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While I coordinate our upcoming 25th Energy Fair, I like to
Energy Fair. I picture a group of friends, renewable energy
enthusiasts and professionals, sharing meals, drinks, laughs,
and their understanding of how to ensure a sustainable
future for their families. They hoped to build a stronger
community for themselves and their neighbors, and most
the preferred form of energy in the Midwest.
Fast-forward that same excitement to 2014, and we arrive
For 25 years, the MREA has built on the shared spirit of our
founders and has grown to meet the demand for renewable
How will we take our current knowledge and apply it for the next 25 years? It’s our hope that
We’ve worked hard to line-up keynote speakers and workshop presenters that will inspire.
Marcin Jakubowski, our Friday keynote and founder of Open Source Ecology, is taking DIY to
sustainability can be good for business, society, and environment. And on Sunday, Leilani
Munter, a professional NASCAR driver racing under the slogan “Go 100% Renewables” will show
us the value of brining our message to every audience.
20-22 in Custer, WI.
Be sure to pick up the full Energy Fair Program Guide, available only at The Fair, or go paperless
Ellie Jackson
MREA Events Coordinator
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admission
hours
Get into The 25th Annual Energy Fair faster, and
avoid long lines, by purchasing your membership or
FRIDAY
June 20
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Visit
or call 715-592-6595.
SATuRDAY
June 21
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
SunDAY
June 22
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
TickeTs
Adult
$15
$35
Senior (65+)
$10
$20
Youth 13-18
$10
$20
Kids 12 and under
FRee
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MREA Member
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FRee
Plus evening
entertainment on
Friday and Saturday!
membership
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Basic
Empowered
$30
Basic
Premier
Green
Sustaining
$75
$750
$50
$80
$500
$125
$200
$500
$1000
$5000
$70
$100
$750
sponsors
Interested in being a sponsor of The 25th Annual Energy Fair?
Visit midwestrenew.org/fairsponsors
Gigawatt Sponsors
$10,000
Megawatt Sponsors
$5,000
Watt Sponsors
$1,000
Grassroots Sponsors
$500
Media Sponsors
Kilowatt Sponsors
$2,500
Transportation Sponsors
Partners
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faqs
Who should attend?
Students, educators, solar stakeholders,
renewable energy professionals,
homeowners, manufacturers, advocacy nonCENTRAL
WISCONSIN
AIRPORT
MINNEAPOLIS
STEVENS
POINT
electricians, music lovers, car geeks, HVAC
learning about sustainability and energy, and
CUSTER
APPLETON
MINNESOTA
IOWA
MADISON
MILWAUKEE
Location
DUBUQUE
CHICAGO
Where can I stay?
Tent and RV camping
are available at our Back
40 Campground during
The Energy Fair. Sites
cost $20.00 per tent or
RV per night and are
located just one mile
from the Front Gate.
7 miles east of Stevens Point
Where can I get
more information?
Visit www.midwestrenew.org/energyfair or
call 715-592-6595. Download our Energy Fair
App in Google Play or in the App store.
found at www.midwestrenew.org/visit
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(40 miles)
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To Amherst
(8 miles)
To Appleton
(55 Miles)
entertainment
exhibitors and thousands of other Energy
lively music throughout the day and into the
at The Energy Fair
Pre-Fair Workshops
Homebrew Wind (W 306)
June 9-14. Design,
fabricate, and build a small
wind turbine from scratch
in this hands-on course.
June 19. An IAEI-approved, in-depth look
Energy Fair Workshops
Maintenance and Low EMF (G 104)
June 20, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
PV Fire Safety (PV 212)
June 20, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
2014 NEC PV Update (PV 614)
June 21, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
EV Car Charging (PV 208)
June 21, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Advanced Natural Building:
A Systems Approach (GB 104)
June 22, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
to register go to
www.midwestrenew.org/workshops
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Silent
Auction
Massage
Tent
F1
F7
F2
F3
F8
F9
Bus Stop
Legend
Rainbow's End
+
First Aid
Pay Phone
Family Friendly
Tent
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Information
Resource
Recovery
Station
Water Fountains
ATM
Cellphone and
Laptop Charging
Station
Play Area
Childrens' Workshops
Restrooms
F4 F10
F5 F11
F6 F12
North
Classroom
Farmers’
Market
Networking
Tent
Green Home
Demo
Main Stage
MREA
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Cafe
MREA
Marketplace
Forest
Stage
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Central Waters
Beer Tent
Green Home
Workshop
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8
Food Court
X18
PV Array
Solar
Carport
X21
X22
Workshops
X1
Clean
Transportation
Show
X19
X20
Training Roof
Demo
Vehicles
X23
X24
X2
X3
X4
X5
Red
Pink
Orange
Yellow
Educator Area
X6
X7
The
Energy Fair
Parking
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X29
X30
X8
X9
Black
X10
X11
Green
Blue
Grey
Workshops
X12
X13
X31
X32
Demo Area
+ First
Aid
X14
X15
White
Maroon
X16
X17
Purple
Brown
Accessible
Parking
Will Call/Volunteer
Sponsored
Tent
?
