I Smell Green

Almost two years ago, during a ill chosen web development stint with a new company hoping to go public, I met a charismatic young man named Yeves Perez.

Yeves wanted to build a green building in San Diego, and in talking to potential investors, found obstacle upon obstacle that always seemed to keep him from seeing it come to fruition.

Why? No one really understood the concept of "green".

Most associated "green" with taking shorter showers, something I resisted as well for ages, yet there was a deep seated lack of education when it came to the "big picture".

Yeves approached me one day with an idea about a website, and a national organization behind it to educate and promote Green Investments, Green Ideas, Green Concepts, and Sustainable Development.

That idea turned into http://www.ecoinvestmentclub.com, with a humble start last March, culminating with number one rankings in Google for some of the top terms relating to Eco Investing.

Since that time, the Eco Investment Club has come to be recognized worldwide as the premier educational venue for Green and Sustainable Methods and Investments, and has expanded to become a part of a larger whole, known as the Eco Investment Network International, Inc.

We currently have Club Chapters in San Diego and Los Angeles, with this humble blogger being the head of the LA Club.

I have to tell you that I was not "green" a year ago, and I have received quite an education from some of the "greenest" in our world. Exposed to all that great green talent, I had no choice other than to let it soak in.

I truly believe that one of the most important lessons I have learned is that "less is more".

Kicking the plastic water bottle habit was my first major "Green Effort" and I find many following the same path in an effort to be more conscious of the waste we are putting out each and every day.

Living in Los Angeles, I have the opportunity to interface with a lot of great "green ideas" and I will share some of those with you through this venue, not for the purpose of recommending an investment, but simply to identify what I think are smart steps toward green progress.

Green is not going away this time. It was a fad in the 70's and now that people cannot deny the damage we are doing and have already done to the Earth, I truly believe that this time we can make a difference, reversing some of the damage done and leaving a cleaner-greener legacy for those that follow us.

I want to know what you see that is "Green" around you! I want to hear about your "Green" ideas and hope that my posts will encourage you to comment and submit your own ideas for this blog.

The Eco Investment Club, Los Angeles will have a mixer at the end of July and we would love to meet as many "Greens" as possible. Let me know if you would like to attend. There is no cost for this networking event, with date TBA. You don't have to be an investor or be wealthy to attend. We have something for everyone.

Green is good!

Bob