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Houston Green Expo
Sustainable Energy and Green Building
Consumer Event
Saturday, April 5 - Sunday, April 6, 2008
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reliant Park, Hall B
The City of Houston and Gulf Coast Green present the first
Houston Green Expo: Sustainable
Energy and Green Building Consumer Event exclusively
featuring certified green products and building materials,
renewable energy, energy efficiency tips, and green
vehicles. FREE ADMISSION.
This is your chance to view and purchase green products.
The products displayed make economic sense,
strengthen the environment and make us less dependent on
foreign energy supplies. Join Mayor
Bill White, Saturday, April 5 at 10 a.m. for the keynote
address, followed by David Freeman who will discuss energy
independence and Joe Romm who will discuss climate change.
Five themes are featured at the expo:
. Green Building
. Energy Efficiency
. Renewable Energy
. Alternative Transportation
. iGreen- the Gulf Coast Youth
initiative
Join us at the Houston Green
Expo for your chance to win one of 12 roundtrip flights
donated by Continental Airlines, who will also be offsetting
the carbon emissions from these donated flights by funding
projects dedicated to reforestation, renewable energy and
energy conservation.
Leading sponsors include: Walmart, Sam's Club, Comcast.
Other sponsors include: BP Americas, CenterPoint Energy,
ConocoPhillips, Continental Airlines, KBR, Reliant, Shell,
Valero and WasteManagement.
Tell your friends about this important community event. To
learn more you can also visit
www.houstongreenexpo.org.
While admission is free to the public, we
encourage everyone to ride Metro to reduce emissions and
avoid the $8 parking fees around the park.
GreenRide,
a web-based, easy to use rideshare program, is available
FREE to Expo attendees! Registration is quick and easy and
can be done prior to the event online at
http://www.gulfcoastgreen.greenride.com/.
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