San Rafael Green Drinks
This listing was last updated by the San Rafael organiser on: 2024-12-18
Marin Green Drinks
Green networking and speakers
Monthly on the 2nd Tuesday
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Meet and network with people living and working as green as we can.
There is no fee to attend. You can purchase drinks and dinner from our host.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
5:30 Welcome and Networking
6:15 Green Greets
6:30 Speaker
6:45 Q&A
7:00 Wrap Up Speech, more Networking
7:30 End
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Next Meetup: February 11, 2025
(no mixer in January)
Hello Sunshine! Solar Generators and EV Chargers are Hot
Bing Gu, California Sunlight
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Lotus Cuisine of India Restaurant
812 4th Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Tel 415 456-5808
www.lotusrestaurant.com
2025 Speaker Series
January 14, 2025:
No Mixer
February 11, 2025:
Hello Sunshine! Solar Generators and EV Chargers are Hot
Bing Gu, California Sunlight
March 11, 2025:
Bioneers Revolution from the Heart of Nature
Nazshonnii Brown-Almaweri and Isabel Rodriguez-Vega, Bioneers
April 08, 2025:
Biodiversity Habitats: Traffic Islands and More
Marcia Basalla, Pacheco Valle Biodiversity
Featuring Wine Tasting by Navarro Vineyards
May 13, 2025:
Firewise: The Scientists Speak
Maya Khosla, Director
Jun 10, 2025:
Protecting Parks the East Bay Way
Lynda Deschambault, East Bay Regional Park District Board
July 15, 2025
Food & Wine Pairing with Navarro and Lotus
Missy Lorenzen, Navarro Vineyards and Surinder Sroa, Lotus Cuisine
August 12, 2025:
Speaker TBD
September 09, 2025
Speaker TBD
Featuring Wine Tasting by Navarro Vineyards
October 14, 2025
Speaker TBD
November 11, 2025
Speaker TBD
December 09, 2025:
Holiday Party with Navarro Vineyards
2024 Speaker Series
January 9, 2024
No Mixer
February 13, 2024
Solar Power – The Best Way to Future Proof your Home!
Carolyn Bopp and Ted Walsh, SolarCraft
March 12, 2024
35th Annual Bioneers Conference Preview
Nazshonnii Brown-Almaweri and Genie Cartier, Bioneers
April 9, 2024
No Mixer
May 14, 2024
Who defeated six major oil companies? Marin Conservation League, that’s who!
Kate Shilvock, Executive Director, Marin Conservation League
Also featuring Wine Tasting by Navarro Vineyards
June 11, 2024
California-friendly landscaping plants that increase bio-diversity
Charlotte Torgovitsky, Home Ground Habitats
July 9, 2024
Food & Wine Pairing Dinner
A very special event, back by popular demand (fee for dinner and wine)
Dinner with Indian cuisine, wine tasting, and learn about wine pairing
Surinder Sroa, Lotus Cuisine of India and Missy Lorenzen, Navarro Vineyards
August 13, 2024
Want to Do Something about Climate Change, but Don’t Know What? Join Us!
Anne-Christine Strugnell, Resilient Neighborhoods
September 10, 2024
Building Resilient Water Supplies for Marin
Ranjiv Khush, MMWD Board
Also featuring Wine Tasting by Navarro Vineyards
October 8, 2024
Go EV and Save Time, Money, and the Planet
Annika Osborn, Director of Programs and Community Development, Cool The Earth
November 12, 2024
Ending Illegal Wildlife Trade in our Lifetime
John Baker, Wild Aid
December 10, 2024
Holiday Party with Wine Tasting by Navarro Vineyards
2020 Speaker Series
January 14, 2020
Transitioning from Throwaway Plastic to Sustainable Packaging
Paul Tasner, Co-Founder & CEO, Pulpworks
February 11, 2020
The Importance of Organic, Sustainable, and Regenerative Agriculture
Jerry Draper, Marin Organic
March 10, 2020
POSTPONED: Ending Illegal Wildlife Trade in our Lifetime
John Baker, Wild Aid
April 14, 2020
POSTPONED: Design in The Age of Climate Change - How does Climate Change Affect the Decisions we make when Designing our Built Environment
Debra Amerson, Deeper Green Interiors & Theresa Tamley, Tamley Architectural Design
May 12, 2020
POSTPONED
June 9, 2020
POSTPONED: Wine Pairing with Navarro Winery
Enjoy a wine pairing menu with Indian cuisine and learn about wine pairing.