MREA Tent
Tickets/Membership
X33 X34 X35 X36 X37 X38 X39 X40 X41 X42 X43 X44 X45 X46 X47 X48
Entrance
US Solar Mounts Demo
Sponsored Tent
A1
A2
A11 A20
A29
A30
B1
B2
A31
A32
B3
B4
B12 B21
B13 B22
B14 B23
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A35
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A19 A28
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A38
B7
B8
A3
A4
A12 A21
A13 A22
A14 A23
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
Exhibit Tent A
B9
B10
B11 B20
B29
B30
C1
C2
B31
B32
C3
C4
C12 C21
C13 C22
C14 C23
B15 B24
B33
B34
C5
C6
B16 B25
B35
B17 B26
B18 B27
B19 B28
B36
B37
B38
C7
C8
Exhibit Tent B
Deer Road
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C9
C10
C11 C20
C29
C30
D1
D2
C31
C32
D3
D4
D12 D21
D13 D22
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D18 D27
D19 D28
D36
D37
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Exhibit Tent C
D11 D20
D9
D10
D29
D30
Bus
Stop
D31
D32
Exhibit Tent D
Bicycle
Parking
energy fair workshops
We strive to provide a variety of workshops
many workshops in the list below that interest
all members of your family, and all ages, too.
Whether you’d like to learn the art of seed
saving, how to build a cordwood home, or
want to know more about renewable energy
For a complete workshop schedule and
or download our Energy Fair app available
on the App Store or Google Play.
ALTeRnATIVe COnSTRuCTIOn
AnD GReen BuILDInG
challenge:
Leah Samson-Samuel, President of Madison
Environmental Group, LLC.
Dan Johnson, Midwest Earth Builders, LLC.
Rob Roy, Director of Earthwood Building
School.
Douglas McWain, Former Associate Professor
and Sustainable Living Enthusiast.
John Brown and Mark Klein, Gimme Shelter
Steve Romme and Seth Romme, Owners of
eFree Advisors, LLC.
Dudley Parkinson, Owner of Wood Weaver
Building.
Mark Morgan, MREA Instructor, Bear Paw
Lou Host-Jablonski, Principle Architect at
Art Studio.
Rob Roy, Director of Earthwood Building School.
Proprietor of BioLive Soils, LLC.
Richard and Becky Flatau, Cordwood
Homeowners.
Margaret Foss and Mark Stensvold,
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ALTeRnATIVe COnSTRuCTIOn
AnD GReen BuILDInG continued
Mark Klein and Mark Dostal, Gimme Shelter
Mortgage Free!:
Rob Roy, Director of Earthwood Building School.
Amber Westerman, Owner of Amber
Westerman Building Design.
Ramy Selim, Former ECO Store Owner,
Licensed MN Building Contractor.
Ramy Selim, Former ECO Store Owner,
Licensed MN Building Contractor.
Why Trees are stronger than Wood:
Roald Gundersen, Principle Architect of
Whole Trees.
Amber Westerman, Owner of Amber
Westerman Building Design.
CLeAn TRAnSPORTATIOn
Mark Dostal and Mark Klein, Gimme Shelter
Ian Woofenden, Senior Editor of Home
Power Magazine.
Wayne Weiseman, Director of The
Permaculture Project/Weiseman.
Mark Morgan, MREA Instructor, BearPaw
Sandy Gordon, Adjunct Lecturer at University
of WI, Madison, FASID, LEEP AP.
