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[[Ashley Lester] Today we're at our sixth annual Clean Air Fair]
[right here in the wonderful Brewery District in downtown Columbus, Ohio. ]
[[Ashley Lester, Middle Ohio Regional Planning Council] ]
[This week is actually National Air Quality Week, which is great. ]
[So our mission is just to get the word out to Americans, especially central Ohio]
[and on, things they can do to reduce their exposure to air pollution. ]
[The more power something takes, the harder it's--]
[like if you turn this on. >>Oh, wow! [laughs] ]
[[Ashley Lester] The Clean Air Fair is great. ]
[We're educating all of our downtown employees on simple]
[ways to reduce air pollution, so we're glad to have the GE wind blade here today. ]
[The expression I've heard from everyone walking in is, "I had no idea]
[So I think it's just raising awareness about what all goes into manufacturing those. ]
[I had no idea it was this big. ]
[[Jennifer Fuller, Columbus, Ohio Resident] You know, we're on a train, ]
[it's down the way, it's like, "Oh look, there's six of them."]
[I had no idea they were this big, so it's kind of cool. ]
[I didn't realize I was that far away from it. ]
[[Michael B. Coleman, Mayor of Columbus, Ohio] That's a big blade. ]
[I didn't realize how big they were until I actually]
[It's good for the planet right now for renewable energy]
[I'm glad it stopped here in Columbus]
[so that we can all see, touch, and feel it and]
[see what this is all about. ]
[You're now in the center of all things green.]
[All right, there you go, in the center of all things green. ]
[[Ashley Lester] With things like renewable energy, obviously the emissions are]
[much lower, if nothing, so anything we can do to ]
[spread the word to what we can do to help that cause, we're all about it.]
[[April Kasun, Sales Manager, Watt Works] I just feel like it's the smart thing to do, ]
[the right thing to do--to try to look at other ways]
[So, for me, it's almost like if I can get you to save and I'm saving]
[then eventually more people will save. ]
[[Ashley Lester] It's important to me individually and professionally, but]
[I'm passionate about keeping the central Ohio community]
[educated about things we can all do. ]
[It doesn't have to be a lot. ]
[Riding your bike to work one day a week or changing out a lightbulb. ]
[It's simple steps, and I think if we all do it we can make a big difference. ]
[I think it fits one piece of the puzzle.]
[It's clean, it's renewable, it's sustainable, ]
[so how can we get it here in Columbus?]
[We need some more wind. [laughs] ]
[All right, so you've seen the Clean Air Fair here in Columbus, Ohio. ]
[I am powering these lights behind me]
[and I've been told I can't stop]
[until you go to facebook.com/ecomagination. [facebook.com/ecomaginaton]]
