I was recently at the Cleantechnology Institute Showcase organized by the UC Berkeley Center for Executive Education and the Environmental Business Cluster. I felt like a kid in a candy store. Table after table highlighted technology that’s so new, that few people have heard of them. I experienced a range of emotions from excitement and goose bumps, to confusion and skepticism. The evening made walking across the Berkeley campus in high heels definitely worth it!
On the way home, I passed a house with solar panels on the roof and a feeling of boredom washed over me, as I thought about how unexciting a simple solar panel felt now that I’d experienced what’s coming on the horizon. But then, I reminded myself that at some point in history, that solar panel was very exciting, ground breaking in fact. I wondered, could celebrating the history of cleantech be as interesting as its latest discoveries?
That’s the intent of a new series of posts on the EcoTuesday blog, titled Daily CleanTech. It will honor and celebrate the intrepid scientists and forward thinkers who are the foundation of our blossoming green economy. As the year goes by, check in for the latest update on these famous days in cleantech history. You can also follow these updates on Twitter and Facebook too, @DailyCleanTech, though the updates will be abbreviated and hold less information than the post on the EcoTuesday site.
Our first post on Willhelm Hallwachs and his discovery of the photoelectric effect is first up. Enjoy and please feel free to offer your feedback!
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Celebrating Cleantech and Sustainable History, One Day At A Time
- Cleveland
- Dallas
- Denver
- Los Angeles
- Portland
- Minneapolis
- San Francisco
- Silicon Valley
- Southeast Michigan and Detroit
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Ethical Supply Chain
- Law
- Media
- Public Policy
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Consulting
- Sustainable Design
- Technology
- Waste and Waste Prevention
- cleantech
- Green tech
- history of cleantech
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The Quality and Integrity of EcoTuesday Resides With The Attendees and Speakers
I am often asked what makes EcoTuesday unique. Why spend your Tuesday evening with our group rather than being off doing a dozen other possibilities that evening? The answer is definitely the quality of attendees and speakers.
Since its debut in L.A., we have been incredibly fortunate to draw in a high caliber of people from a myriad of professions and talents.
September’s EcoTuesday was a wonderful validation of my assertions that it is both the quality of attendees and speakers that maintain EcoTuesday’s integrity/reputation.
Our speaker, Scott Fraser, VP of Operations for Origin Oil, commented on how pleased he was to receive so many interesting and passionate questions from us. When I joked that he had a bit of a tough audience in terms of the detailed questions he was asked, he said he was actually quite pleased because it meant that he was in the presence of interested people who actually care.
I am hard pressed to think of a better compliment about our group, and I hope that it inspires a sense of pride to be building our green family in Los Angeles.
For those of you who have been attending EcoTuesday since the start, you know I’ve always had pretty serious subject matter from our speakers, and I think this is what has built us as a respectable group. With that said, however, I want to give us a little extra fun and lightheartedness this October for EcoTuesday.
We will be having Gen Anderson, host of Gen’s Guiltless Gourmet, lead our evening with some fun recipes while we discuss the benefits of healthy eating.
RSVP for October now, as it will be very helpful to know for how many people to accommodate. And, you know I’m going to end by reminding you to keep our networking community meaningful and active by ... 
UPDATING YOUR PROFILE, complete with your beautiful mug shot! And, spread the word to other smart, savvy people so we can keep our group strong.
