Rest as a Creative Catalyst; Questioning the Death of 'Climate Tech'; Meet PJ, Tofu’s New Community Manager
Plus news from the community
Happy tofurky season to our favorite community of climate tech marketers. Here’s your newest Tofu newsletter, fresh from the oven and ready to share with your closest professional connections. 🦃
Meet PJ, Tofu’s New Community Manager 👋
PJ is joining the team with 15 years experience building communities primarily in big tech and gaming companies. He's pivoting his community and marketing background to the intersection of the outdoors and climate/climate tech industries. This move was inspired in part when he was living in Lake Tahoe in 2021. Being evacuated in the face of one of the largest California wildfires really kicked his climate passion into high gear.
He's currently a Climatebase fellow and an active member of several climate and climate tech communities. Outside of work, he’s dog dad to his black lab, Major, a huge fan of music and pop culture, and a Seattle local either on some outdoor PNW adventure or waiting for ski season.
He's thrilled to jam with the team to create opportunities for engaging with and growing the Tofu community!
From the Community
This month in the Tofu slack was a mix of networking, strategic brainstorms, and moral support. If you’ve got questions about technology choices, professional development opportunities, or simply need somewhere to commiserate about the recent election, join the community!
🤖 Jenna is organizing a conference on the future of AI in the energy industry for Latitude Media. Held on December 3 in Washington D.C., the event will feature speakers from Google, Meta, Dominion Energy, National Grid, AES, DOE and more in conversation about what lies ahead for AI in energy. She even offered up discounted tickets for Tofu slack members!
👩🎓 Leslie shared details about an incredible opportunity to join the Women in Cleantech & Sustainability Mentorship Program’s 2025 cohort. The program runs January–April 2025 with both monthly group sessions and 1 on 1 mentor/mentee meetings. Unfortunately, if you’re reading this, it’s too late–applications closed on 11/4. The good news is that opportunities like this pop up in the Tofu slack all the time, so you can still catch the next one by joining now!
☀️ Birgitte shared an upcoming free session on innovation in solar technology, hosted by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) one of Japan’s national research and development agencies. This in-person event will be held on Monday, December 2 in Sunnyvale, CA, and while it’s free, registration is required. It is the 14th event in NEDO’s Silicon Valley Foresight Seminar Series.
Thanks for Being Here
With the results of the recent U.S. Presidential elections, there’s no denying that the climate movement faces new headwinds. That’s yet another reason we’re grateful to this community–standing together and working toward a better future is more important than ever.
With love,
Mel & the Alder team 🤸🏽♀️