Matthew Smithof Greenbox, a maker of web-based energy management systems for homes, sat down with me at the company’s San Bruno based headquarters to discuss how his team plans to change our energy consumption habits, save us money and save the planet. By providing an “energy dashboard” for homes, he claims the company offers consumers the potential to reduce electricity bills by 10-15% by taking small, easy steps. (more…)
Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist, Maureen Dowd, talked to me about her green inspiration – fellow columnist and green energy advocate, Tom Friedman. We had an animated discussion about his book (Hot, Flat and Crowded), his solar house and why she calls him her “office husband.” We also discussed why Maureen is optimistic about the Obama administration and its push for green jobs.
This is an extract of the interview which took place in San Jose on April 2, 2009. For the full interview, click here
In this interview, Mayor Chuck Reed, the Green Mayor, describes how the City of San Jose is helping clean tech startups and established companies grow and thrive in Silicon Valley. (more…)
In the fourth in our series, Fresh Green Minute, we feature Charlie Rose– the acclaimed interviewer and host of the nightly PBS program, Charlie Rose.
We discussed Tom Friedman’s book, Hot Flat and Crowdedand why Charlie thinks that the United States can reassert its leadership in the world by engaging the energy question.
Andres Wydleris a clean tech executive based in San Francisco, formerly with BPL Global, a smart grid company. He cofounded the Constellation Investment Group of angel investors. In January, he delivered a sold out lecture serieson clean tech entrepreneurship at Stanford University and will repeat the seriesthis summer.
I sat down with Andres at a Sand Hill Road venture capital firm to discuss the reasons for the huge demand for his class; what outstanding startups he discovered at Stanford; his thoughts on the morale of venture capitalists today, and his future expectations for the green sector. We also covered:
