WASHINGTON, DC - September 27, 2007 - Green Festivals, a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, and widely known "party with a purpose," will celebrate its fourth year in Washington DC on October 6th and 7th, 2007 at the Washington Convention Center. The event will bring together more than 150 speakers, 400 local and national green businesses, dozens of community groups and an anticipated audience of more than 35,000 to celebrate what's working in our own communities, for businesses and for the environment.

For two days, DC area residents will be invited to take part in the largest and most authentic green event in the world and explore what's next on the horizon for renewable energy, socially responsible investing, eco-fashions, eco-tourism, green building, green parenting and more. Hitting four cities over the next eight months, Green Festival continues to stay at the forefront, bringing leading-edge green products, green business leaders, innovations, services and information into people's lives and communities. In the last year, Green Festivals brought together nearly 100,000 attendees.

"Our goal has always been to provide the most extensive, engaging and truly green event to enlighten and educate the public on greener ways of living," says Co-op America Executive Director Alisa Gravitz. "The tremendous growth in attendance at Green Festivals reflects consumers' hunger to learn about the movement toward a greener sustainable lifestyle."

With a guest speaker line-up of more than 150 great minds, Green Festival will play host to such visionary leaders as Ralph Nader, Amy Goodman, Thom Hartmann, Frances Moore Lappe, Bill McKibben, Jim Hightower, Hunter Lovins, Helen Caldicott and many more.

Green Festival's stringent screening process ensures all exhibitors and sponsors meet the best practices and highest integrity standards for businesses on a green mission. A joint project of two influential non-profit organizations, Global Exchange and Co-op America, Green Festival brings individuals, businesses and investors together in creating sustainable economic solutions for communities and the environment. This year's Green Festival will continue to celebrate the positive impact of sustainable living, eco/organic products for personal health and wellness and the importance of critical initiatives such as: carbon reduction, global citizenship and renewable energy.

"Since starting Green Festival in 2002 we have seen an incredible shift in green living as well as a seminal shift in the green economy," says Kevin Danaher, Executive Director, Global Exchange. "Consumers are discovering there are now two relevant greens: the bottom line green and the environmental green. Companies are learning there is profit to be made in protecting our resources and the environment - we're witnessing a much different kind of economy that individuals aggressively support."

Green Festival is the perfect place to build cultural bridges, save the planet, grow the green economy and begin healthier, greener ways of living.

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