Sensible City » Grist http://www2.sensiblecity.com Integrative Community Engagement Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:04:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2006-2007 andrewfletcher@sensiblecity.com (Sensible City) andrewfletcher@sensiblecity.com (Sensible City) http://www2.sensiblecity.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Sensible City http://www2.sensiblecity.com 144 144 Just another WordPress weblog Sensible City Sensible City andrewfletcher@sensiblecity.com no no Grist.org: Cleantech Open winners get it done quick and cheap http://www2.sensiblecity.com/2009/10/2035/ http://www2.sensiblecity.com/2009/10/2035/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:22:31 +0000 Sensible City SM http://www2.sensiblecity.com/?p=2035 grist-logoThe annual California Cleantech Open startup competition is always a fun event to attend, because you just might be present for the debut of the Google of green energy or the General Motors of electric cars.

Beyond that, the competition serves as a leading indicator of emerging green tech trends. And given that the Silicon Valley establishment judges the event, it’s an opportunity to gauge which way they see the wind blowing.

Have a read:

http://www.grist.org/article/2009-10-28-cleantech-open-winners/


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BY TODD WOODY
]]> http://www2.sensiblecity.com/2009/10/2035/feed/ 0 WSJ.com: Van Jones to be Obama’s green jobs czar? http://www2.sensiblecity.com/2009/03/wsjcom-van-jones-to-be-obamas-green-jobs-czar/ http://www2.sensiblecity.com/2009/03/wsjcom-van-jones-to-be-obamas-green-jobs-czar/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:44:24 +0000 derekgordon http://sensiblecity.wordpress.com/?p=761 HURRICANE KATRINA

Kate Shepard at Grist points out that green jobs evangelist and best-selling author Van Jones might be tapped as the “green jobs” czar. She picks up on a weekend post at Greendig citing “texts from two people close to Van Jones” reporting that he was confirmed in the position Friday.

According to Greendig, the latest czar position would control the green-jobs related cash in the stimulus bill. That raises a few questions. Wasn’t green-jobs-legislation-sponsoring Hilda Solis pretty much meant to be a green jobs czar as Labor Secretary, anyway? And has Sen. Robert Byrd’s warning about czar overload in the White House fallen on deaf ears? There seem to be about half a dozen “czars” already, overseeing everything from health care to climate change without having to undergo a Senate confirmation.

[ Read WSJ article ]

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