Archive for June, 2007

Renewable Energy Fun For Kids, Too!

The Kids June 18th, 2007

We were at the Renewable Energy Fair. There was all kinds of ways that people of all ages can save energy. There was a type of candy that is the seeds of E85. It tasts like bubble gum, but when you fuel with E85 instead of gas, a flex fuel vehicle driver can prevent 4 tons of lifecycle carbon dioxide emission from entering our atmoshere every year. CO2 is a primary pollutant associated with global warming says the American Lung Association of MN. But there was also homade soap that had  no animal fat in them so  that way we can also save the animals. You can’t forget solar panels,  they are the most known way to save energy.What solar panels do is use the sun as a natral way to fuel things. There were also these black tubes that you can let sit in the sun so that way there is anthor way that you can heat your water and save money by useing the sun. There are all kinds of different ways that you can save energy and money and you might even think about geting a car that runs on gas and electricity.  Maybe in the future they will perfect the car that can use solar panels or just the electric car.

On the Greta Greatness Scale the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair rated 4 1\2 out of 5

Renewable Energy

Christine June 5th, 2007

MREA Renewable Energy Fair 2007

Get ready for the Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair coming up June 15 - 17 in Custer (just east of Stevens Point on Hwy 10). This is the largest event of its type and well worth the trip!

Their website describes the festival the best:

Since its inception in 1990, the Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Fair has has shown 190,000 fairgoers how to change the world while having fun. Each summer the Fair transforms rural Custer, Wisconsin into the global hot spot for renewable energy education. The Fair is the world’s largest renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living educational event of its kind. Please join us this year!

If you are looking for ideas on how to make your footprint on the earth smaller- this is the place to go. They have workshops galore, even the kids can get involved.  

See you there!