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The Eco Experience at the 2009 Minnesota
State Fair
August 27–September 7, 2009
The
Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair is an indoor
green space with lush rain gardens, an eco home, live entertainment,
and cutting-edge displays on renewable energy, new fuels and
vehicles, and organic farming. Perfect for do-it-yourselfers,
techies, gardeners, and nature-lovers, the space features
a children's area with fun for kids of all ages. The Eco Experience
is presented by the Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency, helping Minnesotans protect the
environment since 1967. Bring your family, bring a friend
— get in on The Eco Experience!
The Eco Experience is located in the
Progress Center building (J-9
on map) at the corner of Cooper Street and Randall Avenue
on the State Fairgrounds. The 2008 Minnesota State Fair runs
Thursday, August 21, through Labor Day, September 1, 2008.
Park and ride information is available online at www.mnstatefair.org.
Visit www.EcoExperience.org
for more information about The Eco Experience.
About Connect To The Sun
As part of The Eco Experience at the
2008 Minnesota State Fair, Connect
To The Sun, the solar exhibit sponsored by the Minnesota
Renewable Energy Society (MRES), walks visitors through the
world of solar energy in simple terms with demonstrations
of actual equipment. Guests can learn about using energy from
the sun to power their home and
pick up information about exciting, community-based
energy projects such as the Linden Hills Co-op's "Rays
the Roof" campaign to raise money to install solar electric
panels on the co-op. The MRES Connect To The Sun
exhibit, developed in conjunction with the Science Museum
of Minnesota, highlights ways individuals can learn about
and support solar energy in their lives. Come see the solar
car, designed by students at the University of Minnesota,
and a solar boat.
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Aurora III, the U of
M's solar powered vehicle has a top speed of 78 mph,
runs 55 mph on the power of a hairdryer and can travel
over 120 miles without any sun! |
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Make waves with a solar
powered boat that sailed in the Minnesota Renewable
Energy Society's Solar
Boat Regatta. |
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Find out about a new
incentive that gives homeowners a 30 percent federal
tax credit for solar electricity and solar thermal installations. |
Connect to the Sun inside and
outside this year at The Eco Experience through Solar Area
displays demonstrating full-scale home applications to simple
hand-held devices. New to the area this year outside are eight
solar panels on the Solar
Power Trailer. Inside will be full-size solar thermal
and solar electric demonstration panels along with a number
of smaller solar demonstrators, including a sun flower, flying
saucer, solar electric house, and solar boat and car racers.
Come see the U of M solar-powered and road-worthy car, a solar-electric-powered
truck, and a solar-powered boat. Talk with one of our many
volunteers about how you too can Connect to the Sun.
Preview
the Connect To The Sun exhibit online
Read
more about the The Eco Experience at the 2008 Minnesota State
Fair
Read
more about the The Eco Experience at the 2007 Minnesota State
Fair
Read
more about the The Eco Experience at the 2006 Minnesota State
Fair
Volunteers Needed!
Solar enthusiasts needed! All solar enthusiasts
— expert or novice — are invited to volunteer
as Solar Area Educators with the Minnesota Renewable Energy
Society (MRES) and the Connect To The Sun exhibit in
The Eco Experience building at the Minnesota State Fair. We
need volunteers (18+ years) to staff the Solar Area of The
Eco Experience. Volunteers receive free State Fair admission,
solar training, and an Eco Experience t-shirt. Register online
at The
Eco Experience website.
Become a Solar
Area Partner
We invite solar advocates to partner
with us in the Solar Area of The Eco Experience during the
Minnesota State Fair.
2008 Solar Area Partners
More Information
Doug Shoemaker
(612) 308-4757
Michelle Gransee-Bowman
gransee.bowman@gmail.com
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