Students Learn Practical Side of Research at Annual
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair
The Glen Ellyn Sun
July 6, 2007
Julie Ann Marra special to the sun
About 20 people gathered in Glen Ellyn's Newton Park
on July 1 for a "solar-powered picnic" to
kick off Greenpeace's Project Hot Seat, a campaign to
combat global warming.
The group munched on chili and cornbread made in a
solar-powered oven. Head chef Brad Ogilvie is a distributor
of Sun Ovens International in Elburn.
According to Ogilvie, solar-powered ovens don't get
as hot as conventional ovens, but are airtight and can
cook some things faster. By the far the best feature,
he said, is that nothing ever burns in a solar oven.
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| Brad
Ogilvie speaks with independent filmmakers Brian
Jackson, holding microphone, and Tchoudomir Goranov,
right, on July 1, during the Greenpeace picnic.
The event kicked off the group's campaign to stop
global warming. |
| Sebastian Szyszka / Special
to The Sun |
Peter Starzynski, a field organizer for Greenpeace,
said Project Hot Seat is a nationwide campaign to urge
Congress members to lead the nation in preventing global
warming. The organization's ultimate goal is to have
Congress ready to pass climate change legislation by
2009.
Besides organizing the picnic, he has been visiting
local farmers markets and other gatherings to gain support
for the project.
Also in attendancewas Jeanne Kelby, a Greenpeace member
since 1974 and an advocate for taking care of the planet.
"This is the only place we have, and we have to
save it," said Kelby, who said she plans to move
to Arizona and convert her home to solar power.
Lonnie Morris is fairly new to Greenpeace. She worked
with the Sierra Club to promote the Cool Cities Campaign,
which urges officials to reduce carbon emissions by
7 percent. Since 2005, 540 cities have committed to
the reduction.
Morris said there are little things everyone can do
to help fight global warming, such as using condensed
fluorescent light bulbs, driving less and biking or
walking more, and eating locally grown foods.
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