There is a massive Earth Day event on Tuesday. The Senate Energy and Environment Showcase will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the ninth floor of the Hart Senate Office Building (2nd and C streets NE) on Capitol Hill. Originally the event was supposed to be held outside, but rain moved it indoors.
Here's the press release:
Showcases
- Senate green initiative (attached documents for specifics AOC, SAA and Sec. Sen initiatives)
- AOC Senate energy saving projects
- AOC – USBG stormwater run-off and sustainability projects
- SAA – green initiatives
- Secretary of the Senate green initiatives
- Restaurants Associates green initiatives
- DOE’s NREL for renewable energy information
- Concept and green vehicles
- 7 car manufactures
- 16 concept and green cars
- 2 electric vehicles
- Home and Community
- 5 Federal, state and local environment agencies
- A home ECO Roadshow with My Green Cottage acting as an information booth
- 4 community organizations
- 11 home green companies
- Green training trailer for air conditioning and low flow plumbing
- Utility
- 4 local utilities
- 3 smart meter companies
- 3 energy services companies
- Speakers
- US Senators
- Stephen Ayers – Acting Architect of the Capitol
- Industry leaders for renewable energy sources
- Denis Hayes – coordinated the 1st earth day in 1970
- Kathleen Rogers – President of Earth Day Network
- Cecile Warner – NREL’s coordinator of Solar Decathlon
- Workshops
- Learn about green terms and techniques
- Learn about home energy savings from windows, insulation
- Learn about home air conditioning and geo thermal
- Learn about home energy audits and heating efficiencies
- Learn about reducing water usage
- Learn about making rain barrels
