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GreenTown: The Future of Community was held at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 22-23, 2009. Speakers from various industries educated those in attendance on an assortment of environmentally-conscious topics.

Below are a select group of presentations that are available for download. Check back soon for more speaker presentations from GreenTown Grand Rapids.

John Connolly, Founder, JF Connolly & Associates
Food Scraps to Compost: Commercial Efforts to Combat Global Warming

Brett Olson, Co-Founder and President, Green Routes and Renewing the Countryside
Eco-Tourism: Greening Tourism for a New Generation of Travel

Mike Hamm, C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Food Systems at Michigan State University
Michigan Economic Development: Opportunities Through Local, Sustainable Agriculture

Dave Konkle, Energy Office Director, ICLEI
ICLEI - Climate Protection Toolkit for Small Communities