About Us

1 Block Off the Grid (1BOG) was created by Sylvia Ventura, Dan Barahona, and Dave Llorens, San Francisco residents and committed environmentalists. Sylvia and Dan not only advocate solar energy, but also use it, having installed a 2.5KW system for their own home. Dave Llorens  hasbeen an activist for solar energy for many years,  longbefore it was cool.

1BOG recently joined forces with Virgance, an exciting group of incredibly smart folks who have figured out ways to scale new activism ideas like 1BOG by using the power of online social networks turning each idea into a large-scale, citizen-powered global campaign. Our campaigns all have a consistent common thread: positive change.Check out their site and get familiar with the other social activism campaigns in the works like Carrotmob, Lend Me Some Sugar, and GreenFund.

Together we are stronger, together we are smarter, together we can make a difference.