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Green Renter: NYC Greener Gadgets Conference Preview
The Green Renter returns for 2008 on Tuesday, January 15, with a preview of the NYC Greener Gadgets Conference, and tips about e-waste recycling.

Green Renter: Oyster Restoration in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary
On January 22, another Green Renter about NYC's favorite mollusk, with Andy Wilner and Meredith Comi of NY/NJ Baykeeper!

I Heart PV kicks off at the end of this month with a Green Renter presentation, and then takes the case for NYC Solar to the streets!

Go Green Expo 2007
We are very proud to announce Solar One'sinvolvement with New York City's largest environmentally-focused consumer expo to date. The NYC inaugural Go Green Expo will be a ground breaking, carbon neutral event, April 25-27 to be held at the Hilton New York Hotel on 5th Avenue at 53rd St. in Manhattan.

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Green Renter: NYC Greener Gadget Conference Preview

Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 7:00pm, FREE

Jill Fehrenbacher and Marc Alt

Jill Fehrenbacher of Inhabitat and Marc Alt of Marc Alt + Partners are the organizers of the upcoming Greener Gadgets conference (http://www.greenergadgets.com) on February 1st in NYC, a full day event focusing on the greening of the consumer electronics industry. Jill and Marc will give an overview of the current state and future trends in the field of green technology, do a quick show-and-tell of a few of their top ten Green Gadgets and answer questions about recycling your old cell phones and computers, energy and the future of materials and renewable energy for consumer electronics.

And if you haven't yet, don't forget to check out our new Green Renter video feature! We're posting past presentations with audio on our website, so everyone can view the Green Renter online. The first one available is the Sheridan Swap, presented by the South Bronx Watershed Alliance.

Green Renter: Oyster Restoration in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary

Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 7:00pm, FREE

Andy Wilner and Meredith Comi, NY/NJ Baykeeper

The Oyster returns to the Green Renter! This presentation by our expert friends at NY/NJ Baykeeper will look at the history of the oyster and oystering in the Estuary, as well as reasons for decline. Oyster restoration efforts done by Baykeeper will also be discussed. Not to be missed by anyone interested in this fascinating, storied animal and its local past and future.

I Heart PV Debuts at Green Renter

Solar One Outreach Coordinator Chris Neidl will show his "I Heart PV: Making the Case for Solar in NYC" presentation at the Green Renter on Tuesday, January 29 at 7pm at Solar One. In it, Chris explains why our city, with its high density and large flat roofs, is ideal for integrating solar power. Affter the end of the month, Chris will be presenting "I Heart PV" at various venues around town- we'll be publicizing the schedule here, and of course on our website, www.solar1.org!

Go Green Expo: Coming April 2007!

The first ever NYC Go Green Expo will be held at the Hilton New York Hotel April 25-27! Booths/sponsorships are available now.

Solar One will have a booth at this event and Chris Neidl, Solar One's Outreach Coordinator will present a seminar on I ♥ PV . We encourage you to attend or to even exhibit alongside us.

For sponsors/booths: In addition to the special Earth Day edition, the New York Post is providing every booth/sponsorship with advertising which includes 20 weeks of ads in the New York Post (2.4 million pass-along circulation), and will feature the event's show guide as well as a 32-page advertorial including sponsor ads, a floor plan, a green tips guide and more. For more info, contact Annie Steinberg of Go Green Expo at 212-655-4505 ext 229 or asteinberg@gogreenexpo.com. Register before Feb 1 to guarantee a space!

Solar One on the social web
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