Alternative and Renewable Energy / Environmental Solutions Expo and Community Green Event 2009

The Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council and its partners will be hosting the Northeast PA Energy Solutions Expo on June 13-14th, 2009 at the Luzerne County Fairgrounds in Dallas, Pennsylvania.   The Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation & Development Council has collaborated with our sister council, Endless Mountains RC&D, to develop this regional educational/outreach opportunity.   This event will target 16 counties in Northeast Pennsylvania (Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties).

Exhibits on alternative/renewable energy, green products/services, and environmental education/outreach being accepted.   Exhibitors will include professional engineers, geothermal contractors, solar and wind vendors and installers, certified energy audit professionals, business and homeowner financing options, and local/grassroots community action groups. During this event, there will be over 20 hours of educational sessions ranging from conservation, energy audits, photovoltaic, geothermal, regional / residential wind turbines, biomass heating systems and farm energy audits.  The event will consist of a mixture of exhibitors, displays, and educational / training sessions to help inform and educate the public.