In 1990 - to commemmorate Earth Day - founders launched the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair.

"Reneweable energy is a different kind of a thing," says Randy Udall. "...and we're a little divorced from it. The beauty of a fair like this is it's bringing people back in touch with... flows of energy which are always going to dwarf fuels. Flows are much bigger than fuels. The sunlight hitting all the people outside of this tent right now left the sun eight minutes ago... It's travelled 93 million miles in eight minutes. It's hauling ass, and it's not just a good idea it's the law!"

The 17th annual Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair takes place this summer from June 23-25, 2006. The Fair will again be held at the ReNew the Earth Institute, MREA’s educational facility, in Custer, WI (just 7 miles east of Stevens Point).

Udall says, "Some people would ask, in terms of our energy future, 'Why are we working on anything else?'"

Here's a great 10-minute video made possible by Focus on Energy, on the event...
The "World's Largest Renewable Energy Event" (QuickTime recommended)