What's Green and Happening?
...in California
*Celebrate Earth Day 2011 Join us on Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for Earth Day 2011! This is a free community-wide event that seeks to promote environmental awareness and education for the whole family. The event features educational booths, interactive workshops, arts and crafts, activities for children, music, and much more. Venue: Sanitation Districts Joint Administration Office Parking Lot, located at 1955 Workman Mill Road in Whittier, CA Date: Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. For more information: (562) 699 - 7411
...in Illinois
*Eco-Exploration Backpack tours These eco-friendly packs are filled with a combination of activities and discovery items that families can utilize while at the zoo. Each pack focuses on a different theme and acts as a "tour guide" as you make you way through the zoo, highlighting various exhibits and promoting animal and habitat conservation messages. Backpack tours are a great way for parents and children to explore the zoo together.explains how our homes are linked to nature and offers recycling tips. Venue: Cosley Zoo, 1356 Gary Ave. , Wheaton, IL Date Range: 4/1/11 - 10/31/11 Schedule: Daily Event Cost: $2/pack/visit Telephone: Education Department (630)665-5534
*The Air We Breathe The Chicago Clean Air Design Challenge - Venue: DMC/The Air We Breath,C/O Unit 2 Collective,
2041 W Carroll Ave, Suite C-212,Chicago, IL 60622 Date Range: JANUARY 5TH, 2011 - COMPETITION OPENS - APRIL 18TH, 2011 - ENTRIES & FEE DUE -MAY 6TH, 2011 - TOP ENTRIES ANNOUNCED - EMAIL: info@designmakeschange.com
*Green Festival Nation's premiere sustainability event, where you will see the best in green. Venue: Chicago's Navy Pier Date Range: Sun 05/22/11 -Mon 05/23/11 Telephone: 1-312-595 7437 or 800-595-7437
*One Seed Chicago Urban Gardeners – Get Free Seeds in Chicago - an urban greening project. People, just like you, vote for a favorite seed and One Seed Chicago mails you the seeds for free. Grow them in your garden or a community garden in your neighborhood. One Seed Chicago is brought to you by NeighborSpace in partnership with GreeNet. Let’s Grow Together. Vote for your favorite seed between 1/01/11 and 4/01/11 and they’ll mail you the winning seed for free in the mail to grow in your garden. Voting is open to residents of the Chicagoland area, one vote per person. Can’t decide who to vote for? Visit http://www.oneseedchicago.com and read up on this year’s candidates, (Eggplant, Swiss Chard or Radish). Read the recipes being shared by celebrity chefs in Chicago and email your own recipes featuring this year’s candidates. Teachers will receive a classroom size seed packet and resource sheet.
*Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show Programming Focused on All Aspects of Recovered Paper Markets, How the Industry Has Been Affected by the Recent Economic Crisis, Separate Tracks including Commodities & Trading, Operations and Collection and Municipal Markets
Venue: Marriott Downtown Chicago, Magnificent Mile Date: OCTOBER 23rd-25th, 2011 For more information: Conference Division at 800.456.0707 or conference@gie.net
*Illinois Recycling & Waste Management Conference and Trade Show IRA/ILCSWMA/SWANA Destination Sustainability: Greening Illinois Together Venue: Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL Date: June 6-8, 2011 Phone: 708-358-0050
*Eco Fair 2011 The 3rd annual Eco Fair is an Earth Day gathering held at Columbia College to connect the public to businesses and organizations that strive to make a positive environmental and social impact. It is a time to celebrate and have fun while educating the community about environmental problems and their solutions. Venue: Columbia College, 1104 S. Wabash Chicago, Illinois, United States . From April 22, 2011 - 11:00 am to April 22, 2011 - 3:00 pm
... in Indiana
*Greenskate 2011, Indianapolis This event is going to be EPIC. We will be skating on a select route through the downtown Indianapolis area cleaning up trash and debris. Sound boring? There's a catch. Who ever brings back the most trash will get a prize! There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place judged by weight of the trash bag(s) that you bring back. Venue: The Melthouse, 2111 N. Pennsylvania St. Indianapolis, IN Date: April 23, 2011 - 1:00 pm to April 23, 2011 - 4:00 pm
... in Florida
*The Southeast Recycling Conference & Trade Show The Southeast Recycling Conference & Trade Show (SERC) is a four day event linking industry leaders and recycling officials, offering focused educational sessions, the latest recycling products, equipment and services and exciting networking opportunities all at an economical rate. Venue: Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa · Destin, Florida Dates: March 6-9, 2011 Conference · March 6-8, 2011 Trade Show Contact: Gene Jones by e-mail: gene@swix.ws Telephone: 800-441-7949.
*MiaGreen Expo & Conference-Miami MiaGreen Expo & Conference-Miami 2011 is one the leading construction, energy, recycling waste management show which is providing best platform for the related professionals and related industry and show various type of quallty products.
Venue: Miami Beach Convention Center 1901 Convention Center Drive, FL, 33139 Miami Beach, United States Date Range: 03-Mar-2011 and 04-Mar-2011 Telephone: +1-305-6737
*Organic Green Market Josh's Organic Garden at Harrison Street and the Broadwalk Venue: Hollywood Beach Broadway Date Range: ONGOING Schedule: Every Sunday 9-5:30p Telephone: 954-456-FARM
... in Pennsylvania
*GLOBALCON
Decision makers from business, industry and government must now seek integrated energy solutions — solutions which assure both a secure and affordable power supply, and effective management of both energy and overall operational costs. Globalcon, presented by the Association of Energy Engineers, is designed specifically to facilitate those who need to get up to speed on the latest developments in the energy field, explore promising new technologies, compare energy supply options, and learn about innovative and cost-conscious project implementation strategies.
Venue: Pennsylvania Convention Center Hall E ,1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia PA 19107 Dates: 30 Mar 2011 - 31 Mar 2011 Telephone: 011 - 770 - 279-4392
*Better Living Show Home, garden and lifestyle show. The Better Living Show in Portland, Oregon is the Northwest's largest sustainable lifestyle show. This free, three-day event provides an entertaining setting to explore all the terrific choices now available for the home, garden and life that are also earth-friendly. Venue: PORTLAND EXPO CENTER Date: March 25-27, 2011
...in New York
*Sulphur World Symposium 2011 Join your colleagues from around the world at The Sulphur Institute’s (TSI) Sulphur World Symposium 2011 to be held in New York City. This is the international sulphur industry’s pre-eminent opportunity to network for three days while acquiring insight about sulphur in all its many forms, important current uses, as well as promising future applications. Venue: Waldorf-Astoria and the Waldorf Towers, 301 Park Ave. New York, NY, 10022-6897 Date: April 11-14. 2011 For more information log on to http://www.sulphurinstitute.org/symposium11/regfees.cfm
...in Illinois