Special Events

Living Green Expo

2009

Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St. Paul MN - The annual Living Green Expo is a free, family-friendly event that inspires people to lead healthier and more sustainable lives. Minnesota’s largest environmental event, the expo provides real solutions for people to live better, healthier lives with less impact on the environment. The two-day event, free to visitors, connects people who are interested in making a positive difference both in their lives and in their communities.

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Planning and Zoning for Wind Energy

2009

Port Huron, MI

A workshop for Michigan’s renewable energy, planning and zoning for wind energy will take place Monday, March 30, at the St. Clair County Don Dodge Auditorium, 200 Grand River Ave., Port Huron.

The workshop will provide local officials, farmers, and other land owners with the tools and resources necessary to implement a strategic plan for wind energy development in their community.

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Michigan Agri-Energy Conference

2009

Kalamazoo, MI

The Michigan Agri-Energy Conference will be held on March 30-31 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This conference focuses on wind farm development as well as broader aspects of creating renewable energy businesses in areas including solar cells, geothermal heat pumps, and the conversion of biomass into biofuels.

For more information visit www.agenergy.org or contact:

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Is Your Community Ready for Wind Energy

2009

University Center, MI (near Bay City)

At the Is Your Community Ready for Wind Energy: A Symposium for Community Leaders and Planners conference, the Michigan Association of Planning will unveil a comprehensive wind energy policy that will eventually become a pivotal set of guidelines for local governments in creating their own plans and ordinances.

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The Energy Fair

2009

Custer, WI - Since 1990, the Energy Fair has shown fairgoers how to change the world while having fun. Each summer the Fair transforms rural central Wisconsin into the global hot spot for renewable energy education. The Energy Fair is the world's largest renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living educational event of its kind. The Energy Fair features hundreds of workshops and exhibits all emphasizing clean energy & sustainable living and is fun for the whole family.

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2009 Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summit

2009

Milwauke, WI

The theme Green Business–Unlimited Economic Opportunity highlights how the growth of renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainability will generate new economic opportunities in Wisconsin.

The 2009 Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summit covers traditional renewables, bio-industry, water resources, carbon capture and sequestration, green transportation, energy efficiency, sustainable technologies and quality practices, green career pathways, workshops and training short courses, and greening practices for colleges.

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