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GREEN FESTIVAL RETURNS TO CHICAGO |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GREEN FESTIVAL RETURNS TO CHICAGO
World’s Largest Sustainable Living Event Greens the Great Lakes Region
-- May 17 and 18, 2008 --
Chicago, IL (May 2008) - Green Festival, the nation’s largest green living event, will make its second trip to America’s heartland when it visits Chicago May 17 and 18, at the city’s historic Navy Pier.
A joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, two leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to environmental and social justice for more than twenty-five years, Green Festival is a forum to explore and build sustainable solutions for our communities and the environment. With an expected attendance of more than 30,000, Chicago’s second Green Festival will host 150 visionary speakers, 350 local and national green businesses, and dozens of community and non-profit groups. The Chicago Host Committee of 50 community leaders, including Naomi Davis, Founder of Blacks in Green and recipient of a Chicago Magazine Green Award, Peter Nicholson, Director of the Foresight Design Initiative, and Reverend Clare Butterfield, Executive Director of Faith in Place, helped design the event with local focus.
For two days, Green Festival attendees will explore the latest in clean technology, green building, socially responsible investing, eco-fashion, renewable energy, green careers and green collar jobs, natural foods, groundbreaking films, eco-tourism and more. The wide selection of workshops, speakers and panelists will cover topics both local and international in scope, ranging from “How to Green Your Restaurant Experience” and “Eco-Home Remodeling on a Budget,” to “Building the Green Economy” and “Green Parenting: Raising Children Without Trashing the Planet.”
Mayor Richard M. Daley, who has earned a national reputation for his groundbreaking, community-based programs to address such challenges as education and neighborhood development, will welcome attendees on Saturday morning and provide remarks on the city’s environmental successes, innovations and challenges ahead. Chicago residents will learn more about their city’s environmental initiatives and resources at the City of Chicago Green Pavilion where experts will provide tips for successful urban green living and demonstrate that protecting the environment and saving money go hand-in-hand.
“With over 30,000 attendees, Green Festival’s first visit to Chicago in 2007 revealed an astounding wellspring of energy and community” says Global Exchange’s Co-Founder Kevin Danaher. “We anticipate even greater attendance this year as Chicago residents return with friends, family and business colleagues to recharge their batteries and reignite their commitment to sustainability.”
Since the first event in 2002, Green Festival has remained a model of environmental and social leadership, consistently providing authentic information for consumers on every aspect of green living. A stringent screening process ensures all exhibitors and sponsors meet the best practices and highest standards for environmental integrity and social responsibility. While many events and tradeshows are notoriously wasteful, Green Festival demonstrates an unmatched commitment to reducing environmental impact by walking its green talk and reusing, recycling or composting 95 percent or more of show waste. To further reduce the footprint of the event and its attendees, those who arrive by bicycle are offered reduced admission along with valet parking. Green Festival also provides carbon offsets for the entire event and its participating staff and organizers.
Now in its seventh year, Green Festival’s circuit includes San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, DC and Seattle and saw over 100,000 guests in combined attendance in 2007. The next festivals will take place in Washington, DC on November 8 and 9 and in San Francisco November 14-16, 2008.
Chicago Green Festival Highlights
- Nationally renowned speakers such as Chicago’s Mayor Richard M. Daley, Winona Laduke, Amy Goodman, Daniel Pinchbeck, Thom Hartmann, Sharif Abdullah, Majora Carter, Stacy Malkan, Paul Stamets, Diane Wilson, John Perkins, Greg Palast, David Bach and Sara Snow
- Fair Trade and Eco-Shopping
- Green Careers and Education Area
- Organic Valley Green Kids Zone
- Socially Responsible Investing
- The Fair Trade Café and Organic Beer & Wine Pavilion
- Power Foods Group
- Eco-tourism and Eco-fashion
- Environmental Film Festival
- Community Action Center
- Green Home Pavilion featuring 40-minute workshops
- Bike Valet
- Natural Pet Care
- Yoga and Movement Room
Event Details:
Navy Pier, 600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
May 17 and 18
Saturday 9AM - 8PM
Sunday 11AM - 6PM
$15 per person- all-access for one or both days.
$10 per person ($5 off admission) for students with ID, seniors over 62, bike riders with a ticket from the Green Festival Bike Valet, bus riders with transfer ticket/bus pass, BetterWorld book drive participants (see below).
