Sustainability Subgroup

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Carey King

Charter/Mission

This subgroup is for Bootstrappers to discuss businesses, or business ideas, for the energy sector. The particular interest is in businesses, or ideas, for increasing energy efficiency and decreasing energy usage. This is often difficult for bootstrappers considering the large scale of the largest energy users (manufacturing, utilities, etc.).

One quesition is: "Can bootstrappers find a way to promote, or base a business upon what is called Natural Capitalism?"

Examples of this approach include:

1. 'cradle to cradle' design in the consumer product industry
2. providing cooling/heating services instead of just selling HVAC systems.

For more information on Natural Capitalism, see a website offshoot from the Rocky Mountain Institute

If you have more ideas for discussion about energy, and how bootstrappers can make an impact, feel free to present them. We may also choose to meet with the Green or environmental subgroups as these ideas are inherently interlinked.

Thanks.

Carey

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