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Please patronize our vendors. Many of them will be
offering fair only specials!
They have so much more to offer than we could possibly list here.
Advanced
Construction Technologies: Insulated
concrete forms.
Advanced
Energy Solutions: RE installation network.
Advanced
Geothermal:
Geothermal systems; conserves resources, saves money.
Agricultural
Watershed Institute: a local
bioenergy roadmap emphasizing perennial grasses for heat & power.
Ambit
Energy:
Plans to be the most respected green
utility in U.S.
Angelic
Organics Learning Center:
Creates sustainable communities through
education, experience.
Audubon,
Northwest:
One of the nation’s oldest
environmental groups.
Azure
Biodiesel: Fuelmeister
biodiesel processors, oil presses, accessories, workshops.
BaaBaaShop:
Chemical free wool products;
children’s day camp. Sunday only
Barnhart
Stone Corner Farm Market: Fresh
organic produce.
Battery
Service Corp.: Batteries, accessories, solar panels.
Blazing
Star Inc.: Native gardens consulting.
Books
on First: Independent bookseller; wide variety of
books; order titles.
Boone
County Cons. District:
Heritage gardens; natural history.
BTF,
Ltd.: Solar energy - safe nuclear power 83 million
miles away.
Burner
Boys:
Corn, pellet & wood burning in &
outdoor stoves & boilers.
Chlorine
Free Products Assn.: Provide market awareness through facts.
Choices
Natural Market: Organic & natural groceries; winner of Green
Business Award.
Circle
Pines Center: Summer camp, retreat center.
Citizens
Utility Board: Represents
interest of utility customers in IL.
Cobrahead,
LLC: Cobrahead tools for gardening &
growing.
ComEd: Provides
electrical service to over 3.5 million households.
Conscious
Choice: Magazine
promotes lifestyles of health & sustainability.
D-Wall
Construction: Redi-wall,
healthy & efficient homes.
Earth
Charter:
Creating a just, sustainable& peaceful
world.
Energetic
Essentials: Young living essential oils, certification.
Energy
Options & Construction: Consulting,
sales, installation of RE systems. Solar panels & equipment for sale.
Environmental
Educ. Assn of IL: Promotes environmental education in
IL.
Environmental
Law & Policy Center:
The Midwest's leading public interest environmental
advocacy organization.
ePowerSynergies: Electric
& alternative vehicles. Test drives available. Sunday only
Family
Farm Defenders: Food sovereignty, sustainable ag., consumer safety
& more.
Farmergy: Sales
of 2 kW - 100 kW wind turbines - farm, home, business.
G-G
Solar Electric:
Installs PV systems.
Great
Lakes
Biomass Partnership: Information
& assistance on bioenergy & bioproducts.
Green
Building
Supply: Green building materials - residential &
commercial.
Green
Communities Coalition: Promoting
environmental improvement through positive action.
Green
Path Midwest: Help people save energy with the
flip of a switch.
Green
Sanctuary:
Petitions & letter writing
opportunities.
Green
World Biofuels:
Biodiesel processors.
Grover's
Nursery Landscaping &Tree, Inc.: Wood burning for homes.
GSG
Wind Energy: Sustainable
education with emphasis on wind.
Habi-Tek:
Photovoltaic integrator.
Healing
Scents: Petroleum
free products for healthy living.
Healthy
Iowa Meats:
Chevon meat sales.
Heavenly
Winds: PV,
solar hot water, wind systems installing.
Home
Power: Source of information on RE installation &
service for do-it-yourselfers.
Honda
Motorwerks: Sells
hybrid, compressed gas & electric vehicles.
lllinois
Dept. of Commerce & Econ. Opportunity: Supports
development and use of RE.
Illinois
Dept. of Commerce & Econ. Opportunity Power Bike: IDCEO’s
interactive bicycle display.
Illinois
EPA: Supports
environmental quality in IL.
