Sunday, April 15, 2007

Global Warming Weekend

From April 13 to 15, business owners and citizens of the city of Saratoga Springs will be holding the first ever Saratoga Environmental Expo (SEE). The event hopes to educate the public about environmental issues and the benefits of green living. It will also highlight environmentally-friendly businesses, products and technologies. As itself is a carbon-neutral event, a wind energy company will be providing wind power for the expo.

Special guest celebrities, including Ed Begley, Jr. and Daryl Hannah, along with 120 vendors, will present information on how visitors can conserve energy, build green, prevent pollution, farm organic and consume natural products.

Although I think Daryl Hannah is a conversationally challenged whack-job, I respect Ed Begley's position on the environment. He has walked the walk even from his St. Elsewhere days, driving an electric car to the studio and living in a "earth friendly" house.

Attendance to the Global Warming Event was hampered, somewhat appropriately, by the cold weather! As Ed Begley said, "Sometimes, when you have a fever...you can also get the chills." The area is expected to get up to a foot of snow! See view outside my window to right...

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