Here’s a clip (via Ecorazzi) of Roland Saekow who, like millions of other graduating college students, is entering the “real world,” with its battered economy and fragile environment (or is it fragile economy and battered environment?). But with people like Saekow bringing their ideas and energy, the future is looking bright (green). We thought it was time to tip our caps to this new wave of thinkers.
Saekow built this solar powered graduation cap for his big day at UC Berkeley. The mini “green world,” with a model house, functioning solar panel and wind turbine and a remote-controlled sun that rises, is a pretty good representation of the future this generation of minds expects to cultivate. While a student at Cal, Saekow helped pass the Green Initiative Fund legislation on campus, “which generates $200,000 annually for green projects at Berkeley.” As he writes on his website. “I also taught the Joy of Garbage DeCal course for six semesters. This course explored the impact of our waste on the past, present and future. Finally I was the Waste Reduction Manger (WRM) at my housing cooperative for four semesters.”
We’re looking forward to seeing what he does next!
[source: Ecorazzi)
