Green Options » green start up http://greenoptions.com/tag/green-start-up Posts tagged 'green start up' Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:45:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Is your Next Great Investment Hidden Away in a University? http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/02/04/is-your-next-great-investment-hidden-away-in-a-university/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/02/04/is-your-next-great-investment-hidden-away-in-a-university/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:45:46 +0000 Leah Edwards http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/02/04/is-your-next-great-investment-hidden-away-in-a-university/ focusnationAs Joshua S. Hill wrote in our sisterblog Planetsave.com, on January 31, 2008, over 1500 universities and other organizations across the country participated in an all day teach-in about global warming solutions. Under the title “Focus the Nation”, each participating organization held a wide variety of trade-show-like fairs, panel discussions, public debates, presentation of research, and tours of buildings either built with sustainable materials or gardens planted with drought resistant plans, and much more.

I attended a paneucdavisl at UC Davis’s “Focus the Nation” program called, “Innovation: Commercializing Science In Energy & Efficiency’. UC Davis has strong programs in many science disciplines, and there is a desire among university players and local politicians to have Davis, California (and some of the greater Sacramento area) be known as a cleantech center. I was interested to hear about what is actually being done to support green entrepreneurs.

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