Energy Fair Updates The Energy Fairs are going high amperage nationwide! The voltage has always been here, and now the current is freely flowing! The Fairs in Willits, CA and Summertown, TN are off and flying. Instead of writing about them, we are running full page layouts that they have produced by themselves. The ATA PV workshop at Willits will begin on July 30, 1990. If you are interested in attending this two week ATA PV course preceding the Willits Fair, then contact Johnny Weiss at 303-963-2682. Part of the ATA course at Willits will be helping the Home Power Crew set up our PV system for production of an issue of Home Power while at the Willits Fair. ATA will also be conducting a PV course at Cape Cod on July 9, 1990. Energy Fair Update From the Midwest The first "Midwest Renewable Energy Fair" organizational meeting was held January 6, 1990 and was attended by a very energetic group of 15 organizers. The following is the product of our first meeting. The Fair will be held at the Portage County Fair Grounds, in Amherst, Wisconsin, on August 17, 18 and 19, 1990. Our objective is to educate, demonstrate and promote the benefits of the efficient use of renewable energy. Our target and scope will primarily be the general population of the upper midwest states, though we are also planning for a large number of current renewable energy users. Expected turnout has not been estimated as of this writing. To reach the objectives, the Fair will include: ¥ Booths for manufacturers, dealers, cottage industries and educational displays. All are to relate to renewable energy and energy conservation products and practices. Selling of merchandise will be allowed at the Fair. ¥ Demonstrations of different types of energy systems. ¥ Workshops for novices as well as current users seeking further information. Some of the proposed workshops include: How Systems Work, System Designing and Sizing, High Efficiency Appliances, Energy Efficient Construction, Transportation, and Patterns of Energy Use and Their Environmental Impact. ¥ The FIRST Midwest Solar Car Rally. ¥ Entertainment and Food. ¥ A notable keynote speaker. T-shirts and bumper stickers will soon be available. Price has not yet been determined. We urge all potential exhibitors, participants, volunteers and sponsors to contact us at: Midwest Renewable Energy Fair 286 Wilson Street Amherst, WI 54406 715-592-4047 Solar Festival in Vermont The ATA Workshop at Independent Power & Light Co. will be held June18 to 29, 1990. David Palumbo is planning a Solar Festival on July 28-29, 1990. This is not a Fair but a get together at his home/business. Davis is planning on workshops, demonstrations, folks sharing ideas and generally having a good time. If you are interested in the ATA Workshop or attending David's Solar Festival please contact: David Palumbo, Independent Power & Light, RR#1 Box 3054, Hyde Park, VT 05655, 802-888-7194. The Truxton, New York Energy Fair!! There will be an Energy Fair held on July 21 & 22, 1990, hosted by the Common Place Cooperative in Truxton, NY. Common Place is a 437 acre land trust located in the rolling hills of Central New York State, 35 miles south of Syracuse, NY. Our land trust is a cooperative neighborhood of six passively heated solar homes, half of which also utilize solar and/or wind power for home electric use. The local community of Cortland County has mobilized together to oppose the proposed New York State radioactive waste dump in the tiny community of Truxton, NY. This Energy Fair will provide an opportunity for us all to demonstrate that viable alternatives to nuclear power exist RIGHT NOW. The closing of nuclear power plants will eliminate the need for new radioactive waste dumps. Toward this goal, our Fair will stress energy efficient technologies, conservation techniques and renewable power generation. The following is a tentative agenda for this exciting 2 day event: ¥ Alternative energy hardware and service ¥ Solar home tours ¥ Solar electric workshops ¥ Solar/wood water heating workshops ¥ Super insulating techniques ¥ Energy conservation through new technology ¥ What is a land trust? ¥ Anti-nuclear dump rally ¥ Swimming ¥ Camping ¥ Hiking ¥ Music ¥ Organic garden tours ¥ Raffle, to win AE products We are still planning, so we encourage all of you to share your ideas for the Fair. We welcome all alternative energy and conservation equipment dealers and installers out there to come and show off your goods and services. We also welcome home owners and concerned citizens to participate by giving workshops, playing music, or volunteering to help set up and run the Fair. We welcome everyone to come and have a great time collecting information, talking, meeting people, playing and making it an event worth remembering. Best of all, it will be FREE, FREE, FREE! Free admission and no charge for displays. For more information contact Hank Collette at 607-842-6849. Planet-Fest "90 On Thursday through Sunday, July 12-15th, 1990, at the LOTH-LORIEN Nature Sanctuary near Bloomington, Indiana. There will be a very special gathering called Planet-Fest '90. Sponsored by EARTH-BASE PROJEX, Inc., a unique organization engaged in environmental research and the development of alternative technologies. Planet-Fest '90 will bring together a wide variety of ecological groups, alternative energy specialists, Earth spirituality organizations and concerned conservationists for a 4 day "energy fair". PLANET-FEST '90 will focus on practical solutions to environmental problems, both personal and planetary. There will be a host of workshops, product demonstrations and discussion circles with emphasis on non-polluting lifestyles, advancements in alternative energy and the means to bring about planetary transformation. More information can be obtained by sending a legal size self-addressed and stamped envelope to PLANET-FEST '90, c/o PO Box 1328, Bloomington, IN 47402-1328.