Though it was almost 9:30 pm last night before the Social Venture Network NYC Forum dispersed, I was determined to make it to the Green Drinks Summer Bash at Solar One that ended at 10. This was not your ‘every month’ Green Drinks. Many of New York’s Green Who’s Who was still there when I arrived, after the tent lights blinked to let everyone know if was over. I arrived to find that my house guest from AREDAY (American Renewable Energy Day- Aspen) guest, Chip Comins, had left, but Earth’s client David Kistner of Green Apple Cleaners was still there, as was Yale Klat consultant, Chris Neidll of Solar One, Wendy Brawer of Greeen Maps, Stefan Doering, adjunct professor at Columbia University, and many others who were extending their goodbyes to Green Drink NYC Director, the beautiful Margaret Lydecker. The magic of the balmy evening on the East River held us captive, reluctant to let go. Then in walks perhaps the foremost green business guru in the world, Joel Makower, of Green Biz in Oakland.
I aksed people why greenies like to convene so much. I mean, do the members of International Inulation Trade Association and animal Rights people have the same magnetic attraction to each other as those in the Green Movement? “We need to talk to each other because the complexities of the environment and how to address the destruction taking place, means all hands on deck,” said an smart as a whip (?) intern whose name was quickly forgotten as conversations quickly turned to nearby pubs where we could continue our conversation because they were literally taking down the tent. Dear intern, if you read this, please call Earth Advertising at 212-933-1391.