Earth Day Fair – April 22 – Civic Center Park
On Wednesday, April 22nd the City & County of Denver will be celebrating Earth Day to inspire awareness and appreciation for our planet. The “2009 Earth Day Fair” will be held in Civic Center Park, Greek Amphitheater from 10 AM to 2 PM.
The fair is free and open to the public. Attendees can learn about all types of “Earth Friendly” activities going on in our communities. Exhibits will include information on energy conservation, recycling, composting, pollution prevention, transit options, saving water, renewable energy, natural resources, and much, much more.
Earth Day is an annual celebration to honor our planet and to raise environmental awareness. It is a day for individuals to stop and think about how their actions impact our environment and what they can do to help protect it. Here are some examples of simply positive actions anyone can take to reduce their impact on our environment:
§ Start recycling or recycle even more materials.
§ Fix a leaky faucet and take shorter baths;
§ Change out incandescent light bulbs with a new energy efficient CFL bulbs;
§ Create a compost pile in your backyard or school; and
§ Carpool or take the bus whenever you can.
The “2009 Earth Day Fair ” is sponsored by the City & County of Denver in partnership with Denver Environmental Health, Greenprint Denver, Denver Public Works, Solid Waste Management/Denver Recycles, Parks and Recreation and Facilities Planning & Management.
Exhibitors & Participants scheduled to attend:
Adobe Solar LLC, Already Been Chewed Composting, American Lighting, B-Logistics, Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2), Colorado Environmental Coalition, Curbside Inc., Denver Coop, Denver Department of Environmental Health, Denver Green Festival, Denver Green Team Project, Denver Office of Economic Development, Denver Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, Denver Municipal Animal Shelter, Denver Public Library, Denver Recycles, Denver Urban Gardens, Denver Water, Dex, DIA – Environmental Services Section, Downtown Denver Partnership, Earthlinks-Colorado, EcoGreenOffice, Ecologic Designs, Inc., Environment Protection Agency, Goodwill Industries of Denver, Governor’s Engergy Office, Green Irene LLC – Eco-Consulting, Green Up Our Schools, Greenprint Denver, Guaranteed Recycling Xperts, Hawk Quest, Namaste Solar, Peace Jam, Pedro’s Planet, Phoundation for Change, REC Solar, ReDirect Guide, Rocky Mountain Association of Environmental Professionals, Rocky Mountain Land Library, Sierra Club Southwest Regional Office, Smart Energy Living Alliance, The Denver Hunt, Transition Denver, Volunteers Outdoor Colorado, Waste Management, Inc. and Xcel Energy.
