
		<link>https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/plastic-bag-tax/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Advocacy Committee]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reduce - Reuse - Recycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The EcoAdvocate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic bag tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic bags]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[single-use plastics]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ecoactionarlington.org/?p=18736</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In September, with the encouragement of EcoAction Arlington and the 1,500 signers of our petition, the Arlington County Board joined Fairfax County and Alexandria in adopting a plastic bag tax. Starting&#160;January 1, grocery stores, drugstores, and convenience stores in Arlington will begin to charge a five-cent fee for single-use plastic bags at their check-out counters. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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