FREE: Kids under 12 and Co-op America or Global Exchange members
About Co-op America:
Co-op America (www.coopamerica.org) is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1982, providing the economic strategies, organizing power and practicing tools for businesses and individuals to address today's social and environmental problems. Its Green Business Network is the largest national network of businesses screened for their social and environmental responsibility.
About Global Exchange:
Global Exchange (www.globalexchange.org) is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. Since its founding in 1988, Global Exchange has successfully increased public awareness of root causes of injustice while building international partnerships and mobilizing for change.
Green Festival Partners:
Clif Bar, Care 2, Chicago DOE, Energy Star, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Honest Tea, Illinois Green Government Council, Kimpton, Bgreen, Microplace, ONE tour, Organic Valley, Planet Green, Shorebank, TS Designs, Whole Foods Market, Clear Channel Radio Chicago, NBC 5
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THE EMERALD CITY SPARKLES AS A BEACON OF SUSTAINABILITY |
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Seattle’s First Green Festival Draws Over 30,000 Attendees Event Showcases All Facets of Local Initiatives; Sets Precedent for Greening of Events Industry
Seattle, WA (April 24, 2008) – Green Festival, a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, celebrated sustainability at its first Seattle event with an attendance over 30,000. Now in its seventh year and in four cities nationwide, the world’s largest and most authentic green living show held its Pacific Northwest debut on April 12th – 13th at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center.
The event played host to over 150 visionary speakers, 300 local and national green businesses, and dozens of community and non-profit groups. The Seattle Host Committee of nearly 200 community leaders helped design the event for local focus.
The weekend began with an official welcome of traditional song and dance from local First Nations groups and with opening remarks from Seattle’s Mayor Gregory J. Nickels and King County Council Chair Julia Patterson.
For two days, Green Festival attendees explored the latest in clean technology, green building, socially responsible investing, eco-fashion, renewable energy, green careers and green collar jobs, natural foods, groundbreaking films, eco-tourism, green building, and more. The wide selection of workshops, speakers and panelists covered topics ranging from “Green Home Remodeling 101” and the “DIY Energy Audit,” to “Building the Green Economy” and “Grassroots Solutions to Climate Change.”
“In the biodiversity of strategies it takes to create a movement and solve social and environmental problems, many kinds of activities, action networks and gathering places are required,” says Alisa Gravitz, Co-op America Executive Director. “Some need to get people excited and motivated to take new steps, others need to encourage people to be reflective and bring forth the wisdom that they already have. We need all components to accelerate the movement, and that is the purpose Green Festival aims to serve.”
Seattle residents engaged with city’s and county’s environmental representatives at City of Seattle and King County interactive education pavilions where experts provided tips and demonstrations on all aspects of urban green living – from local transportation and volunteering, to greening your garden and exploring local foods.
“There are a million beautiful ways that people are working together to improve the health and ecosystems of our region, to strengthen communities and build an enduring infrastructure,” says Green Festival Seattle regional director Jenny Heins. “Green Festival was the perfect place to bring them together for a weekend of joy and celebration and to congratulate and support one another.”
While the event and tradeshow industries are notoriously wasteful, utilizing excessive energy, dumping tons of waste into landfills, and “leaving crater-sized environmental footprints,”* Green Festival is an exemplary model of environmental responsibility. In each locale, Green Festival demonstrates its commitment to walking its green talk, and the first Seattle Green Festival was no exception. Through the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and meticulous sorting procedures to reuse, recycle and compost, 97% of all show waste was recovered, translating into only 3% of waste going into landfills. Many festival goers also pedaled their way to a reduced carbon footprint; arriving by bicycle meant reduced admission costs and free “valet parking.”
Efforts taken to reduce the event’s environmental impact include:
- Dozens of “resource recovery stations” were placed throughout the space to encourage proper sorting of waste into recycling, composting and landfill categories.
- 400 “Green team” volunteers were on hand to help attendees choose the appropriate waste receptacle.
- Event organizers worked directly with exhibitors to identify opportunities for material re-use, recycled and energy efficient fixtures, carbon emissions neutralizing and overall conversion to eco-friendly practices.
- Plates and utensils used in the food pavilion were compostable.
- Rather then selling expensive and wasteful bottled water, water stations allowed people to fill up their reusable water bottles for free.
Now in its seventh year, Green Festival’s circuit includes San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, DC and saw combined attendance of over 100,000 in 2007. The next festival will take place in Chicago in May 17-18, 2008 with Washington, DC and San Francisco to follow in November 2008.
