Environmental Hall of Fame Honors Pierce Brosnan

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Environmental Hall of Fame Honors Green Celebrity Pierce Brosnan at Awards Ceremony in Chicago

Honorees Share How the USA Can Create a Prosperous Renewable Energy Economy

CHICAGO, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Environmental Hall of Fame will
induct over 36 honorees, 12 each day, into the National, Illinois and
Chicago Environmental Halls of Fame at Hotel Allegro, Chicago, November
20-22. Hotel Allegro, across from City Hall (171 W. Randolph), is rated
Chicago's greenest hotel.

The Environmental Hall of Fame mission is to help recognize and
implement solutions of top environmentalists to help reduce global warming,
energy costs, pollution and help increase energy independence.
Environmental activists Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Brosnan will be
honored.

Induction is the environmental sector's equivalent of an Emmy or
Grammy. The media is invited to a press conference, attended by honorees,
one hour before each event (4-5 PM Thursday and Friday, 9-10 AM Saturday).
The event will be filmed for national TV.

Attendees may have photos taken on the Green Carpet (with the Hero of
Planet Earth (HOPE) Award for environmental group members). Photos and
comments may be displayed at the National Green Museum and Environmental
Hall of Fame exhibit.

Tickets and sponsorships are available at www.EnvironmentalFame.com .
Attend up to three events and view over 100 exhibits, which will be
inaugurated for the National Green Museum and National Environmental Hall
of Fame in Chicago. Twenty-two leading environmentalists and "green"
celebrities were honored at the inaugural event June 6, 2008, including Art
Linkletter, Mario Van Peebles, Van Jones and Stan Ovshinsky.

November 2008 Honorees Include:

American Solar Energy Society (ASES); American Wind Energy Association
(AWEA); Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT); Chicago Center for Green
Technology (CCGT); Chicago Climate Action Plan (CCAP); Chicago Department
of Environment; Chicago Park District; Chicago Public Schools; City of
Naperville Renewable Energy; Conscious Choice; CTA; Environment Illinois;
Geothermal Energy Association (GEA); GreenPower; Hunter Lovins; I-Go Car
Sharing; Illinois PIRG (IPIRG); Illinois Renewable Energy Association
(IREA); Illinois Renewable Portfolio Strategy; Illinois Solar Energy
Association (ISEA); Informed Energy Decisions; James Dehlsen; Pierce
Brosnan and Keely Shaye Brosnan; Kimpton Hotels; Lt. Governor Pat Quinn;
Mark Victor Hansen; Merchandise Mart; Mike Nicklas; Museum of Science and
Industry; Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum; Sadhu Johnston; ShoreBank; Sierra
Club; Tim McNeil

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Pierce Brosnan Heats Up Green Awards at Hotel Allegro in Chicago

November 24, 2008 at 1:53 PM

'Twas a chilly, chilly weekend in Chicago, but someone showed up to an awards ceremony honoring people committed to green initiatives that made all the women at the Hotel Allegro warm up and probably turn red (har, har).

But really: Pierce Brosnan and his wife, Keely Shaye Brosnan, were honored at the Environmental Hall of Fame Awards this past weekend at Chicago's Hotel Allegro, which, according to the official blog for the ceremony, has been rated the Greenest Hotel in Chicago.

The only hotel company honored at the three-day ceremony was Kimpton (yay! Congrats!), and the Chicago Kimpton properties (which include the Allegro, Hotel Burnham and Hotel Monaco) were recognized "for their activism and commitment to organizations supporting a sustainable planet."

And we recognize Mr. Brosnan for being able to heat up Allegro's entire Walnut Room without the use of any electricity.

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Video of Pierce's speech posted on Google




If you're a member of Yahoo Steelewatchers (easy to become one if you're not) there are photos taken by fans at the event

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Video slide show from the event ...