Tomorrow, I'll be attending the 7th Berkeley-Stanford Cleantech Conference at PG&E Auditorium in San Francisco. The conference is billed as "BSCC: Sputnik 2.0? The Pursuit of Green Jobs in China and the U.S." The subtitle is referring to a warning from the Obama Administration that China has thrown down the gauntlet in the cleantech arena in a manner reminiscent of the Soviets upon launching the satellite Sputnik. President Obama made the comparison himself in this year's State of the Union, following Secretary Chu, who is keynoting the conference tomorrow. Panel discussions include "Clean Technologies: Job Creation or Destruction" and "What is the Role of Policy in Green Job Creation in the U.S. and China?" The latter is moderated by Teryn Norris, my colleague and founder of Americans for Energy Leadership.
I feel very fortunate (again) to be a student at UC Berkeley, which allows me to attend the conference at a considerable discount. For those interested, I'll be live-tweeting the event @atrembath. Should make for a very interesting day.
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