Denise Thornton, Doug Hansmann, Underhill
House Owners; Bryan Dalstrom, Designer/
Builder, Eco Spirit Studio.
Dan Johnson, Midwest Earth Builders, LLC;
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Ben Nelson, DIY Electric Vehicle Builder.
Ben Nelson, DIY Electric Vehicle Builder.
Sarah Wallace, Portage County Planning and
Zoning Department.
Ramy Selim, Former ECO Store Owner,
Licensed MN Building Contractor.
Chris Schneider, Hybrid Car Ambassador.
Producer.
Johnny Pawlak, Owner of Point Area Bicycle
Service (PABS).
Ryland Erdman and Ben Nelson, Electric and
Mechanical Builders/Tinkerers.
Nathan Timm, Founder/Co-Chair of WI
Grassroots Network.
to everyone:
Wisconsin.
Pedaling Stevens Point.
James Carlson, Director of School Factor; Tim
Don Ferber, Beyond Coal Clean Energy Team.
John Richter, Solar Energy Instructor at
Macomb.
Bob Thompson, Bumpity Road.
Ramy Selim, Former ECO Store Owner,
Licensed MN Building Contractor.
George Adams, Owner of Hay River
Software, LLC.
Community Solar.
COMMunITY InVOLVeMenT
AnD ACTIVISM
Trainer.
Member of State Assembly Energy and
Crispin Pierce, Ph.D., Associate Professor and
Program Director for Environmental Public
Health Program.
Group of Wisconsin, Program Chair of
Wisconsin Interfaith Power and Light.
John LaForge and Arianne Peterson,
Nukewatch.
Dena Eakles, Founder of Echo Valley Farm.
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COMMunITY InVOLVeMenT
AnD ACTIVISM continued
Nola Cross Hitchcock, River Edge
Creek Co-Housing; Claire Moore, Energy
Independence Day Milwaukee; Sarah Moore,
Power Down Milwaukee; John Gorecki,
Sustainable Design Engineer.
eDuCATOR TenT
climate change:
John LaForge, Co-Director of Nukewatch;
Kevin Kamps, Nuclear Waste Specialist.
Randall Jamrok, Permaculturist.
Wes Weinhold, President of Great Lakes
elementary:
Jesse Hull and Molly Stanek, Co-Founders,
Imagine Aquaponics.
Future. (Two hours)
For Food:
Coordinator, Founder of Soilmates organic
Food Co-op.
John Buza, Interfaith Community for the
Earth; Dick Stephens, Facilitator.
Sarah Gilbert, Program Coordinator, LEAF.
Media:
Director of Wisconsin Farmers Union.
Discover Mediaworks and Lead Science
Producer, Into the Outdoors.
John O’Donohue, JD, LEED AP, GRI, G3.1/G4
Corps Member.
John Jury, Green Circle Trail Founding
Member.
Programs, Ice Age Trail Alliance.
Specialist, UW–Extension.
Beth Hanna, Training and Outreach
Specialist, Community GroundWorks.
Educators.
eneRGY eFFICIenCY AnD
COnSeRVATIOn
North Wind Renewable Energy.
Gerry Slater, Co-planner/Co-designer (with
clients) of children’s play environments.
Dan Always, PV Designer.
Caleb Brauneller, Energy Engineer for the
Angie Lemar and Karin Sieg, Recycling
conserve:
Program.
Dan Chiras, Ph.D., Director of The Evergreen
Clean Building.
SolarWise for Schools.
l:
Susan Schuller, Senior Outreach Specialist,
Wisconsin Center for Environmental
Joel Kubish, Building Performance Specialist,
Tony Beman, Regional Manager of LED
Supply Co.
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eneRGY eFFICIenCY AnD
COnSeRVATIOn continued
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Arland Wingate, Project Engineer for Van
Holten’s.
Greg David, Dale Niggeman and Adam
David Behnke-Seper, Investment Fiduciary.
Ernest Rando, Environmental Educator.
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTeMS (SOLAR
eLeCTRIC)
North Wind Renewable Energy.
Christopher LaForge, ISPQ Certified
Master Trainer.
North Wind Renewable Energy.
John Hippensteel, Owner of Lake Michigan
Wind and Sun.
