About us
EcoGreen Group members share a keen interest in making positive contributions to a more sustainable future through technologies, practices, and industries in the local and global community. Members are business and technical professionals that come from a wide variety of professions and industries. The organization is characterized by the diversity of its members and the ability to span the scope of the sustainability landscape. The EcoGreen Group is an all volunteer run member organization. The Facebook page is available to members and others for posting articles on topics relevant to our mission. It is intended to be educational, provide resources, and connect people in the area. EcoGreen Group (EGG) of Silicon Valley is a Special Interest Group (SIG) of CSIX, a non-profit organization in Silicon Valley.
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Upcoming events
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Integrating Social Media into our daily Computing Activities
·OnlineOnlineAgenda:
8:00 a.m. Open networking
8:15 a.m. Meeting will start
8:30 a.m. Presentation~~~~~~~ Presentation ~~~~~~~~~
Integrating Social Media into our daily Computing Activities
by Stephen Ho and Felicity Lazo, EcoGreen Group MembersSocial Media is now part of our daily life for most of the global population. Example Facebook has 3 billions MAU (monthly active users) and 2 billions DAU (daily active users); compared to a utility knife it has a MAU of 6B, and DAU of 4B, or knife is about twice as popular as Facebook. Youtube and X-platform both have DAU ~200M. In this meeting, we will share our experience by screen share, discuss various social media platforms and answer questions especially for the new users and those who avoided social media due to various reasons --- privacy, addiction, divisive participants, waste of time. Many popular social media are now controllable to fit our needs, setting for notifications and preferences. If we have time at the end, will also show the use of AI (Top AI chatGPT has 200M DAU, Grok 4th place has 10M).
Stephen Ho's bio:
I live a small CO2 footprint, practice 5R's principles (Repair, Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Repurpose), and plant many trees for Carbon Sequestration. I became vegan in 2024. My professional biography can be found in https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenhoprofile/ my career includes research and development of electronic measurement instruments, EE hardware and software in the ATE (automatic testing equipment) designs. After the early exit from the corporation, I entered into the Capital Syndication and Real Estate Agency business. Now I am retired, yet more active than ever.Felicity Lazo's bio:
I live on a farm on a creek in Central California. I’m a retired educator, artist, environmentalist, farmer and Real Estate Broker. I have dexlexia and computers and social media have been a great contribution to my education. I bought my first computer in 1987. I used it to communicate with parents in my classes. I was a beta tester for googles gmail.
I later learned to use Facebook to look up old friends from elementary school, friends living in different cities and countries far away.
I curate a page called SLO Hand Sew where I file sewing and craft related stories. Histories and techniques. I’ve joined the beaver brigade of atascadero because I have a creek that needs beavers and beavers appeared. I’ve been reestablishing habitats here for 36 yrs. I have several fb pages and i curate a few pages- collections of gardening tips and my favorite is SLO hand sew.***
EcoGreen Group is a special interest group under CSix. (https://csix.org/)
EcoGreen Group’s mission is two-fold:
1)To create professional and entrepreneurial opportunities in sustainability and clean technologies
2)To disseminate information that promotes the well-being of People and Planet.The EcoGreen Group fulfills this mission through our
• social media,
• volunteer opportunities
• member projects,
• biweekly meetings
for raising awareness, education & networkingWould you like to volunteer to give a presentation, or suggest a recorded presentation on a sustainability topic? Would you like an attentive audience to practice your job interview presentation? Please contact: info@ecogg.org
You are welcome to join & share in our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/469870797237958
3 attendees
Blue Planet Prize 2025
·OnlineOnlineAgenda:
8:00 a.m. Open networking
8:15 a.m. Meeting will start
8:30 a.m. Presentation~~~~~~~ Presentation ~~~~~~~
Blue Planet Prize 2025
Blue Planet recordingsIn 1992, the Asahi Glass Foundation established the Blue Planet Prize, an award presented to individuals or organizations from around the world in recognition of outstanding achievements in scientific research and its application that have helped provide solutions to global environmental problems. In our meeting, we shall learn about the work of the 2025 Blue Planet Prize laureates: Professor Robert Jackson and Dr. Jeremy Leggett.
We shall view Professor Jackson's lecture " Restoring the Atmosphere: Hope, Health, and Humanity"; followed by Dr Leggett's lecture " Communicating Climate and Nature Risk in the Post-Truth Age: Lessons from a Campaigning Life".
Professor Robert B. Jackson is an expert on the carbon cycle in terrestrial ecosystems, including forests, grasslands, and wetlands. He has conducted pioneering research on the relationship between soil, vegetation, and soil bacterial communities. In addition, he has quantified the balance of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, from natural ecosystems and from fossil fuel use. Since 2017, he has served as chair of the Global Carbon Project (GCP), leading efforts to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Dr. Jeremy Leggett, as the inaugural chairman of the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI), introduced the concept of the "carbon bubble," highlighting the economic risks associated with fossil fuel assets. Through CTI’s activities, he influenced investors and policymakers, advancing the divestment movement. In addition, as a practical effort to balance economic activity with environmental conservation, he founded one of the UK’s leading solar energy companies. More recently, he has been spearheading initiatives in Scotland to connect ecological restoration with community prosperity.
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EcoGreen Group is a special interest group under CSix. (https://csix.org/)
EcoGreen Group’s mission is two-fold:
1)To create professional and entrepreneurial opportunities in sustainability and clean technologies
2)To disseminate information that promotes the well-being of People and Planet.The EcoGreen Group fulfills this mission through our
• social media,
• volunteer opportunities
• member projects,
• biweekly meetings
for raising awareness, education & networkingWould you like to volunteer to give a presentation, or suggest a recorded presentation on a sustainability topic? Would you like an attentive audience to practice your job interview presentation? Please contact: info@ecogg.org
You are welcome to join & share in our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/469870797237958
2 attendees
Zoom meeting title TBD
·OnlineOnlineAgenda:
8:00 a.m. Open networking
8:15 a.m. Meeting will start
8:30 a.m. Presentation~~~~~~~ Presentation ~~~~~~~
Stay tuned!_______________________________________________________
EcoGreen Group is a special interest group under CSix. (https://csix.org/)
EcoGreen Group’s mission is two-fold:
1)To create professional and entrepreneurial opportunities in sustainability and clean technologies
2)To disseminate information that promotes the well-being of People and Planet.The EcoGreen Group fulfills this mission through our
• social media,
• volunteer opportunities
• member projects,
• biweekly meetings
for raising awareness, education & networkingWould you like to volunteer to give a presentation, or suggest a recorded presentation on a sustainability topic? Would you like an attentive audience to practice your job interview presentation? Please contact: info@ecogg.org
You are welcome to join & share in our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/469870797237958
2 attendees
Past events
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