Lisa Olsen, Navarro Wines
July 14, 2020
POSTPONED: Update on Commercial and Residential Solar Power in Marin
Wyn Hoag, Sun First Solar
August 11, 2020
POSTPONED: Pollinator Gardens
Alisa-Rose Seidlitz, Loving Gardens Designs
September 8, 2020
POSTPONED: How Sustainable Cities Groups are fighting Climate Change
Laura Vernon, Sustainable Fairfax
October 13, 2020
POSTPONED: Bioneers Conference
Stephanie Welch, Bioneers Radio Producer
Nov 10, 2020
POSTPONED: Ending Illegal Wildlife Trade in our Lifetime
with John Baker, WildAid
December 8, 2020
POSTPONED
2019 Speaker Series
January 8, 2019
Marin County Cannabis Business
Nurit Raphael, Ona Life
February 12, 2019
Protecting Marin since 1934
Linda Novy (President) & Kirsten Nolan (Communications Coordinator). Marin Conservation League
March 12, 2019
Bicycle Recycle? Do it at the Re-Cyclery Bike Shop
Megan Wayne, Development Coordinator, Trips for Kids Marin
April 9, 2019
Marin Small Business Development Center helps you achieve small business goals -- at no cost to you.
Miriam Hope Karell, Marin SBDC
May 14, 2019
Master Class 46 - A Program of Field Trips, Interactive Lectures and Advocacy Training
Kim Rago, Executive Director and Norma Fragoso, Master Class Director Environmental Forum of Marin
June 11, 2019
Wine Pairing with Navarro Winery
How do you pair wine with food? Forget conventional wisdom about pairing.
Lisa Olsen, Navarro Wines
July 9, 2019
Computer Recycling in Marin
George Shea, eWasteCollective Computer & Technology Resource Center
August 13, 2019
How Businesses Help in Fighting Homelessness in the North Bay
Jonathan E. Campbell, Downtown Streets Team San Rafael
September 10, 2019
Marin Sustainable Enterprise Conference
Chris Yalonis, Founder and President VenturePad
October 8, 2019
Bioneers Conference
Stephanie Welch, Bioneers Radio Producer
November 12, 2019
A Community Group to recycle and reuse items and reduce our landfill burden
Nicole Price, MarinFreecycle Moderator
December 10, 2019
Holiday Party with Organic Wine and Beer Tasting
Lisa Olsen, Navarro Wines
2018 Speaker Series
January 9, 2018
A Place to Have Conversations That Matter
Nadine Muller & Scott Pinsky, Marin Coalition
February 13, 2018
SolarCraft - a Regional Sustainable Solutions Provider
Dana Smith, SolarCraft
March 13, 2018
Public Trails and Private Land: a Legal Approach to Save Open Space Trails
TRUST is dedicated to defend public access to trails on the Tiburon Martha property and foster the use of all trails in Marin.
Richard Wodehouse, presidentTiburon/Belvedere Residents United to Support the Trails (TRUST)
April 10, 2018
Reducing Plastic Waste in School Supplies
Heather Itzla,Wisdom Supply Co.
May 8, 2018
Master Class 45 - A Program of Field Trips, Interactive Lectures and Advocacy Training
Kim Rago, Executive Director, Environmental Forum of Marin
June 12, 2018
Water as a Commons
Michael Davis, US Pure Water
July 10, 2018
Movie Night! Preview "Firewise: The Scientists Speak" and "Searching for the GOLD SPOT - The Wild After Wildfire"
Maya Khosla, Wildlife Filmmaker and Biologist
August 14, 2018
MCE in the East Bay
Lynda Deschambault, CCC Climate Leaders & Former Mayor of Moraga
September 11, 2018
Healthcare for All
Dan Monte, AD10 Candidate
October 9, 2018
Bioneers Conference
Bioneers COO Valeria Alarcón
November 13, 2018
CA Cannabis Industry News
Attorney Scot Candell, Candell & Associates
December 11, 2018
Holiday Party with Organic Wine and Beer Tasting
2017 Speaker Series
January 10, 2017
Keeping Marin Clean
Joan Murray, Clean Marin
February 14, 2017
Why Has Patagonia Gotten Into Food?
