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National Wildlife Federation Celebrates Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming
Image via video screengrab Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming is a program that gets people on college and university campuses to act on solutions for global warming. The competition is part of National Wildlife Federation's effort to
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Enter the Spring Greening Contest Soon
Our friends at Inhabitat are holding a Spring Greening Contest. It's a chance for all of you budding designers,artists, and crafts people to clean out your closets and remake some old dusty household item into a found object.
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Do Earth Hour Videos Entertain and Motivate?
As Earth Hour 2009 approaches on March 28, over 1,670 cities around the world are hatching plans to go dark between 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., from Shanghai's Pearl Tower to
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The 60 One Minutes Film Contest
Want to put green issues at the top of every one's mind? Think you can do it in less than 60 seconds? A film competition that works to inspire the world to action might be your perfect outlet. 60 One Minutes is an
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Think SMART and Your Art Could Win $2,000
Interested in turning trash into art and winning $2,000? If you're in to sculpture, functional art, film, photography or music, you might want to consider entering into an upcoming competition. The competition has been formed to
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Peter Diamandis on the Race to 100 Miles per Gallon (Part Two)
"Radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity," that's the X Prize Foundation's stock in trade. In the second part of our conversation with Peter Diamandis, the Foundation's founder and CEO, we hear about other avenues for creating big
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More Design From the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2009
The Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2009 is an overview of the best and most interesting achievements in design and architecture over the past year. Nominated by industry experts in seven different categories, the public can vote for their
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Vote Now for Design Awards: Brit Insurance Designs of the Year
They are the academy awards of the design industry: the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2009. Covering seven categories: architecture, fashion, furniture, graphics, interactive, product and transport, they are a great
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World Banana Eating Record to be Set--Eat Up
The World Fairtrade Banana Eating Record is to be set today and tomorrow. As part of the annual Fairtrade Fortnight, over 200,000 people have signed up to eat one Fairtrade banana each as part of a world record attempt.
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Peter Diamandis on the Race to 100 Miles per Gallon (Part One)
This race will draw "a line in the sand," says Peter Diamandis, the CEO and chairman of the X-Prize Foundation. After the Progressive Automotive X-Prize is won, "there is no reason you should not be driving a car that gets over 100 miles per
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Want $5000 For Your Great System-Changing Rural Agriculture Idea? Check Out Ashoka's Changemakers New Online Competition
Last time we mentioned Ashoka's Changemakers it was in the context of the Global Water Challenge. Now comes word that they are launching a new online competition to search of "system-changing
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Create Your Own Art on The Fourth Plinth
The fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square is an empty pedestal that has been empty since 1841. For the past 8 years there has been a changing exhibition of different sculptures on it, created by contemporary artists, each on
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Project Green Prom Offers Prizes to Eco-Friendly Prom Goers
Prom is supposed to be the best night of your teenage life. While that's debatable, what is sure is that a big dance like prom can have quite a carbon footprint. Whole Foods Market has teamed up with Teens Turning Green and the duo is launching a
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Update: Your Lands, Your Wildlife, Your Story Winners
A few good pick-me-up stories about the environment and all its majesty are now up for your enjoyment on the Defenders of Wildlife "Your Lands, Your Wildlife, Your Story" site. Last summer, the Defenders asked for
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Green Eyed Monster Offers 40% Off Reusable Bags
Today's TreeHugger Deal comes to you from Green Eyed Monster, a company that offers a unique and socially responsible alternative to disposable paper and plastic bags. Images for the bags are created through online design competitions (see after the
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Clean Tech Open Goes National, Offers Bigger Prize
This morning, the Clean Tech Open kicked off it's fourth season. The non-profit is known for getting clean tech entrepreneurs off the ground by giving those with the greatest
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Vote for a London Park Make-over
Vote for a park that you think is in need of a make-over and if it wins, the park gets money for a serious spruce-up. Under a new scheme introduced by the Mayor of London, ten parks will get big money to " make them
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X Prize "Crazy Green Idea" Competition Winner Announced
Back in November we wrote about the X Prize's newest competition for deciding the next X Prize competition. The goal was to come up with a green theme that inventors and entrepreneurs would pursue for an X Prize.
