1. USA is the only nation on earth that has the economic power to implement massive scale sustainable energy initiatives needed to become a significant part of the energy generation in the near future. Others like Japan and Germany have blazed through the initial laps and now USA needs to take over and run the last lap… and win for everyone.
2. USA is the only nation on earth who has available land mass and the ingenuity to implement massive scale sustainable energy initiatives needed to make it a significant part of the energy generation over the near future.
3. The current economic crisis of gigantic proportions also presents us with the greatest opportunity of our lifetime to reshape our economies in a way that makes USA the global leader. We will lead by example.
4. The vast amounts of investments being made by the Federal Government this year to revive the economy can be leveraged to reshape the energy usage in residential, commercial and industrial entities to align to new energy economy initiatives.
5. The new energy economy based on sustainable energy will be the next vibrant economic engine of growth that will create millions of jobs for our country and no other country can take most of these jobs away!
6. Massive scaling and intense competition will derive economies of scale that will rapidly bring the prices down to below what we pay for fossil fuel based energy within next six to eight years. The investment we make now will be paid back many times over by 2030. It is time to change our mindset that sustainable energy means a perpetual “big whopping tax” to the people.
7. Massive scaling of sustainable energy initiatives will tackle climate change issues and sidetrack the raging debates about why, when and how we tackle the climate change problem.
8. It’s about time we listened to Thomas Edison, inventor of the light bulb (1847–1931) ‘I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait ’til oil and coal run out before we tackle that.’
9. In the absence of massive scaling, sustainable energy initiatives will remain significantly more costly to deploy and will always be viewed as a “tax” we have to pay and make us less competitive compared to developing countries that are taking our jobs away. It’s like throwing a pebble in the ocean and expecting to make a difference.
10. Failure to capitalize on the current economic crisis to become the Global Leader in Sustainable Energy Initiatives has serious detrimental effects to overall positioning of Global Leadership of USA in not only energy arena but will also permeate to other areas of leadership. Over time our future generations will pay the price if we fail to act now.

For an indepth understanding, read our Strategy (1.4mb PDF)

What were the results of the energy reduction campaign OR the innovative use of Sustainable Energy in your community?

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• $250 gift certificate
• Up to 3 RUNNERS-Up:  $50 gift certificate each.
• The winners for the monthly prizes automatically qualify for the annual Grand Prize challenge.
• Winners have the opportunity to work with invVEST Ambassadors, who are considered experts in their fields, to further develop their ideas.

 - Annual Grand Contest Winners:

• One Annual winner(s) for $5,000; common to both Hot & Cool ideas.
• Up to 5 RUNNERS-Up:  $500 gift certificate each.
• Winners will have the opportunity to interact with industry thought leaders that could potentially lead to internships, scholarships or start-up opportunities.

 Ground Rules:

• Include the following information in your entry:
  • Name
  • Email address
  • Optional phone#
  • State
  • Occupation
  • Institution represented (school, college, university, community etc)
  • Your implementation
• We will notify you by email.

• Ideas implementable in your own community and ideas that can be replicated easily will be given preference.
• Ideas should be measurable and preference will be given to ideas that provide positive results with 6 months of implementing the idea.
• You can use the tools provided in our strategy to see if it can qualify for Sustainable Energy Criteria and suggest methodologies for implementing the ideas.
• Ideas must be submitted by the last day of the month to qualify. Results will be announced by 3^rd Friday of the following month.
• All ideas provided and/or implemented will be available to anyone who may want to replicate the ideas and/or implementation in their own communities without any other fees or rights; unless expressly agreed upon in writing.
• Preference will be given to ideas which lead to collaborative work among teams and draw more supporters in your communities to implement your idea.
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• Decisions made by a panel of student & community leaders will be FINAL.

 

The impetus was to accelerate the grassroots movement leveraging the many Sustainable Energy Initiatives already underway in the state of Colorado.

The goal was to start a process of networking that would bring disparate groups to set and achieve stretch goals that will make Sustainable Energy the next economic engine of growth for the 21st century, bringing prosperity and jobs to Colorado, USA and the rest of the world while cleaning up the climate and environment for future generations to enjoy.

Panel 1: Sustainable Energy & Climate Change Overview: How it impacts each of us

Panel 2: Solar Energy Initiatives & Solar Panel Installs: Everything you need to know

Panel 3: Hybrid Plug-in cars & other alternatives to fossil fuels

Panel 4: Energy Efficiency & Conservation Opportunities

Panel 5: Clean Energy Technologies

During a break for tea and snacks, Carl Lawrence, CEO of Hybrids-Plus Inc demonstrated one of his hybrid plug-in car and explained how it works.

Did you attend this meeting? We would love to hear your feedback on this post as well as on the individual presentations. Please be sure to tell us what you would like to see in future meetings and how we can improve on your experience at this last event.