On November 5th, 2008, the day after the citizens of the United States unite to elect our next leader, the Eco Investment Club will hold a traditional club chapter meeting and broadcast the meeting in worldwide webinar to discuss the real question... What's Next?? Even the soon-to-be-third-term, New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg put "the situation" into words so eloquently for the October 25th, 2008 Issue of NewsWeek, when he addressed a letter TO: the President - elect RE: the economy, which so poignantly opens to the stark realities of: "The stock market has plummeted. The credit markets are frozen. Unemployment is rising. Housing foreclosures are skyrocketing. Consumer spending is weakening. Manufacturers are cutting production. A global recession is in the offing. Welcome to the White House, 44. You're sure you wanted the job, right?" Well we can't wait to find out - "What's Next?" - after Inauguration Day. We have questions today that need answering and the Eco Investment Club aims to deliver with...
"What's Next For The Green Economy?"
A Special Panel Discussion To Answer Your Toughest Questions and Provide Green Investors and Green Entrepreneurs With Positive and Meaningful Insight and Honest Outlook... Panelists Include and See What People Are Asking:
* Scott Edward Anderson - Founder of the popular blog, Green Skeptic: blogging the new green economy™
* Jan Schalkwijk, CFA & Principal of JPS Global Investments
* Glenn Croston, Ph.D., Biologist & Author of 75 Green Businesses
* Oren Jaffe, Co-Founder
of EcoTuesday.com
* Dave Iverson, Economist and
Environmentalist
Register Free Online for the "Webinar" or Visit "In Person" for the Entire Club Chapter "GreenMeet"!
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
7:45 am - 11:30 am Pacific
Panel Discussion Begins Sharp - 9am PT, 12pm ET
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@ The Environmental Services Department
9601 Ridgehaven Court - San Diego, California 92123
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All levels of experience are welcome.
"Wisdom is the right use
of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal,
and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool
as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 - 1892)
See What People Are Asking The Panel (Unedited):
Will a Green Economy rebound faster from financial turmoil? All the blogs are taking but where's the action! Will the current banking chaos reduce innovation in the green tech sector such as solar panels and hydrogen cars? And Is there a new green technology that the media is not talking about due to the elections that would have been developed sooner had the current financial crisis not taken place?
Will consumers stick with Green during tough times?
What do you think Google's Next Big Green pick will be?
Should we be more scared of Palin 2012 or Global Warming?
What is the next administration really facing that's not being talked about in the media?
Are non green companies still jump on board the the Green Wave or are the jumping ship?
Are there any studies or signs the green food companies are profitable and appealing to large non-green companies that want to acquire them?
Are there any academically validated theories on how to pick stocks, startup stocks in particular?
Is high nonrenewable prices the only way to reach the point where we significantly shift to renewable energy?? Or are we toast??
What Does Economic Populism Mean For The Green Economy?
Bottom line: Does America need a energy technology bubble just like the information technology bubble?
1st) Has Goldman Sachs' strategy to support "Sustainability" help them weather the storm and avoid collapse, and 2nd) Warren Buffet isn't stupid, So has Smart Money finally gotten wise to the writing on the wall (street) and make large large bets on those that are betting on Green? 3rd) Who's the next Billionaire to money the money??
Is Thomas Friedman the prime leading indicator of the conventional wisdom for this new Economy??
T. Boone promises the largest transfer of wealth in history... Is he right or full of oil?
Will toyota and honda bury the big 3? and will Tesla, Fisker, Aptera become the next big 3?
Is investment in Renewable Energy too risky right now because of low oil prices?
Does Carbon Regulation cause real job creation?
63% of Americans claim they believe that tackling climate change will benefit the economy (despite the crisis on Wall Street), according to new consumer research. Do any of you believe this??
I have a friend who lost 300K in WaMu bonds... What can we all do to save ourselves from losing everything?
Are IPO's a death sentence or what?
Will so-called angel investors follow the smart money and put their own funds (in new record amounts) into the youngest of companies -- including outfits that are pursuing the most innovative, but not yet commercially viable, approaches to serious problems of global warming? Or will this kind of seed-stage investing that traditional venture funds have largely abandoned, jump ship, run and hide because they're scared?
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"What's Next For The Green Economy?"
