What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear that we have to fight global warming and greenhouse gas emissions? As many others would, we think of solar powered houses and electric cars. No, that need not be the case. This month’s speaker at EcoTuesday event suggests a better alternative that reduces greenhouse emissions without altering the present-day life style of people. What is so incredible is that this plan addresses the root cause of the emissions.

“Building Climate-Friendly Communities (BCFC)” is a grass root movement supported by Sierra Club, Loma-Prieta chapter. Megan Fluke is the Organizer of this movement and we are proud to have her as our next speaker. Megan Fluke is a Bay Area native with a passion for sustainable living and community engagement. She graduated from San Jose State University in May 2008 with a degree in Environmental Studies. During her time at SJSU, she served as the Director of the Environmental Resource Center and as an intern with the Silicon Valley Land Conservancy. After graduation, she was hired as Community Director for GenerationEngage Silicon Valley where she worked to engage young adults in their community and the political process. Megan is a graduate of Community Leadership San Jose, which identifies emerging leaders within the Silicon Valley metropolitan area and exposes them to a broad range of issues vital to the community. She currently serves on the organizations’ board of directors.

After a year of serving as a member of their Executive Committee, she was hired by the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club as the Grassroots Organizer for the Building Climate Friendly Communities Campaign. In her new position, Megan is working to increase public support for vibrant, walkable, transit-accessible communities in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

Come and meet Megan on Tuesday, April 27th, as she talks about her experiences and her ideas of creating sustainable communities. You will also be able to interact with other EcoTuesday members and share your ideas of changing the world to a better place. This is a free event but registration is required! Please register at www.ecotuesday.com/events.

EcoTuesday event on Tuesday April 27th, 2010:

Speaker: Megan Fluke, Grass root organizer, BCFC, Sierra Club-Loma Prieta Chapter

Venue: Wild Palms Hotel, 910 East Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale CA.

Thanks,

Rohini Batra and Anand Iyer

Ambassadors, Silicon Valley Chapter

EcoTuesday

Dave Rochlin to speak at ECOTUESDAY on a future of low carbon economy.

Dave is the CEO of ClimatePath, a leading provider of solutions to help businesses measure and reduce their climate impact. Climate path also has a voluntary ethical offset marketplace where businesses and individuals can support verified carbon credit generating projects that match their values and interests. He has an extensive background in the international NGO and social enterprise sector, as well as in technology, consumer products, and consulting. Dave was previously a COO of the NGO Transfair USA. He left TransFair to start ClimatePath with the idea that the principals of transparency and sustainable development that underlie fair trade should also be applied to carbon footprinting, reduction, and offsetting.

Dave speaks and writes frequently on green business, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability, and teaches both innovation strategy and ethics in the executive MBA program at St. Mary’s College.

Attend the Ecotuesday March event at Silicon Valley and learn with Dave how the carbon markets, footprinting, conservation, energy management, green innovation, mandates and legislation is helping in averting the climate crisis.

Hello from the Silicon Valley chapter of EcoTuesday!

On Jan 26th, we held our event at the Wild Palms Hotel, Sunnyvale, a certified green hotel and a part of the Joie de Vivre group of hotels.

Our speaker Amit Nisenbaum from Better Place talked about Electric Vehicles services; how these services fit within the broader automotive ecosystem; what infrastructure obstacles the `Better Place’ approach will overcome; and the challenges and opportunities created for different players in the EV market.