Leaders Rise Despite the Tide
When you go through the rite of passage called parenthood, your perspective about the future hopefully changes a little bit, and a new consciousness forms. Among the things I hope to instill in my daughter (shown below) are leadership, and the ability to think beyond the constraints of the here and now, and forge a path that sustains her and her family for generations to come, where the world is alive, bright and vibrant.
And so I’m continually impressed by what Bill and Melinda Gates have done since Bill has retired. They continue to contribute directly and substantially to evolution of the citizens of the world.
It’s admirable what they’ve done in the face of the current incoming Trump administration, a team that appears to be aligning with corporate interest, preservation of profit at any cost, and proliferation of the carbon economy. I read to day that Bill Gates and other business intellectual leaders have founded a billion dollar fund named Breakthrough Energy Ventures to invest in green technology.
Check out the Article on Quartz
It’s a trend that I’ve been following for a while, since I want to get involved in green tech, both from an investment standpoint, and from a marketing and strategic standpoint. So I follow closely what the thought leaders in the intellectual and technology community are doing. I’ve recently also worked on some commercial facilities and energy management projects that are starting to move the needle towards smarter, more efficient buildings…which is only a tiny part of the bigger picture. But a part nonetheless. Check out my brochure design spread for the Yardi® Smart Energy Suite show below.
It’s hard, greed and self-focus are part of human nature, are they not? If Trump’s pick Rex Tillerson, EXXON CEO is sworn in as Secretary of State…it could be a step in the wrong direction. Burning and drilling for more fossil fuel is not a sustainable practice…and this fund created by Bill is a step in the right direction. We need to expand investment in responsible, affordable infrastructure and technology, to allow HFC (hydrogen fuel cell, whereby fossil fuel is converted to electricity and water, not carbon), solar, and wind, and other emerging green tech, to flourish and grow.
Green Energy to Hit New Low?
Isn’t the investing mantra “Buy Low, Sell High”? I think in the short term, if Trump indeed sworn in January 2017, I predict this…in the short term, oil and fossil fuel are going to have their last hoorah, maybe now is a good time to invest in oil and gas for the short term gain. But think about your kids and their kids.
Bill Gates has had an incredible gift for investment too. In the near term green tech stock are getting hammered. Government investment in green tech is likely to get eliminated, and the stocks will slide. And so Bill is moving in during a historical downturn in an industry to buy.
If we are smart, and conscious, we will follow suit, for the future of our portfolios, as well as the future of our sons and daughters?
