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Green Festival - Seattle
| What | environment liberal/progressive community speakers solar |
|---|---|
| When |
2008-04-12 10:00
2008-04-12 20:00
2008-04-12 from 10:00 to 20:00 |
| Where | Washington State Convention & Trade Center, 800 Convention Pl, Seattle |
| Attendees | Amory Lovins - Rocky Mountain Institute, Amy Goodman – Host of DemocracyNow!, Thom Hartmann - Air America Host, Jim Hightower - Author of Swim Against The Current Even A Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow, Frances Moore-Lappé – Author of Diet for a Small Planet, John Perkins – Author of The Secret History of the American Empire, Medea Benjamin - CodePINK, Gifford Pinchot III - Health Happiness and Sustainable Business, Richard Heinberg - Peak Everything: Treating Our Collective Hydrocarbon Addiction, Gary Paul Nabhan - Renewing the Food Traditions of Salmon Nation, Maude Barlow - Blue Alert: The Global Water Crisis, Kevin Danaher – Author of Building the Green Economy, Billy Frank Jr. - Nisqually Tribe, Jerome Ringo - Apollo Alliance Energy for the Long Run: The New Apollo Project, John Lombard - Saving Puget Sound |
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Celebrate what’s working in your community! Over 150 visionary speakers and 350 green exhibits on a great variety of topics—from sustainable food and strong local economies to green building and youth in action. Real answers to your questions plus green shopping and dining.
Led by the Office of Sustainability and the Environment, the City of
Seattle is proud to co-host the first Green Festival in the Pacific
Northwest.
Discover some of the best green products and services the Northwest has to offer. And, through Seattle Climate Action Now!, Clean & Green Seattle, and the city’s many other climate projects,
you’ll learn how neighbors, community nonprofits and city departments
are working together to make their city a healthier place to live.
Special Attractions include . . .
Hands-on workshops –
Swap-o-rama-rama - Community and Social Investing - Greening Your Home
& Office - Responsible Travel - Green Technology and Building –
Solar Installations and Green Renovations
- Shop for everything from natural home and health products to solar panels and Fair Trade gifts and crafts.
- Hang out with your kids as they play and learn in Organic Valley’s Green Kids’ Zone.
- Enjoy organic dining and sample local beers & wines. \
- Explore developments in green education, social investing and independent media.
- Learn about City resources for energy conservation, green power, climate action and more at the City of Seattle Pavilion.
- Find inspiration from stories of collective and personal successes.
- Discover green techniques and strategies during great how-to workshops.
- Network with sustainable neighborhood groups.
- Enjoy a diverse program of live local music and performance.