Seattle Green Festival Highlights Included:
- Nationally renowned speakers such as Seattle’s Mayor Greg Nickels, Billy Frank Jr, Amory Lovins, Amy Goodman, Frances Moore-Lappe, Paul Stamets and Jim Hightower
- Fair-Trade and Eco-Shopping
- Green Careers and Education Area
- King County and City of Seattle Environmental Pavilions
- Organic Valley Green Kids Zone
- Socially Responsible Investing
- The Fair Trade Café and Organic Beer & Wine Pavilion
- Power Foods Pavilion
- Eco Tourism and Eco Fashion
- Environmental Film Festival
- Community Action Center
- Green Home Pavilion featuring 40-minute workshops
- Bike Valet
- Natural Pet Care
About Co-op America:
Co-op America (www.coopamerica.org) is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1982, providing the economic strategies, organizing power and practicing tools for businesses and individuals to address today's social and environmental problems. Its Green Business Network is the largest national network of businesses screened for their social and environmental responsibility.
About Global Exchange:
Global Exchange (www.globalexchange.org) is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. Since its founding in 1988, Global Exchange has successfully increased public awareness of root causes of injustice while building international partnerships and mobilizing for change.
Green Festival Partners
Bainbridge Graduate Institute, bgreen, Care2, City of Seattle, Clif Bar, Fetzer Wines, Honest Tea, Interra, Kimpton Hotels, King County, KOMO, KPTK, KUNS, Entercom Radio/1 Thing, PCC Natural Markets, Planet Green, Puget Sound Energy, Seattle Climate Action Now, Shore Bank Pacific, tsDesigns
*USA Today, April 22, 2008
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SEATTLE WELCOMES GREEN FESTIVAL |
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World’s Largest Green Living Event Debuts in the Pacific Northwest at Washington State Convention & Trade Center
-- April 12th and 13th 2008 --
Seattle, WA (March 27, 2008) - Green Festival, the nation’s largest green living event, will make its Pacific Northwest debut when Seattle becomes the fourth city in the festival circuit this April 12 – 13, 2008 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center.
A joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, two leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to environmental and social justice for over twenty-five years, Green Festival is a forum to explore and build sustainable solutions for our communities and the environment. With an expected attendance of 30,000, Seattle’s Green Festival will host 150 visionary speakers, 300 local and national green businesses, and dozens of community and non-profit groups. The Seattle Host Committee of nearly 200 community leaders helped design the event for local focus.
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San Francisco Goes Green in Record Numbers |
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Contact: Becky Wisdom/Katie Hunsberger
OrganicWorks Marketing
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San Francisco Goes Green in Record Numbers
Over 41,000 Attend the World’s Leading Authority in Green Living
The 6th Annual Green Festival
San Francisco, CA (December 1, 2007) – Green Festivals, the joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America and the nation’s largest green consumer show, celebrated its sixth year in San Francisco from November 9th-11th, 2007 at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center. Amidst news of the tragic oil spill in the Bay, the Festival drew a record-breaking attendance of over 41,000 people from all backgrounds and shades of green.
Combined with the numbers from this year’s Green Festival events in Washington DC and Chicago – the San Francisco event pushed total 2007 attendance to over 100,000.
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DC Gets the Green Vote
A Record-Breaking 31,000 Attend District’s Fourth Green Festival
Washington, DC (October 24, 2007) – Green Festivals, a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, celebrated its fourth year in Washington DC with an unprecedented event attendance of 31,000. The world’s largest and most authentic green living event took place on October 6th and 7th at the Washington Convention Center.
For two days, more than 400 green businesses, 150 speakers, dozens of community groups and thousands of DC area residents came together to explore and celebrate what’s working in our communities – for people, for businesses and for the environment. Attendees were invited to check out what’s on the horizon for renewable energy, socially responsible investing, eco-fashions, green building, eco-friendly travel, organic foods, sustainable business and more.
Consumers representing all shades of green were given the opportunity to shop with their conscience and “vote with their dollars” as they either began or furthered a movement towards a sustainable lifestyle and a just and inclusive green economy.
“Our goal is to provide a two day party with a purpose, engaging attendees with a truly extensive green event to enlighten and educate the public on greener ways of living” says Co-op America Executive Director Alisa Gravitz. “The tremendous growth in attendance at Green Festivals reflects people’s hunger to learn about the movement toward more sustainable lifestyles – and how much fun it is to go green.”
