Lots of media coverage of the big Green event in Davis!

This week, AlwaysOn is putting on a huge GoingGreen event in Davis. Hundreds of companies, thousands of people and almost no companies from the Sacramento area, other than Synapsense which just announced a solid new funding round and its very cool Wireless Green Data Center and Jadoo Power. Why? Clint Swett has an article here, that covers that.

My take is that this was a Silicon Valley event that used UC Davis' reputation as an innovator as a backdrop without actually engaging the community here.

CNET has a full wrapup of news and coverage from the event here.

For an event about Green tech with a Sacramento region focus, check out the Clean Energy Showcase at UC Davis, on October 11. Tickets available here.

CalChamber Has Resource for "Climate Change Policies"

The California Chamber of Commerce has launched a new website providing information on climate change policies for its members, businesses, policymakers and the public.

This actually launched in June, but we hadn't yet so here it is.
The website can be found at www.climateconnect.org.
Their release is here.

Looks like a great resource for California businesses that are trying to learn how to balance being green with being successful.

Sacramento Region Clean Energy Showcase - 10/11/07

Great event in Davis on October 11. Information below. Click here to register or here for more information.

They like us! They really like us!

Sacramento earns high marks as 'green' leader

Sacramento Business Journal - July 2, 2007

The winners are Chicago, especially with its 2.5 million square feet of heat-reducing rooftop gardens and the planting of 500,000 trees; Stockholm, Sweden, which has 2,500 green-sector companies and is considered the least-polluted major city in Europe; Portland, Ore., with 125 U.S. Green Building Council-approved buildings, the most in the nation; and Vancouver, Canada, which wants higher-density living in the urban core to ease pollution and encourage walking while preserving the nearby forest.

The cities were chosen for their forward-looking green energy products -- including patents and growth in the high-tech sector -- communities that invest in green energy-related infrastructure, and fresh-thinking ideas that also lure talented workers.

"Fast Cities are considered to be worldwide centers of creativity where the most important ideas and organizations of the future are located," Fast Company editor and managing director Bob Safian said in a news release. "Our editors scoured the globe in search of places that best embody economic innovation and opportunity. These cities attract the best and the brightest, and are great places to work and live."

The edition of the magazine featuring these green-friendly cities will be available at newsstands until Aug. 24.

Sacramento Clean Energy Showcase - October 11, 2007

If you care about how to create change in regards to encouraging companies and government to go green, recommend attending this event at UC Davis on October 11th. It's not expensive. It's a chance to hear people talk and find out what you can do.