Shoreline Solar Fest Coming Soon!

Four Weeks 'Til 

Solar Fest!

Shoreline Solar Project is gearing up for the Seventh Annual Solar Fest, this year located at the campus of Shoreline Community College. It promises to be an exciting event that highlights Shoreline as a center for innovation on renewable technology and green living.

Countdown  to  SolarFest Shoreline Community College  July 16/17

Count Down to  SolarFest! 4 Weeks to  Opening Night Each week leading up to SolarFest we are focusing on some special features you can look forward to experiencing. Opening  Night! Keynote Speaker: Marceloda Luz On June 12th, 2008 the epic journey began by the shores of the Great Lakes. The power of one (XOF1) solar car reached the Arctic Circle just 46 days later, breaking the worlddistance record for a solar car. Hear about thisadventure and meet the maestro of this journey Marcelo da Luz in “Solar Goes a Long Way”- The Power of One Solar Car Project  Marcelo’s motto is:  “the only thing between  you and your dreams is yourself”  Marcelo da Luz was born in Brazil where he attended public schools, and vividly remembers a teacher explaining that pollution was the price of progress. At a young age, Marcelo believed that  progress should be defined by improvement  in quality of life for not just present  generations but for those who would  come after.  XOF1’s motto is:  “Inspired by the sun,  motivated by the environment.”  Friday July 16th, 7PM Shoreline Community  College Theatre suggested donation to this event $10 SolarFest! Saturday July 17th  10am – 8pm Featured Speaker: Cecile Andrews is the author of Slow Is Beautiful:  New Visions of Community, Leisure and  Joie de Vivre (New Society Publishers, 2006), and The Circle of Simplicity: Return  to the Good Life(HarperCollins, 1997).  A former community college administrator, Cecile has been a visiting scholar at Stanford  University and affiliated scholar at Seattle University. She is founderof the Phinney Ecovillage in Seattle. Her work has been featured in the PBS video  "Escape from Affluenza" and the TBS video  "Consumed by Consumption" (featuring  Cecile, Ed Begley Jr., and Phyllis Diller), CBSNews  "Eye on America", New York Times,  Los Angeles Times, Esquire,  and various PBS and NPR programs. Cecile received her doctorate in education at Stanford University and gives workshops and presentations; she has written a column for the Seattle Times; and she has co-hosted a local NPR program.  Cecile will be speaking on Gross National Happiness and says, “Most of the ills our society can be traced to our beliefs about money and happiness. Americans think that if we’re rich we’ll be happy, so making money has become our national goal. But this goal not only does not deliver happiness, it destroys the planet. How can we change this? A new campaign for a Gross National Happiness standard is catching fire. Join us to explore what true happiness is and learn how we can influence national policies for the wellbeing of people and the planet.”         For more information about Cecile Andrews visit her website at: http://www.cecileandrews.com/   Fair Feature Electronic Waste Recycling Bring your e-waste to the Fair. You will be able to pull your car up and unload your items. Look for the signs as you enter the main gate. Recycle your Computers, Monitors, TV's, Laptops and Cell phones for FREE! All other electronics up to and including Microwaves. (DVD/CD players, Desktop printers/scanners etc), are $5 to $10, depending on the size. (No large appliances, stoves, refrigerators etc.) Services will be provided by:    Featured Exhibitor: Solar Energy International was founded in 1991 as a non-profit educational organization.  Through our Renewable Energy Education  Program (REEP), SEI offers hands-on workshops and online courses in solar PV, wind, micro-hydro, solar hot water and natural home building. SEI works cooperatively with grassroots and development organizations in the Americas, Africa, Micronesia and the Caribbean. SEI staff has delivered services to the Pan American Health Organizations, Non-Governmental development organizations (NGOs), foreign, national and state governments, universities and individuals seeking the benefits of renewable energy. Please visit http://www.solarenergy.org/ for more information on Solar Energy International Featured Sponsor: As a community partner CleanScapes is a proud sponsor of SolarFest. CleanScapes is the waste management  serviceprovider for the City of Shoreline and many parts of Seattle. Mission: To enhance the commercial and residential viability of cities by partnering to deliver innovative and efficient StreetScape management services and effective waste reduction, diversion and collection programs for cleaner, safer, and more sustainable cities. At the core: CleanScapes believes that social  entrepreneurship can work to alleviate many of the fundamental problems generated by the lack of resources for basic government services. By filling this gap, we make the communities in which we operate cleaner, safer and more attractive for investment. Furthermore, CleanScapes believes that they can be profitable while creating a seamless transition and support a network designed to return at-risk populations to the local workforce and to the benefitof the neighborhood. CleanScapes views their business success as a way to further benefit the communities in which they operate What they are providing to this event: CleanScapes is providing containers for each of the food vendors at “Taste of Shoreline” during SolarFest so attendeescan deposit left over food and compostable plates and utensils. The compostable waste will be sent to Cedar Grove and turned into compost for use in private and commercial gardens. They are also providing signage so attendees can discern which container is appropriate for recyclables, for compostable material and for waste. Visit: http://www.cleanscapes.com/shoreline.html to learn more about their role in helping to make Shoreline a great place to live work and play.