Illinois
Green Party:
Advance the green movement/party in IL.
Illinois
Renewable Energy Association: Supports
sustainable energy & lifestyles in IL.
Illinois
Solar Energy Assoc.: Provide
energy education to Illinoisans; promote solar & RE.
International
Crane Foundation: Dedicated
to preserving health of rare birds.
International
Dark Sky Association: Educ.,
Econ., Environ. importance of good outdoor lighting.
Iowa
Healthy Edge Meats: Producer of quality speciality meats.
Just
Goods:
Fair trade; trade, not aid.
Kestrel
Real Estate Holdings, LLC: Builder of Zero
net energy homes.
Learn
Great Foods: Culinary
farm tours & food knowledge.
Libertarian
Party: Country’s
largest third party - move society in a Libertarian direction.
Lieb
Energy Solutions: Insulated concrete forms.
Lifestyle
Energy:
Provides energy savings thorough best products & technologies.
Market
Baskets on the Go: Reusable, stylish market baskets & bags.
Midwest
Energy Savers:
Green Shield - reduces heating & cooling
costs.
Midwest
Renewable Energy Association: Promotes efficiency & RE through education
& demonstration.
MS Energy, Inc.: New power plant using solar
& steam.
Navitas
Energy: Leading commercial wind power developer.
Nuclear
Energy Information Service: Info on nuclear power; non-nuclear
solutions to climate change.
Northern
Sun: Sells progressive messages.
Ogle
Co. Democrats: Distribute information about Democrats &
energy.
Ogle
Co. Solid Waste: Promotes
recycling & composting.
Prairie
Fire Biofuels Co-Op: Display vehicle runs on straight vegetable oil.
Prairie
Preservation Society of Ogle County:
Preserve & manage prairie remnants; education about prairies.
Progressive
Asset Management: Socially responsible
investing.
Purrfect
Play: Lovingly crafted earth friendly pet products.
Quad
Cities Labyrinth: Educate the public about using labyrinths to
sustain a green lifestyle.
Radish
Magazine: Healthy living from the ground up.
Red
Buffalo Nursery:
Reduce global warming & increase
biodiversity with native plants.
Richland
Organics: Organic lawn & garden products.
Rolling
Meadows
Sorghum Mill:
Sweet sorghum, maple syrup, honey,
caramel corn.
Saturn
of North Aurora & Saturn of Naperville: Display
of hybrid vehicles.
Seed
Savers: Preserving & distributing heirloom seed
varieties.
Service
First Co.: Central Boiler outdoor wood boilers.
Severson
Dells Nature Center: Nature
& environmental education for all ages.
Shaklee: Cleaning products safe for home and people.
Sierra
Club - Blackhawk Chapter: Public
information on community’s green environment.
Sierra
Club - Illinois Chapter: Smart energy solutions in IL.
Smart
Energy Design Assist. Center: Provides
no-cost energy evaluations for IL for-profit businesses.
Solar
Cone: Residential organic (food) waste
diversion.
Solargenics: Advanced product used for water & space
heating, solar cooling & industrial processes.
Solergy
Alternative Energy Solutions: Sells,
installs PV, solar hot air & water, small wind.
Soy
Products: Earth & consumer friendly paint, cleaners,
personal products.
Step
It Up: Raises money for books for libraries.
SunHeat
Solar: Solar
installations.
Sustainable
Lifestyle Tent:
Information & materials from
organizations & businesses focusing on sustainable lifestyles.
The
Dome Education & Gathering Center: Fosters sustainable living &
connection to the global ecosystem.
The
Rock River Times: Regional weekly paper with commitment to
renewable energy.
The
Root Cellar:
RE consulting sales & service.
The
Soap Shoppe: Home made organic soaps.
Waste
Not Iowa: Stops landfilling.
Wearable
Archaeologies: Jewelry from historical artifacts. Sunday
only.
Whole
Trees Architecture & Construction: Promotes whole tree building
construction.
