It ain't easy being green, but the Pinellas Living Green Expo sure makes it a lot easier. With an eye toward bridging the gaps between developers, environmentalists, utilities and entrepreneurs, the event brings a diverse group of organizations together to help you to be more environmentally friendly. Besides the solar energy vendors and exhibits of water-saving native plants, the expo also features some creative variations on the theme, like that of an accountant who can show you how to take tax breaks for solar energy panels. Hybrid cars, environmentally safe paints, drip irrigation help — the Living Green Expo is sure to bring out the inner Al Gore in even the stodgiest Rush Limbaugh fan. June 17-18, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun., Coliseum, 535 Fourth Ave. N., St. Petersburg, free admission, www.pinellaslivinggreenexpo.org.
This article appears in Jun 14-20, 2006.