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The Floyd press
http://www.swvatoday.com/comments/expo_encourages_green_living/news/1105/
Monday, November 12,
2007
By Roger Mannon
Things are looking a
lot greener. And it’s not just because of recent autumnal rains.
Floyd County
was a part of the Green Living and Energy Expo, held Friday and Saturday at the
Roanoke Civic Center.
The Expo was sponsored by the Association of Energy Conservation Professionals.
This was the eighth annual staging of the Expo. “Response has been good,” said
Billy Weitzenfeld of Floyd, the AECP Executive Director.
“Last year we had 50 exhibitors. This year we have 70. We had an attendance of
about 1,500 last year and are expecting to have about 2,000 this year.”
The exhibits and displays presented a wide variety of green themes. They
included green building, wind and solar power, insulation and weatherization,
indoor air quality and green investing.
H&R Block had a booth for those interested in navigating the tax code for
tax breaks and credits for environmental activities. There were plenty of
giveaways of pens and notepads. One booth was handing out Compact Fluorescent
Light bulbs, which save on electricity.
Several conservation seminars were also a part of the expo. There were also
hybrid cars and an electric mini-truck, which goes 40 m.p.h. and costs 2 ½
cents a mile to operate.
The expo is designed to promote energy conservation, energy efficiency,
renewable energy, green building and sustainable living.
Weitzenfeld said the date for next year’s AECP Expo will probably be announced
in February. “We work very closely with Virginia Tech and we’ll wait until the
Tech football schedule is announced and we know what dates are open.”
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