Tag: Contests - Page 3
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Pakistani Soldier Plants 20,101 Trees in One Day! Sets New World Record
Let that sink in for a second: Over a period of 18 hours and 40 minutes on September 29th, Muhammed Yousuf Jamil, a Lance Naik (Lance Corporal) in the Pakistani Army singlehandedly
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A Competition Looks for the Water-Energy Nexus
Here at TreeHugger, we talk a lot about saving water, and reducing energy usage. But the two also intersect, since moving around all of the water we use takes up a ton of...you guessed, it: energy. This
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YouGoods Eco-Invention Contest Draws to a Close: Cast Your Vote for the Winner Today!
Earlier this month, we told you about UncommonGoods' open design contest, looking for the next great eco-friendly invention. This week, the judges of the YouGoods contest, including TreeHugger founder Graham Hill, chose three finalists, based on the
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Join Extreme Athletes to Protect the 360°
"Climate change is real," BMX legend Dave Mirra says, "It affects everything from snow quality to quality of life." Indeed, as Protect the 360° explains, "climate change doesn't just mean warmer weather." Now,
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Enter Your Eco-Invention for a Chance to Win $1,500 and More!
"Where a new invention promises to be useful," Thomas Jefferson said, "it ought to be tried." To celebrate National Inventor's Month, UncommonGoods is offering an opportunity
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As Pepsi's Refresh Challenge Rolls On, Green Causes Vie for Funding
In January, we told you about Pepsi's Refresh Everything initiative, giving away $20 million in grants to individuals, businesses and non-profits that are working for change in six categories: health,
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Enter the CoolClimate Art Contest and Offer Your Vision of a Cleaner Future
The Earth may be our home but disasters like oil spills and threats like deforestation and global warming mean that it might not be such a hospitable place for much longer. Still, in the face of these obvious
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AIA/HUD Awards Show that Good Design Isn't Just for Rich People
So many of the prizes for architecture go to gems that cost serious money to build, for people that have serious money to pay for it. The AIA/HUD awards are different; they recognize "excellence in affordable
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Care to Air Design Challenge by Levi's
Air-drying clothing is definitely the cheapest, and especially the most eco-friendly way of drying your clothes; no energy or machinery is needed. However, if you live in a small space, a rainy country or simply are a busy (or forgetful) person,
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Nominate Now for Nau's $10,000 Grant For Change
Last year we covered Nau's $10,000 Grant For Change program and followed up on the eventual winners, a documentary team Benjamin Drummond and Sara Joy Steele, who tell arresting stories of how climate change is impacting forest fires in the
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Give Your Pitch for The Beat Waste Startup Challenge
It's open to any early-stage venture
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First Green Party Member of Parliament Elected in the UK
Congratulations Caroline Lucas! Leader of the Green Party in the UK for the last 2 years, she has won her seat in Brighton Pavilion and will be the first Green Party Member of Parliament ever elected in the UK. The Green Party
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The Deadline for The Earth Awards is Fast Approaching
Right now, The Earth Awards are accepting submissions but this opportunity for innovative designers to win between $10,000 and $50,000 is ending soon. The deadline is May 10, 2010.Designs must fit into one of six
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Banksy Graffiti Feud Continues
Banksy, the famous graffiti artist, is in an epic feud with the venerable graffiti artist King Robbo. And we are so chuffed because the Guardian newspaper quoted TreeHugger in its account of the ongoing saga.
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Best of Green: Travel & Nature (Slideshow)
When it comes to reducing our carbon footprint and paying attention to how we treat the planet, we're doing it for two main reasons - so that we can provide a healthy home for all the flora and fauna of the globe, and so that we get to enjoy those very
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Best of Green: Science & Technology (Slideshow)
The past year has brought us some very cool inventions and ideas, from the gadgets we found prowling the Consumer Electronics Show to the solar powered everything pouring forth from designers to the software systems that will run our daily lives and
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Green Music Group Challenge Begins With Dave Matthews Band, Could End With You in a New Car
If you don't get over to Planet Green's Instrumental much, then read on. First of all, what the heck is wrong with you? Planet Green Instrumental is where our sister site covers green and socially conscious music. Music that sounds good AND
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The Earth Awards Launches a Global Search for Sustainable Innovations
From March 3rd to May 10th, submissions are open for the 2010 Earth Awards—an opportunity for innovative designers to win between $10,000 and $50,000. Awards will be handed out at a ceremony in London on September