While most events and tradeshows are highly wasteful, Green Festival is an exemplary model of environmental responsibility. As it does every year, the 2007 Washington DC Green Festival demonstrated its commitment to walking its green talk by reusing, recycling or composting 90% of all show waste.
To reduce the event’s environmental impact:
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CHICAGO GOES GREEN IN RECORD NUMBERS! |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Becky Wisdom/Cheryl Roth
OrganicWorks Marketing
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CHICAGO GOES GREEN IN RECORD NUMBERS!
City’s First Green Festival 2007 Draws More Than 31,000
Chicago, IL (May 03, 2007) – The Chicago Green Festival, a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, drew a record event attendance of 31,133 people. The world’s largest green living consumer show took place from April 21 – 22 (Earth Day) at McCormick Place – Lakeside in Chicago.
The event showcased more than 350 diverse local and national green businesses displaying and selling eco-friendly, fair trade and sustainable products. More than 150 environmental, socially conscious and visionary speakers appeared for standing-room-only panel discussions, presentations and main stage speaking events.
Green Festivals are an important part of a powerful environmental and social justice movement that is generating economic stability and vitality across the country. With its record attendance, Chicago Green Festival was a landmark event for Green Festivals, the city of Chicago and the Midwestern United States.
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San Francisco Green Festival Greening Report |
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Green Festival San Francisco – November 2006
Overall Greening and Waste Recovery Numbers
Matthew J Dufon, Greening manager
Congratulations, San Francisco Green Festival!
Thanks to the amazing efforts of hundreds of greening volunteers under the leadership of Greening Manager Matt Dufone, the San Francisco Green Festivalachieved an impressive 96% resource recovery rate. What an incredible feat!Only 4% of all the waste generated during this 3-day event with 35,000people found its way to the local landfill. Another great example of what¹s
working in our communities.
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GREEN GOES MAINSTREAM
Green Festival Celebrates 5th Year in San Francisco
-- World’s Largest Party with A Purpose Continues to Grow with Added Show Day and Anticipated 35,000 Attendees--
(San Francisco, CA) November, 2006 – Green Festival, a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, and widely known “party with a purpose,” kicks off its fifth year in San Francisco on November 10th at the Concourse Exhibition Center. Due to the extraordinary success of last year’s festival, a third show day has been added to the event and will bring together more than 100 speakers, 400 green national and local businesses and an anticipated audience of 35,000. Maintaining its position as the largest and most authentic sustainability event in the world, Green Festival continues to stay at the forefront of bringing leading-edge green products, innovations, services and information into people’s lives and communities. |
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WASHINGTON DC GOES GREEN! |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Record Breaking 24,000 Consumers Attend World’s Largest Party With A Purpose
--Green Festival Event Makes Impact on Community, not Landfills--
(Washington DC) October 26, 2006 - Green Festival, a joint project of Global Exchange and CO-OP America, brought together Washington DC and surrounding area residents for two energetic days to explore the latest options in contemporary green living and socially responsible shopping, as well as providing a platform for some of the foremost speakers and industry leaders in the green space. The world’s largest green living consumer show took place on October 14th and 15th at the Washington Convention Center and was attended by an event record breaking number of 24,612 people looking to be a part of today’s rising green and eco-living movement.
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Showcasing the Growth of the Green Economy |
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By Michael S. RosenwaldWashington Post Staff Writer
Monday, October 16, 2006
Source
Keith
Ware dressed naturally to set up his booth at the Green Festival. He
wore an organic cotton hooded jacket, organic cotton blue jeans and
organic hemp work boots, the soles of which are made from recycled
surgical gloves. He was not, however, wearing his organic cotton
underwear.
"That's not to say I don't own some," he said.
Ware
is one of the owners of Eco-Green Living, a Logan Circle store that
sells organic and fair-trade products such as teas, hemp boots and even
the makeshift floor he was setting up, which was made from Marmoleum --
a combination of linseed oil, wood flour, rosin, jute and limestone. He
was an exhibitor over the weekend at the Green Festival, which drew
crowds of people to the Washington Convention Center to celebrate light
bulbs that last 60,000 hours, investment funds targeting socially
responsible companies and paper made from elephant dung by a company
called Mr. Ellie Pooh.
The show, the third in the District, grew
from 250 exhibitors in the first year to more than 350. Although some
exhibitors were selling products, the chief intention of the show was
to develop the industry by connecting the principles and products of
green businesses with mainstream customers.
