Cleantech Open Awards Gala next Tuesday, November 17
The Cleantech Open is running an amazing event at the Masonic Center in San Francisco on November 17th. You need to be there! Details: Expo from 10am to 2pm – showcasing technologies from alumni and this year’s semifinalists Awards Gala from 2pm to 6pm – technology demonstrations and speakers Networking Reception from 6pm to 8pm. There will be networking all day, and speeches from Bill Weihl – Green Czar at Google, Lesa Mitchell – VP of Innovation at Kauffman, Gil Friend – CEO of Natural Logic and Steve Westly – CEO of Westly Group. All are outstanding speakers. The Cleantech Open

Reduced electricity use by 30% Sep, and 25% Oct
For those who have been following, I posted about implementing an electricity savings plan at the beginning of 2009.  Well, the new data are in for the months of September 09 and October 09.  Another couple of great months of energy reduction with just a few simple steps.  Read all about it on my energy savings status page.  The thing is, I did nothing more than low tech solutions.  Anyone can do this.   Imagine if every household

Curbside Recycling – Local Variation Gets Smaller
I was reading my local Independent Newspaper today and found two articles on recycling/trash in my local area.  One was about my city and one about the city next door. In my city, Livermore, CA,  the monthly rates for trash pick-up have been approved to go up next July (~$3.00 per household.)  That was the main genesis for the article, but the interesting part was the change for commercial customers.  As part of the negotiations between the company and the City’s Public Works Manager, drop box waste fees are now based on weight as well as frequency of servicing.  Savings incentives were put in place for less material or lower service frequency.  Rather than