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04/14/2011

A Local Solar Success

The following is the experience of Nate Rose, a Rosemont resident, who installed solar panels and a solar thermal hot water system in his home.

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Categories: Environment Tags: Green Living, Home, Solar, water

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Support Your Favorite Green Idea for Alexandria!

06/27/2016

Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

@ACTionAlexVA

The ideas for the 2016 Green Ideas Challenge are in! From butterfly gardens to art classes, this year's green ideas provide brilliant suggestions for making Alexandria an even greener place to live, work and visit! More...

Categories: Environment Tags: alexandria green ideas challenge

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The Green Ideas Challenge Returns!

05/31/2016

Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

@ACTionAlexVA

ACTion Alexandria is once again hosting the Green Ideas Challenge, starting on Wednesday, June 1. For the fourth year, ACTion is asking local nonprofits and community members, working in partnerships with local organizations, to submit their ideas for making Alexandria an even greener, more sustainable place to live, work and visit. More...

Categories: Environment Tags: alexandria green ideas challenge

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Spring2ACTion Results & Recap!

05/19/2016

Kerrin Epstein
ACTion Alexandria

@ACTionAlexVA

On Friday, May 6, More...

Categories: Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Food & Shelter, Health, Neighborhoods Tags: Alexandria Nonprofits, celebration, spring2action

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Career Opportunity: Project Manager, City of Alexandria's Early Care and Education Initiative

Posted on: 11/24/2015 by ACT for Alexandria

Please see below for information on an exciting opportunity to lead part of an ongoing effort to provide compreshensive early care and education in Alexandria.

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Categories: Education Tags: career, job, project manager

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SolarizeAlexandria Launches to Help Residents Go Solar

Posted on: 09/10/2025 by ACTion Alexandria

SolarizeAlexandria, a program to make it easier and more affordable for residents to install solar power systems on Alexandria homes, launched September 7 and will run through November 10.

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Categories: Environment Tags: environment, solar energy

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Save the Date-Raising of America Film Screening

Posted on: 12/22/2014 by ACT for Alexandria

Please save the date for a special presentation of The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation. DATE AND TIME HAVE CHANGED. NEW DATE AND TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED. The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion, featuring early childhood development experts. Admission is free. Please RSVP at: earlychildhoodfilmalexandria.eventbrite.com.

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Categories: Education Tags: early care and education, education, film screening, free, panel, raising of america, USPTO

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