Wild
Ones Rock River Chapter: Promotes use of native plants & natural
landscaping.
Working
Bike Cooperative: Sends used bicycles bikes to developing
countries.
Renewable
Energy Powered Vehicle Exhibit
(outdoors south of Bldg 1)
Chicago
Biodiesel
Chicago
Prius Group: Autos
of owners; Overflow in parking lot.
Electric
Car:
Converted by owner.
ePower
prototype: ZENN, RIDE 3 wheeled electric trike Neighborhood Electric vehicles. Test drive them. Sunday only.
Fryer
Truck: Runs on vegetable oil.
Generator: Burns biodiesel.
Honda
Insight Hybrid: New models.
1985
Golf Diesel:
Runs on used vegetable oil.
PrairieFire
Biofuels Coop:
(Vehicles of members).
Quad
Cities Transportation Advocacy Group (bicycles): Improve quality of life through a balanced approach
to transportation: walking, biking, public transit.
Truck
(Warmbrod): Runs on cooking oil.
Truck
(Azur Biodiesel): Runs on biofuels.
Veggie Oil Mercedes
Zing
Trikes: Designs & builds recumbent trikes.
Contributing
Participants
(Sustainable Living Tent)
Alley
Cat Allies - Advocates trap, neuter release for feral cats
Alternative Energy Store - solar panels, inverters, windmills, batteries & more.
American Anti-Vivisection Society - against testing on animals.
Amtrack - a greener way to travel
Annie’s Homegrown, Inc.- Natural, organic pasta products
Annie’s Naturals - natural dressings & sauces
Babyworks - good for the earth products for parents & babies
Backwoods Home Solar Electric - products for solar independence
Better Nutrition - magazine for healthy shopping
BetterWorldBooks - online bookstore
Bioshield Paint - healthy paints & finishes
Bob’s Red Mill - whole grain products
Building Green, Inc. - publishers of authoritative green building
Center for Cultural Interchange - International exchange program
Celestial Seasonings - speciality herbal teas
Co-op America - informational resources on green living
Dr. Bronner’s & Sun Dog’s Magic - Environ. respon., fair trade body products
Eco-Timber - environ. responsible timber
Esther’s Place - natural IL fibers
Family Farmed-
Farm Direct
Furnature, Inc.
Gaiam (Harmony, Living Arts, Real Goods & Explorations)
Healthy Schools Campaign
Heifer International
Hemp Industries Association
Home Power
I-Go
John G. Shedd Aquarium
Keep Antibiotics Working
Lehmans
Manitoba
Harvest Hemp Foods & Oils
Mary’s
Gone Crackers
Mercy for Animals
Midwest
Organic & Sustainable Education Service (MOSES)
Nepalese
Paper
Northwest Coalition for Alternative Pesticides
Nu-World Amaranth
Organic Valley Family of Farms
Recycline, Inc.
Seeds of Change
Scattergood School
Slow Food USA
Sno Pac Foods, Inc.
Solidarity Clothing
SoyJoy
Sustainable Table
The Last Straw Journal
The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co., Inc.
Twisted Limb Paperworks
Vegetarian Times
Veggie
Wash
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We greatly
appreciate the support of our members
and sponsors.
Their
contributions have helped make the Illinois Renewable Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle
Fair possible.
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2008
Sponsors:
Gold
ComEd, an
Exelon Corporation
Web Site
The Illinois
Clean Energy Community Foundation
Web Site
Illinois
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Web Site
Silver
Oregon
Park District
Web Site
The Rock
River Times
Web Site
Blue
Conscious
Choice
Web Site
Huntley
Horticulture
Ogle
County Solid Waste
Web Site
Green
Byron
Forest Preserve District
Web Site
Midwest
Organic and Sustainable Education Service (M.O.S.E.S.)
Web Site
Northern
Public Radio
Web Site
Radish
Magazine
Web Site
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