[VeniVidiVici]

Being recognized by your peers as a “green leader” is much like being recognized for an Oscar, Emmy, etc.

Nobdy really cares other than the like-minded people giving you the award.

[sergeantdave]

California fascists about to goosestep across America,

Everyone, let’s give them a warm welcome.

[LibFreeOrDie]

...their research, policy papers and startups could shape the way many households run in the years to come.

Ya sure, policy papers have always improved our standard of living and choices in the marketplace... /s

RE: The examples the article gave of Levi's jeans, HP, and Apple -- Those are products I can CHOOSE to include in my life. "Policy papers" add nothing but mandatory rules and regulations that diminish and constrict my life.

[razorback-bert]

San Francisco writer Sherry Boschert is an evangelist for the electric car and its cousin, the plug-in hybrid. Boschert started driving the first wave of electric cars in 2002, only to see automakers recall and destroy most of the vehicles. Then came the plug-in hybrid, which by some estimates gets more than 100 miles per gallon.

A HUNDRED mpg...good weed.

[jonrick46]

Going green is a great idea if you don't need to worry about the cost. Has anyone checked out the cost of a simple solar water heating system? For those who get plenty of sunlight, here the KSDB-120-ST Drainback Solar Water Heating System system, not counting installation, for $5,356.77 :

[Psycho_Bunny]

"Nearly a century later, two Stanford graduates birthed the high-tech age in a Palo Alto garage. "

Oh, please.