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Testimonial from Green Festival Attendee |
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“We had a great time! I particularly enjoyed the natural home aisles! It is really hard to find alternatives for home improvement stuff and this gave me a boat-load of resources!”
LG, Oakland, CA
Woman to Man at Next Table: "I'm glad to see there are normal people here."
I want to add my praise. Just a spectacular event! The speakers were relevant – the booths framed a new world. There was great vision for the future. Everyone was together, working hard, believing in making it happen. Congratulations!
DL, Columbus OH
The food was great (free Clif bars and Stonyfield yogurts, not to mention the ice cream and vegetarian food we bought from a vendor to go with the Organic beer and wine we enjoyed tasting!); we bought some stuff (stationary products made from old maps); and we were amazed at how successfully the event's recycling was orchestrated. Picked up lots of good information!
AS, Washington DC
As an exhibitor at the Festival, I have one main regret: I didn't see any other booths or one single event/speech/presentation. Why? Because we were slammed! Never a moment's rest with a regular line of engaged and motivated guests. By all indicators, the Festival seems a smashing success..
JH, San Francisco CA
Congratulations on a fantastic success with the Green Festival!! It was truly amazing how many people were there, and the positive energy that was generated behind it! Anacostia Watershed Society enjoyed being there on Sunday, and met many interested and committed people.
JC, Baltimore MD
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DC PLAYS HOST TO LARGEST GREEN GATHERING EVER AT GREEN FESTIVAL ‘05 |
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For Immediate Release: October 1st, 2005
Contact: Cheryl Roth or Mara Engel
OrganicWorks Marketing
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--Green Festival Brings Together Community, Likeminded Leaders and Businesses in Celebration of Sustainable Economy, Ecological Balance and Social Justice--
(Washington, DC) October, 2005—Green Festival ’05, a joint project of Global Exchange and CO-OP America, brought together 17,000 visitors for two energetic days of socially responsible shopping, options for thriving green living, foremost speakers and industry leaders, creating the largest party with a purpose at the Washington Convention Center September 24 -25. |
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Green Festival is a Party With a Purpose |
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For Immediate Release: September 1st, 2005
Contact: Amanda Chehrezad (202)872-5314 Due to wild success in 2004, the Washington, DC Green Festival is coming back to town on September 24-25th, 2005.
WASHINGTON, DC- Due to wild success in 2004, the Washington, DC Green Festival is coming back to town on September 24-25th, 2005. Companies with expertise in all areas of the Green economy will be showcasing their products and services at the Green Festival, hosted by two non-profits, Co-op America and Global Exchange. |
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What’s Driving a $2.16 Trillion Green Market? |
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For Immediate Release: October 25th, 2004
Contact: Kevin Danaher 415-255-2341
Tim Kingston 415-575-5543
The Green Economy in Action at the 2004 San Francisco Green Festival Nov. 6-7
What do the international human rights group Global Exchange and Hewlett Packard (HP) have in common? Both are participating in the 2004 San Francisco Green Festival on Nov. 6-7. This shows the power of the emerging Green Economy. Multimillion-dollar companies are developing environmentally friendly products, are involved in socially responsible investment, and are supporting organic farming and alternative energy.
