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Steve NewcombOver the past 16 years, I have been involved in 5 successful startup companies ranging from an energy company, to several .com companies.  Now I am focusing all of my attention on creating the tipping point in the sustainability movement by pushing initiatives in government, business and the broader social landscape. 




Given that everything we do on the web requires elecricity, I have decided to make my own website carbon neutral. To do this I have joined the CO2Stats.com program whereby I post their widget and they invest in Green projects to offset the electricty required by my servers to run this site.


My Initiatives

Global Sustainability AllianceMany people are curious, what I am doing since I left Powerset.  Well, the short story is that I have decided to dedicate myself to what I call the new Green Economy and I am working on several initiatives with other leaders in government and businesses that all fall under the responsibility of non-profit that I am founding called SF Green

I plan to use blognewcomb.com to publish my progress on my initiatives as well as a platform to consolidate and share the most important information in the Green space so that it's easier for someone to get up to speed on the key issues.

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Green Events
Saturday May 10th at the Green Building Exchange in Redwood City.Is your organization moving fast enough to adapt to the new global realities of sustainability?Do you want to learn practical and innovative strategies for taking on the role of a sustainability leader?REGISTER NOW: Cost: Before April 26th $295 Individual, $195 Team......more




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STeve driving a Tesla

On May 12th between 6:45pm and 6:52pm I was the coolest person on earth

DONE! On Monday, May 12th, we held the second SF Green Event and again well over 300 people came to the event. I wanted to say a special thanks to VentureBeat, SF Green's new media partner as well as my co-founding team at SF Beta (Christian Perry and special thanks to Cassie Phillipps who simply rocks)

This event was quite different than the previous event in that we had two speakers and a stage from which the speakers could be heard.  Our goal was to have Darryl Siry, VP Marketing of Tesla Motors and Ray Lane GP at Kleiner Perkins answer questions from Matt Marshall in a "fireside chat" sort of style.

The Green Report
May 6, 2008
 tesla
SF Green partners with VentureBeat and together we are showcasing teslas and smart cars plus we have invited Ray Lane GP at Kleiner Perkins and Darryl Siry, VP Marketing of Tesla Motors to talk about green transportation....get the whole story


April 13, 2008
Is Amercia going to Wake up and Smell the Green“If you think Green is about saving the Earth, you’d be wrong: it’s about saving the human race.”  That statement was made to me by Miriam Karell, a sustainability expert......get the whole story


April 3, 2008
Carbon Emitting Coal PlanIn the Green world, one of the hottest and most contested debates is the validity of Carbon Trading versus the validity of a Carbon Tax and I spent some time trying to dig into these two approaches to try and understand them and give you my perspective...get the whole story


Business
initiatives
May 6, 2008
 SF Green partners with VentureBeat and together we are showcasing...more

February 28, 2008
Yesterday, Wired.com issued a story titled "Powerset Co-Founder to Launch...more

February 25, 2008
What if every website in the world could measure its...more

February 11, 2008
You won't find much about this company anywhere on the...more

February 7, 2008
Can you see the bee in the picture? Most ecosystems...more

February 5, 2008
Applied Materials may not be a sexy company, but it...more

February 5, 2008
Suniva, a solar cell company, raised $50 million dollars.  Is...more

February 4, 2008
I would like to nominate "The State of Green Business...more

January 31, 2008
Max Scheder-Bieschin, former president of Zap electric cars, is working...more

January 30, 2008
This January, General Electric announced that it was upgrading its...more

January 29, 2008
Solel continues the trend of huge investments rounds, by tapping...more

January 28, 2008
Just heard that Forbes is doing an expose of 3...more

January 28, 2008
Many people are curious, what I am doing since I...more

January 28, 2008
In 2007, investment in Green technologies broke through the...more

Legislative
initiatives
April 13, 2008
“If you think Green is about saving the Earth, you’d...more

April 3, 2008
In the Green world, one of the hottest and most...more

March 10, 2008
In a controversial decision, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...more

March 3, 2008
Their are some talks going on now about San Francisco...more

February 27, 2008
One of the intiiatives that I am trying to push...more

February 27, 2008
Mayor Newsom calls for actions in a Directive that aim...more

February 26, 2008
In a forward released a couple of weeks ago, the...more

February 26, 2008
Gavin Newsom announced this week that San Francisco has put...more

February 18, 2008
I'm just a bill on Capital Hill doo, doo, da,...more

February 12, 2008
Want to know what politicians are getting contrbituions from the...more

February 11, 2008
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced his plans to make...more

February 5, 2008
In January, almost 800 mayors, led by the mayors of...more

February 4, 2008
Recently the EPA released its report on which companies use...more

January 30, 2008
Countries in Africa and the Middle East are already among...more

January 29, 2008
Hot on the heals of the 3 other big committments...more

January 28, 2008
Ever try to figure out where each candidate stands...more

January 28, 2008
Government. The 27 member country European Commission released its new...more

January 28, 2008
Shattering all its previous records, the U.S. wind energy industry...more

Social
initiatives
May 14, 2008
On May 12th between 6:45pm and 6:52pm I was the...more

March 7, 2008
On Tuesday, March 4th, we held the first SFGreen event...more

February 26, 2008
Cliff Waldeck is a San Francisco business owner with his...more

February 25, 2008
In September of 2007, I attended a political collaboration event...more

February 18, 2008
Have you seen the now famous video of a scientist...more

February 12, 2008
This is one of those videos that I think everyone...more

February 11, 2008
If you are anything like me, you want to make...more

February 6, 2008
General Motors takes on the subject of GreenWashing head on. ...more

February 4, 2008
Yes, GreenMountain's BeGreenNow combines the best carbon reduction plan I've...more

February 1, 2008
Have you ever filled out one of the carbon footprint...more

January 31, 2008
Has anyone seen the new coal add on TV.  Well,...more

January 31, 2008
Think the MacBook Air is cool?  Wait to you see...more

January 30, 2008
Got a question about buying or using green products?  Forget...more

January 29, 2008
Would you buy Green energy for your house if you...more

January 28, 2008
Should we go green now, or wait until the technology...more

January 28, 2008
Ever watch a TV commercial where an energy company or...more