Will a Green Economy Rebound Faster From Financial Turmoil? Will the current banking chaos reduce innovation in the green tech sector such as solar panels and hydrogen cars? And Is there a new green technology that the media is not talking about due to the elections that would have been developed sooner had the current financial crisis not taken place?
Will consumers stick with Green during tough times?
What do you think Google's Next Big Green pick will be?
What is the next administration really facing that's not being talked about in the media?
Are non green companies still jump on board the the Green Wave or are the jumping ship?
Are there any studies or signs the green food companies are profitable and appealing to large non-green companies that want to acquire them?
Are there any academically validated theories on how to pick stocks, startup stocks in particular?
Is high nonrenewable prices the only way to reach the point where we significantly shift to renewable energy?? Or are we toast??
What Does Economic Populism Mean For The Green Economy?
Bottom line: Does America need a energy technology bubble just like the information technology bubble?
1st) Has Goldman Sachs' strategy to support "Sustainability" help them weather the storm and avoid collapse, and 2nd) Warren Buffet isn't stupid, So has Smart Money finally gotten wise to the writing on the wall (street) and make large large bets on those that are betting on Green? 3rd) Who's the next Billionaire to money the money??
Is Thomas Friedman the prime leading indicator of the conventional wisdom for this new Economy??
T. Boone promises the largest transfer of wealth in history... Is he right or full of oil?
Will toyota and honda bury the big 3? and will Tesla, Fisker, Aptera become the next big 3?
Is investment in Renewable Energy too risky right now because of low oil prices?
Does Carbon Regulation cause real job creation?
63% of Americans claim they believe that tackling climate change will benefit the economy (despite the crisis on Wall Street), according to new consumer research. Do any of you believe this??
I have a friend who lost 300K in WaMu bonds... What can we all do to save ourselves from losing everything?
Are IPO's a death sentence or what?
Will so-called angel investors follow the smart money and put their own funds (in new record amounts) into the youngest of companies -- including outfits that are pursuing the most innovative, but not yet commercially viable, approaches to serious problems of global warming? Or will this kind of seed-stage investing that traditional venture funds have largely abandoned, jump ship, run and hide because they're scared?
I'm curious to know about green collar jobs. Where will the opportunities
be and what kinds of education will be most valuable?
Bill McKibben, the Author of Deep Economy, is arguing that we don't have enough time for "green capitalism" to react and respond to avert the climate crisis. This raises the fascinating issue of how quickly capitalism does adapt. How quickly do you think our entire system will adapt? Bill sounds pessimistic arguing that our free market Titanic will hit the iceberg even though we are now incentivized and awake and trying to avoid it!
Is now a good time to start a social/ sustainable startup?
Should innovation in the financial services industry be the most important priority of the next administration and progress in engineering green savings bonds as Friedman suggests?
Khosla in an article: (contends that hydrogen fuels are a dead end! Although he drives a hybrid car, he believes that hybrids won't significantly slow global warming. And he's convinced that, in most places, energy from solar panels will for many years be much too expensive. He also says "There are only four problems with global warming," he tells me, "oil, coal, cement, and steel. If we do those four, we're done.") Is he correct or arrogant and short minded like so many have observed?
Will "Smart Grid" outpace "Thin Film" in raising capital or will Tide Energy, Algae shock us?? Bill Gates shocked me recently, so What's Next??
Will Cleantech reach a fourth quarter of record capital raising?
I am a struggling San Diego based organic farmer/horticulturist... I have seen the decimation of Agriculture in the So Cal region over the last 30+ years... It has reached a point of "no-return". We are now as dependent on our food supply as we are energy! Why energy was never regarded as a National Security issue after the Iran embargo I'll never know... and now as Chilean avocados are sold in San Diego markets--the one time "avocado capital" we talk about global warming/carbon footprints at mealtime, as foreign foods arrive long distance by truck and boat... Is food production not a National Security issue? Energy? Water? Or is this status only reserved for failing banks and huge auto makers....
Will an Eco Investor become a Celebrity in today's new Economy? I like my privacy!
Will the US Climate Brand Index make a difference?
Will Khosla continue to be the world's foremost investor in environmental startups or will Doerr or Pickens do him in and or show him how it's done?
Is the sky falling for alternative energy?
Will Kleiner Perkins die if they're wrong by "betting the farm"? I'm ready to bet the farm!
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Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
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