FInAnCeS AnD eCOnOMICS
Kris Schmid, Owner/Founder of Legacy Solar.
Jim Funk, Founder/Owner of Energize, LLC.
Ernest Rando, Environmental Educator.
Jackie Boynton, Juli Kaufmann, and
d’Andre Willis, Founding Members of Fund
Milwaukee.
Michael Vickerman, Program and Policy
Director for RENEW Wisconsin.
Harold Vanselow, General Manager of
Chequamegon Food Co-op.
Renewable Energy Consultant.
Coordinator, MREA.
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Rik Rosenlund, Partner of Midwest Solar Power.
Trainer.
Kelly Benyo, Owner of EcoVision Electric.
Electricians, EcoVision Electric.
Mike Nemeth, President of Nemeth Energy
Rob Peck, Design Consultant for North Wind
Renewable Energy.
Wi campaign to establish clean energy
Dan Chiras, Ph.D., Director of The Evergreen
Michael Vickerman, Program and Policy
Director of RENEW Wisconsin.
Clean Building.
PROFeSSIOnAL DeVeLOPMenT
AnD TOOLS OF THe TRADe
Jim Funk, Founder/Owner of Energize, LLC.
Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko, Inn Serendipity.
Randy Richmond, RightHand Engineering, LLC.
Nicole Rice, MREA’s Training Network
Coordinator.
Nicole Rice, MREA’s Training Network
Coordinator.
RAInBOW’S enD
on solar:
Amy Heart, Milwaukee Solar Program; Peter
Renewable energy for Homes and
Dan Chiras, Ph.D., Director of The Evergreen
Fran McKinney and Josh Calhoun. Children
1–7
Lori Barian, Director of Tiny Green Trees;
Faith Danneil and Monica Zamzow, Tamarack
Waldorf Early Childhood Teachers. Children
3–7
Clean Building.
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RAInBOW’S enD continued
Faith Danneil and Monica Zamzow, Tamarack
Waldorf School Early Childhood Teachers;
Lori Barian, Director of Tiny Green Trees.
Children 3 – 7
All ages
Lou Leelyn, Lou’s Upcycles. Children 5+
David Stokes, The Frog Chorus. All ages
Bob McCallister, UW-Rock County. Children
4 – 12
Mark Morgan, Bearpaw Design and
Tom Pease and guest David Stokes. All ages
David Stokes, The Frog Chorus. All ages
Chet Celenza, Waldorf teacher. Children 6+
Wear Me:
Brianna Cabral, Born to Be Worn. All ages
Mary Eberle, Founder/Owner of First Step
Renew, LLC. All ages
Marguerite Ramlow, Artha Yoga Studios.
All ages
Jessi Claringbole. Children 4+
SOLAR HeATInG AnD COOLInG
Brianna Cabral, Born to Be Worn. Children
4+, $5 supply fee
Wally Heumann, Terra-Therm, Inc.
Children 3+
Children 3+
Marguerite Ramlow, Nina Cass, and Laurie
Low. Children 3+
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David Stokes, The Frog Chorus. All ages
High Mass sand Beds and Other seasonal
Ben Nusz, MREA Instructor.
intro to solar Hot Water:
Ben Nusz, MREA Instructor.
Jason Edens, Director at Rural Renewable
Energy Alliance.
solar Thermal and the code:
Shawn Young, Solar Thermal Specialist.
SolarLogic, LLC.
Ben Nusz, MREA Instructor.
SuSTAInABLe AGRICuLTuRe
Jesse Hull and Molly Stanek, Owners/
Operators of Imagine Aquaponics.
Larisa Walk, Co-Author of “Feeding
Ourselves – The Four Season Pantry from
Plant to Plate.”
Kathleen Plunket-Black, Plum Creek Seeds,
and Jan Erdman, Organic Gardener.
Teal Fyksen, NRCS Grazing Specialist.
Food Miles:
Angie Lemar, Program Director for Recycling
Darrell Smith, Owner of Earthcare Natural
Lawn and Landscapes.
Tomato Mountain Farm.
Farm Defenders, Instructor at Madison
College.
story:
Central Rivers Farmshed.
choosing Herbal Remedies for
John Holzwart, Harvester and Owner of
Moonwise Herbs.
Jim Erdman, Avid Lifelong Gardener.
