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Wrap-Up
The Seattle Green Festival was a blast. I still have a ton of notes from speakers that hopefully I'll have the time to write up in the next week or so. But thanks to all of the sponsors and participants......
Misinformation at Seattle Electric Vehicle Booth
I swung by the Seattle EVA (Electric Vehicle Association) booth to chat with some of the folks over there. The conversation went something like this: Me: So, does it really make sense to get an electric vehicle that runs from......
John Perkins - Confessions of an Economic Hitman
I've been excited for this one. John Perkins, a respected member of the international banking community, wrote a great book called "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" covering his job of trying to convince third world countries to take on huge......
The Card that encourages local shopping
I just signed up for a cool program called the PCC Puget Sound Community Card. The purpose of the program is to encourage consumers to shop locally and share locally, while benefiting the community at the same time. Basically, you......
Jim Hightower at the Green Festival
Sat in on Jim Hightower's presentation yesterday. Jim has been the Agricultural Commissioner for Texas twice, and does a bunch of books and radio work. My first impressions? Jesse Jackson has nothing on this guy when it comes to catch,......
30,000 people at the Seattle Green Festival
This place is packed! We just stood in line for twenty minutes to get an organic, meatless burrito. In fact, none of the food vendors will serve you meat. There is a sausage stand, but I think they're made of......
Mr. Ellie Pooh's Elephant Dung Paper
When we first walked by this booth, we thought this might be a joke: a clever skewering of recycling extremes. But, it turns out that this stuff is legit. There is actually paper that is made out of 75% elephant......
Planet Green bikers look tired
We're only a few hours into the all-day festival, and already the bikers that are powering the Planet Green booth are starting to look a little bit tired... Here's hoping they get some folks with fresh legs over there soon!...
Green Festival Kick-Off
Global Exchange and Co-op America, the co-sponsors for the festival, kicked things off at about 11am this morning. Some of the highlights of their speech: The event industry is the second worst waste-generation industry, second only to construction. ...
Plastic Bag Monster
One of the first people that we ran into at the Festival was the Plastic Bag Monster. He was pouting because he's been kicked out of San Francisco, and he's worried that Seattle is not far behind. He was looking......
Liveblogging Seattle Green Festival
Greetings from theSeattle Green Festival! We're excited to be here, taking in the exhibitions, speakers, and bringing you the highlights on Brave New Leaf. C'mon down and join us if you can. We're at the Washington State Convention and Trade......
