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July 16, 2009

Well, for the first time, I didn’t listen to my mother…

I spent all of Tuesday going to all of the congressmen/congresswomen on Capitol Hill giving them a flyer about Earth Aid’s briefing Friday morning:

Entrepreneurship & Sustainability: How Innovative Social Ventures Are Shifting the Paradigm Around Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency& What Members of Congress Can Do to Help Today, there is a lot of talk about the need for innovative solutions to the energy crisis, and a plethora of ideas are being discussed.

This Friday, come learn about two social ventures that are putting creative ideas into action — working with citizens to spur their production of renewable energy and to become more energy efficient, and rewarding them for doing so. Find out what Members of Congress can do to advance their work and the cause of sustainability at this critical time.

When: Friday, July 17, 9:30-10:30 AM (Breakfast will be served)

Where: 2456 Rayburn House Office Building

Who: Ben Bixby, CEO, Earth Aid Enterprises Rahul Prakash, COO, Virgance

RSVP:Sam Ricketts, Special Projects Coordinator, Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (202-225-6311, sam.ricketts@mail.house.gov)

I am getting up early, very early, 7:00AM Friday morning to make it to Capitol Hill on time. I know I will be early, but that’s not a problem.

Wednesday night was my TWC class and it went well as usual. We discussed educational technology and policy. Dr. Simpson brought an article to class and explained to us that some CEOs from India, will NOT hire American graduates because he refers to us as a “dime a dozen.”

I find it interesting that in a 2008 report, “85 percent of those age 25 or older reported they had completed at least high school and 28 percent had attained at least a bachelor’s degree — both record highs.”

But, we are a dime a dozen…

Anyway, Thursday was hectic, we were getting everything ready for Friday, I made various lists on different committees, and assisted David and Ben. We had so much going on to get things ready, I thought David’s head was going to explode. (but he’s okay)

I will be reporting on the meeting this weekend, and then I will be taking a few vacation days next week. Be rest assured, I will blog from vacation arena.