One of the reasons I share Jim Griffin’s confidence that the Green Earth Expo will have strong attendance numbers is that he has allocated a very nice space in the Orange County Convention Center for children. Of all the energy expositions and similar events which I have attended, only one has included an area for kids until now.
I’m already happy about that but the merits of the Green Earth Expo hardly stop there. Information about solar energy will abound. The list of exhibitors and keynote speakers continues to grow but I doubt that I will look forward to any of them with greater anticipation than I already have for Justin Sutton and his Interstate Traveler.
I.T., as Jim Griffin and I have come to call it, is the world’s first solar-powered, hydrogen-fueled high-speed rail system. Although it can work in urban, suburban and exurban locales, the system derives its name from the intention to run alongside every mile of the nation’s Eisenhower Interstate highway system, as pictured here.
Justin Sutton is an amazing individual. A genius many times over by my measure, Justin has invented an amazing technology but only considers it to be an assembly of other people’s ideas. His humility is exceeded only by his acumen and perspicacity. When one adds his rakish good looks to the calculation, it’s a wonder he has toiled in relative obscurity for about a decade.
Justin and I are flanked by Emmy and Jose, local environmentalists from Orlando, in the photo above. We get along great, although I am cognizant of the fact that my horizons are broadened much more by his friendship with him than he is by his friendship with me. Always the altruist, though, Justin doesn’t see it that way.
Jim's, Justin's and my shared goal is to have a prototype traveler vehicle on display at the Green Earth Expo. In combination with the other photovoltaic applications which will be featured, the Expo will have solar energy information for kids and adults alike.
All along, I have told you that the best way of moving our fellow citizens to a green lifestyle is to make it cultural. We all know that children have an amazing power to influence the buying decisions of their parents. Imagine how that effect will be amplified by technologies such as the Interstate Traveler, which families will be able to ride together.
Come to the Green Earth Expo in the middle of May and see it all for yourself!
Sustainable Justice For All!
Corbett Kroehler
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