3rd Annual Idaho Green Expo
This great green event is over now!
| Date: |
Sat May 8 2010
to
Sun May 9 2010
Saturday, 10 am – 7 & Sunday, 11 am – 6 pm |
| Where: |
Boise Centre on the Grove
850 W. Front St.
Boise
Idaho, 83702 [ Map it!] |
Event Type: |
Festivals/ Fairs/Expos |
| Web Site: |
www.idahogreenexpo.org/ |
Presented by GreenWorks Idaho, in partnership with the City of Boise and the U.S. Green Building Council.
The Idaho Green Expo is produced by GreenWorks Idaho in collaboration with businesses, non-profit groups, concerned individuals and government agencies seeking to promote sustainable products, services and behaviors in Idaho.
See website, linked above for more information, or contact: info@GreenWorksIdaho.org, or 208-949-6058
How we are trying to make this event "green":
The concept of Greening the Grove (Idaho Green Expo's venue) has gone through a few permutations. It started with the simple concept of installing solar panels on the Grove to help power the events held there. That idea quickly turned into the dream of building a permanent stage on the Grove with a solar paneled roof. Then after that idea was batted around a bit, the cost and complexity was greater then everyone first thought, and that would have taken years to bring about. It's still a dream though.
However, we have now returned back to where we started, with the simple idea of bringing solar power to the Grove, but this time with one very interesting and timely twist. The City of Boise is in the process of converting many street lights in downtown to LED lamps, which save a lot of energy and money. A solar panel system would most likely provide enough energy to power all of the new LED street lamps in the Grove.
GreenWorks Idaho raised over $6,000 at last year's Idaho Green Expo to contribute to the concept of Greening the Grove, and we our planning to raise some additional funds at the 2010 Expo.
You too can help to make this project become a reality by offsetting your own carbon footprint. At the Expo volunteers will be available to help you calculate the carbon your home, car and even airline travel produce, and you can offset that carbon by contributing to the clean energy and energy efficiency projects GreenWorks will be supporting, such as Greening the Grove.
If you don't want to wait until the Expo to offset your carbon footprint, you can do it yourself by visiting www.greenworksidaho.org/carbon-neutral.asp. |
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