Saturday was hot and humid, with a high in Pittsburgh of 89 F (32 C). This morning, Leaders Megan and Brandon took the students on a Green Building tour lead by Indigo Raffel of Conservation Consultants, Inc., and later on, a tour of the entire city on pollution-free Segway people movers! .....
After a nutritious breakfast, we went to visit the Green Buildings in Pittsburgh. There a woman told us all about green technology, such as solar energy. She took us to a green house on the South Side. The man who owned it called the green house his "bio shelter" because he could use it to plant summer crops, such as tomatoes, all year round. We went to CMU to learn about the green roof. One Profesor imparticular was very passionate about his work and told us about how he was able to save a portion of the plants he loved so much. Then we went to a store which sold only products that were recycled and/or completly natural. For lunch we went to a "green" Giant Eagle. This store had very large windows so that the sun's light lit the store and less arteficial light had to be used. In the afternoon we returned to the university and relaxed. In the evening, we went to Station Square where two men were waiting to give us a tour on segways (two wheeled, motorized scooters) through Pittsburgh. We were conected by a microphone system so the guide could tell us about the area while we were riding. We had lots of fun and learned so much!
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Ok soooo we didn't have segways.... maybe next year. Sounds like fun
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