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Announcing EarthWorks Expo
2009
 We're delighted to announce that the Third
Annual EarthWorks Expo will take place the weekend of August 29-30,
2009, at the Denver Merchandise Mart.
EarthWorks Expo
is Denver's biggest authentically local green-living event of the
year, a celebration of Colorado’s burgeoning green marketplace and
an inspiring showcase of local solution-providers in renewable
energy, green building, green transportation, resource conservation
and Earth-friendly products and services for home, business and
personal wellness.
Our recent 2008
show was a great success. Attendance was up 50% over 2007, and our
exhibitor count increased by 20%. We anticipate even greater growth
for our 2009 show, with up to 200 green exhibitors and attendance of
5,000+ for the 2-day event. Look for more great workshops, more
diversity of exhibitors and even lower ticket prices than in 2008.
Parking is always free. And, as in years past, we are committed to
being a zero-waste, low-carbon event.
EarthWorks Speakers
Bureau Launches Soon
As part of our commitment to promote green
inspiration, information and practical know-how to the largest
possible audience throughout Denver Metro, Boulder and surrounding
communities, EarthWorks Expo will soon launch a uniquely green
Speakers Bureau.
Twelve or more
outstanding speakers will be included in our initial roster,
enabling the EarthWorks Speakers Bureau to offer highly informative
and empowering presentations on a wide range of green topics
including renewable energy, green building and landscaping, green
real estate, organic/sustainable food and gardening, green
transportation, relocalization, resource conservation, energy
efficiency, green consumer choices, green business development,
green investing, environmental stewardship and more.
Our speakers can
tailor their presentations to meet the needs of schools and
colleges, businesses, churches, civic and service organizations,
neighborhood associations -- just about any interested group,
regardless of size or makeup. Depending on client preference,
presentations can range in length from under 30 minutes up to 4
hours or more. Typical presentations will run 60 to 90 minutes,
including Q
and A.
EarthWorks
speakers will be available for scheduling by early October. Sliding
scale fees may apply in some cases.
Green News
Highlights
Each issue of the EarthWorks Letter will
include several green news reports summarized from the mainstream
press, with links to more detailed information.
"Air Car" Could
Reach U.S. Market in 2010
Found in CNN.com
August 8, 2008
A New York-based
company says it intends to bring a 6-passenger "air car" to the U.S.
market by 2010. Powered by compressed air, the car is said to
achieve the equivalent of 106 mpg. Prototypes have already been
demonstrated by the French firm MDI, which has been developing the
concept since 1991. India's largest car maker Tata has also teamed
with MDI to ready a low-priced air car for the Indian market. The
U.S. version is predicted to sell for as little as $18,000. GO
HERE for the whole story.
"Farms in the
Sky" Gain New Interest
Found in The New
York Times, July 15, 2008
Professor
Dickson Despommier of Columbia University thinks it will soon be
possible to grow food, lots of it, in midtown Manhattan and other
metropolitan centers. He's designing 30-story "vertical farms" that
produce their own power, recycle their own water and nutrients, and
grow enough high-quality food to feed some 50,000 people who happen
to live within a few blocks of the structure. Civic leaders have
started to take notice, including Scott Stringer, Manhattan borough
president, who says, "I think we can really do this." GO
HERE for the whole story.
How Denmark Achieved Energy
Independence
Found in The New
York Times, August 10, 2008
When the 1973 Arab oil embargo hit Denmark, the Danes took it
as an urgent wake-up call, and they've been serious about energy
independence ever since. Today, during rush-hour in downtown
Copenhagen, half of the traffic is... bicycles. Even on rainy days.
Denmark now produces 20% of its electricity from wind power,
compared with roughly 1% in the U.S.; and, incidentally, Denmark is
the world's leading exporter of wind turbine technology. True,
gasoline costs Danes roughly $10 per gallon, but few complain,
because Denmark's energy policies have brought so many economic
benefits. And Denmark's oil imports from the Middle East are zero.
GO
HERE for the whole story. |