James Farag, Patagonia Provisions
March 14, 2017
Green Investing
Patrick Costello, Green River Financial Services
April 11, 2017
Do The Rice Thing
Caryl Levine, Lotus Foods
May 9, 2017
Master Class 44
Kim Rago, Executive Director, Environmental Forum of Marin
June 13, 2017
Bay Area Green Business Program
Dana Armanino, Green Business Program Coordinator, Marin County
July 11, 2017
Effective Impact Entrepreneurship. What you can do and what our Community can do to support it.
Chris Yalonis, Founder and President VenturePad
August 8, 2017
A Media Career Driven by Change (from radio to podcasting)
Jerry Kay, EarthNews Journal Environmental Podcasts
September 12, 2017
Ocean Soundscapes and the Industrialization of the Sea
Michael Stocker, Director Ocean Conservation Research
October 10, 2017
Bioneers Conference 2017 Preview
Ernesto Reyes, Manager, Youth Leadership Program, Bioneers
November 14, 2017
Save The Martha Property as Open Space
Jerry Riessen, Tiburon Open Space Committee
December 12, 2017
Holiday Party with Organic Wine and Beer Tasting
2016 Speaker Series
January 12, 2016
Go on a Low Carbon Diet - Join a Resilient Neighborhoods EcoTeam
Tamra Peters, Director, Resilient Neighborhoods
February 9, 2016 (Mardi Gras)
Stop Idling
Kraemer Winslow, Make Your Point Communications, Inc.
March 8, 2016
Save the Bees!
Chris Conrad, Bee Conscious
April 12, 2016
Bioneers Conversation
Joshua Fouts, Executive Director, Bioneers
May 10, 2016
IPM Integrated Pest Management
Tara Cahn, Technical Advisor, Pest Prevention by Design
June 14, 2016
Marin County Energy Efficiency Programs
Kellen Dammann, Sustainability Marketing & Outreach Specialist, Marin County Community Development Agency
July 12, 2016
Pure Water, No Plastic
Michael Davis, US Pure Water
August 9, 2016
Real Estate Advice from a Green Certified Realtor
Jody Ceniceros, Broker Associate, GREEN, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
September 13, 2016
Confessions of an Optimizer: Online Marketing Advice for Green Business
Alex Kahl, Kahl Consultants Small Business Web Services
October 11, 2016
Bioneers Conference 2016 Preview
Joshua Fouts, Executive Director, Bioneers
November 8, 2016
Election Night Mixer
December 13, 2016
Holiday Party with Organic Wine and Beer Tasting
2015 Speaker Series
January 13, 2015
Running a Successful Green Business in Marin County
Susan Griffin-Black, Founder & Co-CEO, EO Products
February 10, 2015
EMF Health and Safety
Alex Stadtner, Healthy Building Science
March 10, 2015
Protecting the California Wolf
Karin Vardaman, Director, California Wolf Recovery
April 14, 2015
Green Merchant Services - Commerce with Compassion
Jeff Marcous, CEO, Dharma Merchant Services
May 12, 2015
Venture Greenhouse 2.0: Progressive Business Accelerator
Matt Gaulding, Relationship Manager, Venture Greenhouse
June 9, 2015
Go Climb a Tree!
James Reed, Chief Executive Monkey, Tree Monkey Project
July 14, 2015
Changing attitudes towards Coyotes and other exploited carnivores
"Conservationist of the Year" Camilla Fox, Founder and Executive Director, Project Coyote
August 11, 2015
How Taking the Post Office out of Payments can Save You & Mother Earth
Madeleine Austin, Smart Receivables
September 8, 2015
Green Tea: Making Smart Decisions about Waste
Grier Mathews, Zero Waste Marin
October 13, 2015
2015 Bioneeers Conference Overview
Joshua Fouts, Executive Director, Bioneers
November 10, 2015
GMO Labeling
Debbie Friedman, Co-Chair MOMS Advocating Sustainability
December 8, 2015
Holiday Party with Organic Wine and Beer Tasting
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