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The Green Festival at the San Francisco Concourse PSA |
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For Immediate Release: October 24th, 2004
Contact: Tim Kingston, 415 575 5543
Paul Backhurst, 415 575 5548 x238
Sample a New World Based on Nature Friendly Economics
Please announce/post until and including Nov. 7, 2004
Events Listing/Public Service Announcement
NOTE: TWO DAY EVENT
The Green Festival at the San Francisco Concourse:
Sample a New World Based on Nature Friendly Economics |
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The Green Festival is in Town! PSA |
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For Immediate Release: October 24th, 2004
Contact: Tim Kingston, 415 575 5543
Paul Backhurst, 415 575 5548 x238 Come Learn All about the Alternative Economy
at the San Francisco Concourse Nov. 6 and 7
Nov. 6 and 7 Event
15 Second Announcement
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For Immediate Release: October 20th, 2004
Contact: Steve Indig (415) 352-0832 ext 1
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Eco-doc with Woody Harrelson opens November 12, 20004 in Bay Area
Sphinx Productions presents GO FURTHER, which opens in limited engagements on Friday, November 12, 2004, at Landmark’s Lumiere Theatre OR Opera Plaza Cinemas in San Francisco, Landmark’s Act 1 & 2 Theatres in Berkeley, and Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael. |
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Beyond Petroleum: 2004 Green Festivals SF/D.C. |
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For Immediate Release: October 15th, 2004
Contact: Kevin Danaher 415-255-2341
Tim Kingston 415-575-5543 The Oil Party’s Over-It’s Time To Clean Up Black Gold, Texas Tea, Crude Oil. For better or for worse, that’s what makes our modern economy tick. But more and more experts are positing that our oil economy’s time is running short. And it is not just the political Cassandra’s singing this song, even major energy corporations like BP and Shell are positioning themselves to take advantage of the coming post-petroleum economy. They know there is an alternative to oil dependence. It is called the Green Economy where alternative energy offers a bridge to an economy based on solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and biofuel energy instead of fossil fuels. |
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MORE THAN 15,000 ATTENDED WASHINGTON, DC GREEN FESTIVAL |
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For Immediate Release: September 27th, 2004
More Than 350 Green Exhibitors, Artists, Speakers, Advocates, Businesses Participated and over 500 Volunteered
WASHINGTON, DC—The Green Festival, a two-day party with a serious purpose, came to Washington, DC for the first time September 18 and 19. The event drew 15,334 participants and over 500 volunteers from all over the country and internationally. A joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, the DC Green Festival featured more than 350 exhibitors, speakers, community leaders, green businesses and artists that support the emergence of a new economic paradigm that supports safe, healthy communities, strong local economies, social and economic justice, and environmental sustainability.
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The Washington DC Green Festival PSA |
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August 15, 2004
Sample the Future! It’s Green!
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Green is today's hot topic, tomorrow's goal |
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by Dan Levy, SF Gate
October 30th, 2005
William McDonough, architect, green guru and author of the eco-manifesto "Cradle to Cradle," is coming to San Francisco on Saturday and Sunday as part of the Green Festival at the Concourse Exhibition Center.
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The Green Economy is today's hot business trend |
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by Joseph Connelly, Special to SF Gate, SFgate.com
October 27th, 2004
Mother Jones publisher Jay Harris isn't shy about admitting that "the last four years have been good" for his magazine. One term of Bush Inc. has given progressives plenty to rally around, and although the nation's overall financial portfolio has been in the tank since the Supreme Court appointed Dubya, the green economy has grown steadily through the recession of the last few years.
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More than 15,000 Attended Washington, DC Green Festival |
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CSRwire.com
October 25th, 2004
(CSRwire) WASHINGTON, DC—The Green Festival, a two-day party with a serious purpose, came to Washington, DC for the first time September 18 and 19. The event drew 15,334 participants and over 500 volunteers from all over the country and internationally. A joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, the DC Green Festival featured more than 350 exhibitors, speakers, community leaders, green businesses and artists that support the emergence of a new economic paradigm that supports safe, healthy communities, strong local economies, social and economic justice, and environmental sustainability.
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Featuring Eco-Style That Doesn't Look "Green" |
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by GOODGIRLGOODS.COM -- A NEW FREESTYLE, RESTYLE RESOURCE, ewire.com
October 19th, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, Oct. 19 -/E-Wire/-- Want to decorate your living room without using neutrals or tribal patterns? Hemp sundresses not your thing? Until recently, those with eco- or fair trade sensibilities were left with few options in the realms home décor or fashion. If one wanted to find items reflecting taste and conscience it meant hours of research and pavement pounding.
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What's Driving the $2.16 Trillion Market Green Economy? |
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San Francisco's Green Festival showcases thriving business sector Nov. 6-7
SoapWire.com October 13th, 2004 San Francisco, CA (SOAPWIRE via PRWEB) October 12, 2004 -- What do the international human rights group Global Exchange and HP have in common? Both are participating in the 2004 San Francisco Green Festival on Nov. 6-7, which only goes to show the power of the Green Economy.
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Green Festival held in D.C. |
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Event promoting green economy takes place in Convention Center
by by Emma Zachurski, Online Staff Writer , Silver Chips Online
September 28th, 2004
Local Maryland and D.C. groups were pleased to be able to be present at the Festival this year. Jennifer Carter, owner of the Takoma Park shop Sangha, was very excited about being an exhibitor as well as talking with event attendees. She said that customers were open to having "deeper conversations" with her and were "very interested in fair trade and want[ed] to learn more."
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