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April 22, 2010

Happy Earth Day! Sustainable Community Interview Special!

Posted by Steve Sacks under Carbon, Energy, Government, Green Economy, Innovators, Interview, Just Plain Cool, Law, Legislation, and Policy, Make Money, Marketing Ideas, People, Photovoltaic, Solar, Sustainable Community | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Geof Syphers is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Codding Enterprises, developer of Sonoma Mountain Village, a One Planet Communities development in Rohnert Park, California that aims to be close to net zero…as a village!

We’ve written about Sonoma Mountain Village (SOMO) before.  Click here to review that post. Now, as an Earth Day special, please enjoy the interview I conducted with Geof a few days ago.  Click here for the full text, or just click on the “Interviews” tab at the top of this page.

The thing that makes the interview so relevant to Earth Day is SOMO is a One Planet Community.  This means that if every community on the planet lived like the residents in SOMO, we would only use the resources available on one Earth.  As it stands now, if everyone on the planet lived like the rest of the United States, we would need multiple Earths to support our lifestyle! (Click here to take a fun, albiet non-scientific, quiz to check your sustainability footprint).

So, Geof, and the group at Codding are onto something.  Enjoy the information in the interview, and have a great Earth Day!

 

March 1, 2010

Clean Tech Event – San Francisco March 17

Posted by Steve Sacks under Carbon, Conferences / Conventions / Events, Energy, Finance, Government, Green Economy, Innovators, Law, Legislation, and Policy, Make Money, Marketing Ideas, People, Research, Sustainable Community | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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My friends over at the Kellogg Alumni Club are at it again with another great clean tech event. On Wednesday, March 17 the group will host a panel discussion on two emerging clean industries: transportation and energy – including nuclear power. Can that, too, be clean?

The event is open to the public, and it will be a great way to learn and network with leaders. Ideas will definitely be flowing. The top-shelf presenters and panelists include:

Rod Diridon - Clean Tech Rail Pioneer, Executive, Political Leader, and High-Speed Rail Authority Board Member
Bob Garzee - Clean Tech Automotive Transportation Pioneer and Entrepreneur
Jeff Hamel - Energy Researcher and Clean Tech Advocate

Networking, passed hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar start at 6pm, and the presentations and discussion will go from about 7 – 8:30 pm. You couldn’t ask for a better setting: the beautiful McCormick and Kuleto’s – right on the water. See you there!

Click Here For More Information And For Reservations.

Also, remember Kellogg’s San Jose clean tech event with different panelists, Thursday, April 1. Click here for more information on that!

 

February 16, 2010

Clean Tech Event In San Jose

Posted by Steve Sacks under Carbon, Conferences / Conventions / Events, Energy, Finance, Green Economy, Innovators, Make Money, People | Tags: , , , |
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Some friends of mine are putting on a great event in San Jose, CA April 1 with a panel of speakers discussing innovations in sustainability.  The subject-matter looks to focus on energy, so it’s not exclusivly green building.  Nonetheless, energy and building are inextricably linked (especially with the funding of smart grid and distributed power technologies).  It will be a fun event filled with new ideas and lots of networking.

The title of the event is “The Clean Tech Gold Rush: Where to place your bets in your Investments and in your Career.” The event will be held at Club Auto Sport in San Jose (gorgeous venue).  The organizers have already confirmed Andrew Friendly from Advanced Technology Ventures (his portfolio companies are Solar Junction, AltaRock Energy, Rive Technology, Wakonda Technologies), Kelsey Lynn from Firelake Capital Management, Bob Garzee (Founder and CEO of ETDC), and Eric Wesoff from Green Tech Media (Chief Analyst).

The event is open to the public, and ”early bird” $15 tickets are available until February 21.  If you’re interested in learning more about the speakers and the event, click on this link: http://cleantechgoldrush.eventbrite.com/

 

December 30, 2008

Interview With California Assembly Member Jared Huffman

Posted by Steve Sacks under Energy, Green Economy, Incentives and Rebates, Interview, Law, Legislation, and Policy, People | Tags: , , , , , |
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The California Green Building Blog is proud to post our first interview.  Visit the “Interviews” page for all of the text.  The interview is with California Assembly Member Jared Huffman (6th Assembly District), sponsor of Assembly Bill 1920.  For further information on AB 1920 visit our post on the proposed legislation (Click Here).

Assembly Member Huffman joined the California Legislature in November 2006.  Prior to his service in State office, Assembly Member Huffman was Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and served on the board of the Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD).  He served for 12 years on the MMWD including three terms as Board President.

He lists  as some of his top priorities, preserving our natural resources; fighting global warming while building the California economy by investing in clean new technologies; and promoting sustainable land use and transportation policies. 

For more information on Assembly Member Huffman and his initiatives, visit his website (Click Here).

 

December 24, 2008

It’s Really Not That Tough

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Check this guy out!
Dave Chameides (AKA Sustainable Dave) has quite an extreme system of conservation.  The man has thrown nothing out in a year! Here’s a link to his story (CLICK HERE).

And, here’s a link to Dave’s blog: (click here), and his website (click here).

 

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