Mary Eberle, Founder/Owner of First Step
Renew, LLC.
Zach Biermann and Nicole Spinelli, Organic
Valley.
Mary Eberle, Founder/Owner of First Step
Renew, LLC.
Wayne Weiseman, Director of The
Permaculture Project.
Noel Valdes, Owner of CobraHead, LLC.
Larisa Walk, Co-Author “Feeding Ourselves –
The Four-Season Pantry from Plant to Plate.”
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SuSTAInABLe AGRICuLTuRe
SuSTAInABLe LIVInG
continued
Grant Olson, Seed Savers.
Lisa Kivirist, Inn Serendipity.
Randall Jamrok, Permaculturist.
Waneta Kratz, WI DNR Recycling Program.
Paul and Candy Krepel, Urban Farmers.
Seth McCallister, Owner of Cold Springs
Creek Permaculture Research Farm.
Douglas McWain, Former Associate Professor
and Sustainable Living Enthusiast.
Rob Turner, Vermicompost/Soil Biology
Specialist.
Dr. Maggie Turnball, Ph.D. in Astrology and
Cell Biology, Backyard Permaculturist.
Proprietor of BioLive Soils, LLC.
share:
Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko, Inn Serendipity.
Loyrelli Lemke, Owner of Dynamo Brands,
LLC.
Carly Smith and Rebekah Wilce, Local Food
and Sustainability Enthusiasts.
Creek Seeds.
Ryland Erdman, Electric and Mechanical
Builder/Tinkerer.
Creek Seeds.
Autumn Hill, Co-Owner of Autumn Hill, LLC.
Paul and Candy Krepel, Urban Farmers.
Ramy Selim, Former ECO Store Owner,
Licensed MN Building Contractor.
Seth McCallister, Owner of Cold Springs
Creek Permaculture.
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Seth McCallister and Brian Kane, Homebrewers.
intro to Mead Brewing:
Wine Homebrewers.
Judy Skog.
Ramy Selim, Former ECO Store Owner,
Licensed MN Building Contractor.
Joe Bacon, M.Ed., Passive Solar Workshop
Teacher.
Tom Hallquist, Solar Cooker Builder.
Marguerite Ramlow, Artha Sustainable Living
Center.
WInD SYSTeMS
Jenny Heinzen, MREA Curriculum and
Training Coordinator.
Douglas Kujawa, Civil Engineer and Inventor.
Mick Sagrillo, Founder of DWEA; Roy Butler,
Four Winds Renewable Energy.
Ecological Services.
John Johanning, Wisconsin Indianhead
Technical College.
Wind energy:
Jim Cobb, Author and Prepper.
Cris Folk and David Blecker, Wind and Solar
Milton Dixon, Midwest Permaculture.
John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist, Inn Serendipity.
Bryce Black, Installer of Water Pumping
Windmills.
Bill Wilson, Midwest Permaculture and the
Stelle Community.
Cris Folk, Wind Energy Instructor.
Mick Sagrillo, Sagrillo Power and Light; Roy
Butler, Four Winds Renewable Energy.
Judy Skog.
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keynote speakers
Download The Energy Fair App or stay tuned to www.midwestrenew.org for the release
Friday, June 20
Champion of Change. The Global Village
Marcin Jakubowski
Marcin Jakubowski is
the founder of Open
Source Ecology, an open
and builders developing the Global Village
Saturday, June 21,
Breakfast Keynote
of 50 most important machines that it takes
for modern life to exist – everything from a
tractor, to an oven, to a circuit maker. Marcin
is producing open-source blueprints for
these machines so that anyone, anywhere,
George Siemon
their costs today. He believes that lowering
the barriers to farming and industry can
foremost organic
agriculture advocates
for nearly two decades,
George Siemon is best known for his
leadership in organizing farmers and building
market support for organic agriculture. His
work champions an agriculture that supports
family farms with a fair and stable pay price,
humane treatment of farm animals, healthy
soil and environment, and high-quality
organic food.
Marcin founded Open Source Ecology
in 2003 in order to make closed-loop
manufacturing a reality. The mission of Open
are being successfully tested at the Factor e
rural Missouri.
Marcin has been recognized as a 2012
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He came to the U.S. from Poland as a child.
He graduated with honors from Princeton
and earned his Ph.D. in fusion physics from
the University of Wisconsin.
