About Solarday
SolarDay is a national and international day of recognition of Solar Energy, Clean Technology, Energy Independence, Sustainability and Protection of the Planet.
SolarDay 2011 will be held Saturday, June 18.
SolarDay.com is also a solar energy and green lifestyles portal.
History
SolarDay was founded in 2009 and has grown into a worldwide event that is celebrated yearly on a weekend day before the Summer Solstice - the longest day of the year.
SolarDay 2009 included a solar thermal tour hosted by the City of San Francisco and media coverage of this day in recognition of the role of solar in California and the U.S.
A YouTube video of San Francisco’s event in 2009 (broadcast on an ABC TV affiliate) is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIy3YrBj2AY
More than 700 media wrote stories about SolarDay in 2009.
In 2010, SolarDay grew to events in over 25 cities across North America and worldwide. An estimated 10 million people saw information about SolarDay in 2010.