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UA Earth Day
Do it now... for the enviROOment
April 16, 2008 10-3
Student Union

Exhibitors and Friends

Akron Metro RTA

Associated Student Government

Audobon Society

CH2M Hill

Challenge X

City of Akron Air/Health Quality

Classic Solutions

Dovetail Solar and Wind

EarthWatch Ohio

Eddy's Bike Shop

Entrepreneurs for Sustainability

Environmental Akron

Envirox

Esperanza Threads

Great Lakes Brewing Company (Burning River Fest)

Green Energy Ohio

Habitat for Humanity

Keep Akron Beautiful

Lifespan Recycling

Lights Out Akron

Mangosteen

Metro Parks Serving Summit County

Mustard Seed Market

Myers Motors

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

PR Miller (The Grizzled Wizard)

RePower Solutions

River Valley Paper Company

Shaklee

Sierra Club

Spicer Village

Summit/Akron Solid Waste Management Authority

TLR Innovations

Ursula Rauh

VegiTerranean

Veggie Van

Zenn Motors

Public Art for Conservation

Greater Akron Partners for Sustainability

University Bike Club

Don't miss...

Keynote Speaker Dag Adamson of Lifespan Recycling - Student Union Theatre

"The Digital Dump" short movie - Student Union Theatre

VegiTerranean food demo - in the Student Union next to Starbucks

Electric cars from Myers Motors and Zenn Motors - near the solar stage

Discovery Channel's Planet Earth Series - in the Student Union Theatre

Speakers - on the solar stage outside the Student Union, and in the Student Union Theatre

On the Solar Stage...

10:00 Earth Day Kick-off
Mike Szczukowski, Earth Day Committee Chairperson
Aluminum Can Contest Winners Announced

10:30 Rochelle Fisher, Habitat for Humanity

11-1:30 Live Art and Music featuring...
Rachel Roberts acoustic set
DJ Zachariah
Ursula Rauh live art

1:30 Paula Davis, Keep Akron Beautiful

In the Theatre...

10-11 Discovery Channel's Planet Earth Series

11-12 Keynote Speaker
Dag Adamson, President, Lifespan Recycling
"The Digital Dump"

12-12:30 Frank Horn, University Capital Planning

12:30-1 Dr. Claire Tessier, Green Chemistry

1-4 Discovery Channel's Planet Earth Series

Presented by:

Earth Day Committee Members: Mike Sczcukowski, Donny Davis, Amy Freels, Elizabeth Manke, Terra Milo, James Newhall, Claire Tessier

Upcoming Local Events:

Who's Your Mama - City of Kent Earth Day - April 16-20

Lights Out Akron - April 22

Metro Parks Earth Day - April 22

Party For the Planet - Akron Zoo Earth Day - April 26

Burning River Fest - Aug. 9

Green Energy Expo - Aug. 16

Eco News and Tips:

Terra, Not Terror

EPA Action Steps

Planet Green

Grist

Green Committee Main Page

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