In 1988, George joined a group of family
farmers in Wisconsin to found the
Pools (CROPP). More commonly known
by its brands Organic Valley and Organic
Prairie, CROPP has grown to become the
commitment to adopt an acre of rainforest
footprint of her race car.
and farmers instead of “brick and mortar.”
industry for the past two decades. Most
notably, he was instrumental in developing
made several trips to Capitol Hill to speak
with members of Congress on behalf of clean
Capitol Hill alongside Senators Barbara
her, Senator Elizabeth Dole called Leilani “a
woman on a mission.”
U.S.
In 2013, George was inducted into the Hall
of Legends by New Hope Natural Media,
organizers of the Natural Product Expos.
In 2012, he was awarded the Natural
Resources Defense Council’s Growing Green
Award in the “Business Leader” category
and the Social Venture Network’s Hall of
Fame Impact Award in the “Environmental
Evangelist” category.
Sunday, June 22
to visit the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of
Mexico, eventually making two trips to areas
of Louisiana devastated by the oil spill and
appearing on a live interview with MSNBC.
issues, she has become a recognized leader
in the environmental community. Discovery’s
Planet Green named her the #1 eco athlete
in the world, Glamour Magazine called her
“An Eco Hero,” ELLE Magazine awarded her
their Genius Award, and Sports Illustrated
named her one of the top ten female race
car drivers in the world.
Leilani Munter
environmental leader.
Leilani Münter is a biology
graduate who eventually
became the unusual
2006, Leilani has been using her unique voice
issues.
neutral race car driver when she made the
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solar professionals
workshops
your opportunity to connect with leading
manufacturers in the solar industry and learn
products in your business. Most workshops
available for NABCEP CECs.
educator
tents
Educator Tents at The Energy Fair, hosted
by the Wisconsin Center for Environmental
teachers – formal, non-formal, and
other sessions held during the Fair and are
Sustainability, local food, Green & Healthy
the Educator Tents to experience hands-on
free materials, network with other educators,
extended workshops
technologies, as well as hands-on sustainable living workshops. Extended workshop prices and
rainbow’s end
From Souped Up Sand Castles and Mudpies, to making non-toxic paints, to learning
Rainbow’s End is the place to be. The Energy
Fair has teamed up with the Tomorrow River
Community Charter School to line up fun and
farmshed
café
The MREA will be teaming
up with Central Rivers
Farmshed to serve you local
and organic pizza at The
Energy Fair. By teaming up
with local farmers, we can
build a local food economy
doing good could taste so great?
solar
brewed beer
Energy Fair pizza than an
Stop by the Beer Tent for
some refreshing drinks
from Central Water Brewing
in Wisconsin’s Green Tier program.
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live demonstrations
Food Demos
From making your own
mozzarella, to learning how
to brew the best cup of
sustainably grown joe, come
and learn how to prepare
your own food like the pros, every day of The
Energy Fair on The Forest Stage at 10:00 a.m.
natural Building Demos
Learn how to build with natural materials
Learn to make your own pizza oven, build
with cordwood, and compress earth to build
bricks. With over 20 workshops and hands-on
demos, there is much to learn.
Transportation Demos
Did you know that you can convert your
vehicle to run on veggie oil? Want to see how
an electric motorcycle is built? Stop by the
Chef Demos
Visit The Forest Stage each day at noon
for a delicious sample from a variety of
restaurants, prepared by some of Wisconsin’s
most talented chefs.
Clean Transportation Show
Come check out the latest hybrids, electric
with folks who can walk you through the
life is like as a proud owner of an electric car.
Check out scooters, bicycles, and more at the
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volunteer
From working the front gates to working in
the Farmshed Café, the success of The Energy
Fair depends greatly on our volunteers.
Sign up to volunteer
during The
Energy Fair, and you’ll get free admission
to that day of the Fair.
Sign up to volunteer for
or more
during the week of The Energy Fair and get
and a
help we get from our volunteers to make The
Energy Fair a success.
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early bird exhibitors
The Energy Fair is your one-stop-shop for all things renewable and sustainable. Visit the
*Exhibitors in bold are 2014 Energy Fair Sponsors.
2015 Sustainability Summit
350.org
A-A Exteriors
AHT Wisconsin Windows
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