No, Al Gore is not running for president this year, but the Nobel Laureate, Oscar winner and former Vice President still keeps popping up during this campaign season. Late last week, the folks at West Coast Green announced that Gore will give a keynote address at their 2008 event, joining other eco-celebs such as Sarah Susanka, David Suzuki and Hunter Lovins.
So what’s West Coast Green? Well, when we covered it last year, the event was billed as a “residential building conference and expo.” This year, however, the program will expand to cover the wide range of issues and ideas surrounding green building and development, and the event’s being described as “…a feast of innovations and ideas — an educational smorgasbord designed to widen your vision and stimulate your mind with the latest best practices in green building.” Homebuilders, homeowners, policy wonks and ecopreneurs will all find plenty to keep them engaged.
West Coast Green will take place on September 25-27 at the San Jose Convention Center. If you can’t make, keep an eye on Green Building Elements and other GO Media blogs… we’ll be there!
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Read more about Green Building Events:
- Living Green Exhibit — 15 City Tour
- KBIS Report: It’s Getting Green in Here
- GreenBuildingTalk: Furniture, Flooring, and More at NEOCON ‘08
