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Join EPA for an Earth Day event on the National Mall

March 23rd, 2011

April 8, 2011) Join the Environmental Protection Agency April 16 and 17 for an Earth Day event on the National Mall. Activities include 50 environmental exhibits, hands-on activities, eco-fun for all ages including art, music and storytelling. The event features EPA's annual People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Award competition where college students from across the country showcase their innovative solutions for protecting the environment and try to win an EPA P3 Award. Visitors to this year's competition can learn about a wide range of new ideas that may be environmental technologies emerging in the not-so-distant future. Teams are exploring ways to make algae into fuel, lightweight green roofs, and safe drinking water in rural areas. Previous P3 Award winners have started successful businesses and are marketing technologies in the US and around the world.

The Expo will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 16. EPA staff will post updates on EPA's Twitter account throughout the Expo: http://twitter.com/usepagov. See the video from past years at http://www.epa.gov/p3/multimedia/videos/p3_07/index.html.

WHO: Lisa Jackson, EPA administrator (invited)
Paul Anastas, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Research and Development

EPA Exhibitors

55 College Teams

Environmental exhibitors from nonprofits, government and businesses

WHAT: EPA Earth Day Event and the 7th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo featuring EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Awards

WHEN: Saturday, April 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and

Sunday, April 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: National Mall between Constitution and Independence Avenues
and 4th and 7th streets, N.W.

(Federal Center S.W. Metro stop - Orange and Blue Lines)

Washington, D.C.

Provided by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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