Celebrate Earth Day at Green Festival

Same Great Event - Great New City!

Experience Green Festival in one of the greenest cities in the nation. The Great Lakes are home to some of the most innovative and cutting-edge green technologies, products and services— the perfect place to find great ways to green your life.


Take in more than 300 exhibits in the nation’s largest eco-mall:

* Shop for everything from eco-fashion and natural home and health products to solar panels and fair trade gifts and crafts.
* Discover new techniques and strategies at great how-to workshops.
* Network at green career and green investing sessions.
* Green your home and save energy at the City of Chicago Pavilion.
* Find local organic farmers at the FamilyFarmed Pavilion.
* Let your kids play at the Organic Valley of Family Farms' Kids’ Zone.
* Enjoy organic dining and sample local beers & wines.
* Hear great, live local music.

See more than 150 dynamic speakers on 5 stages:

• Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
• Greg Palast, Armed Madhouse
• Paul Stamets, Fungi Perfecti
• Frances Moore Lappé, Hope’s Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet
• Richard M. Daley, Chicago Mayor (Invited)
• Judy Wicks, White Dog Enterprises, Inc.
• David Korten, The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community
• Omar Freilla, Director of Green Worker Cooperatives
• And many more (check our site for updates)

Sustainable Development in Westchester by Edna Sussman, attorney with Hoguet Newman & Regal LLP in New York City, President of Action for Tomorrow’s Environment, executive board member of Environmental Advocates of New York, and Chair of the Policy Committee of the League of Conservation Voters, Westchester Chapter. Ms. Sussman is active in the Westchester County Task Force on Global Warming.

FREE 

Towards Sustainability: Western Regional Conference and Expo is a collaborative effort between academic, community, government and industry leaders to provide a forum for information sharing, thoughtful inquiry, and enhanced commitment to the benefits of sustainability.

Join us for Towards Sustainability and you will discover:
- Teaching Towards Sustainability - the integration of sustainability concepts across the curriculum
- Proven and emerging renewable energy systems and technologies
- Building industry sustainable practices and resources
- Student life. Learning and applying appropriate technology on campus

Additional Towards Sustainability activities include:
- Exhibitors of sustainable products for the built environment, including furniture.
- Field trips and site visits to highlight renewable energy initiatives
- Poster session, public CAPE forum, and environmental arts activities

The Sierra Nevada is a natural treasure with wonders such as Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, and the Giant Sequoia Trees. Unfortunately, the forests of the Sierra are being clearcut by logging giant Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI). This destructive activity threatens endangered wildlife, dumps sediment into streams and lakes and even increases fire risks for local communities. Come to a presentation by the folks from Forest Ethics (forestethics.org) to learn more about this issue, and about where this wood is going, and what you can do to help stop it.

FREE 

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Join us for a free Worm Compost workshop this weekend, and discover an amazing way to recycle fruit and vegetable scraps. The workshop is hands-on and user friendly! Worm composting is a fun and easy way to recycle fruit and vegetable scraps using redworms in an enclosed bin. Redworms eat kitchen scraps and turn them into a high quality fertilizer. Worm composting is for food waste only, and is especially appropriate for people with little or no yard space. With ordinary kitchen trimmings, home composters can make a rich fertilizer. Using homemade compost will cut down on the amount of fertilizer and water we need to use on our soils. Compost makes soil more fertile and helps gardens and lawns become healthy and lush. There will be a drawing for a free worm bin at the end of the class. The worm workshop will be presented by staff from the Bay-Friendly Gardening program of Alameda County. For information about the entire Bay-Friendly Gardening workshop series or other gardening resources, visit www.BayFriendly.org or call the compost information hotline: 510/444-SOIL

Green Drinks San Francisco Green Business night

Contact Chris Bartle chris [at] greenkeyrealestate [dot] com for the next meeting or see

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SustainableBusinessHappyHourSF/

Green Drinks San Francisco Green Business night

Contact Chris Bartle chris [at] greenkeyrealestate [dot] com for the next meeting or see

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SustainableBusinessHappyHourSF/