The new Lt. Governor of California, green rockstar Gavin Newsom’s keynote address at the GreenBiz State of Green Business Forum was filled with countless pearls of wisdom. Here is the best of the best of Gavin Newsom on reinvention in California.
"We spend billions of dollars a year to buy things. Why don't we buy good things?"
“States are labs of democracy, but cities are labs of innovation"
"My job now is to take things we did in San Francisco and do it for California”
“The biggest game-changer is to retrofit existing buildings. With a $1 billion investment, you reduce energy costs and create 7,000 jobs. This is the biggest bang for the buck"
“Those highway rest stops should become EV charging stations”
“When you buy Dasani and Aquafina, you're really just buying a plastic bottle full of New York City tap water”
“Green is an economic engine”
“The state needs to get through the budget crisis, but it also needs to make investments in its economic fate and future. A lack of budget is not a good reason not to have audacious goals.”
Gavin Newsom also talked about the need to reconnect people to the environmental issues that they care most about, like air quality. I could not agree more and would add -- looking and feeling good! Going green can enhance your life to the fullest.
Watch this excellent video of Gavin Newsom laying out his green vision for California while being interviewed by GreenBiz's Joel Makower. Stay tuned for more sizzling pro-planet action from this game-changing Lt. Governor.
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