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Google and NASA Team Up for a Green Flight Challenge with $1.65M Prize

5:32 pm in airplanes, Cars & Transportation, contests, google, nasa by TreeHugger

google-green-flight-challenge.jpg Photo: Mary Paulose under a Creative Commons license. Air travel may be time efficient, but based on planes' carbon emissions, it's not good for the environment. And while purchasing carbon offsets is a good move, it's just a drop in the bucket. Tha's why Google has teamed up with aircraft technology research group the Read the full story on TreeHugger

Let’s Play Ethica, the Ethical Monopoly Game

5:31 am in contests, economics, ethical, finances, games, gifts, Interact, kids, spain, Take Action by TreeHugger

Ethica ethical financial boardgame photo Unlike Monopoly, where the goal is to buy more and more houses, hotels and entire streets, in Ethica, the best family and best bank wins. The best are those groups who obtain the most points in 3 sectors: the financial, social and environmental one. Ethica is the ethical finance board game designed by Barcelonya in Spain. So gather 6 or more players and roll the dice!...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Winner Announced in UNEP Blogging Contest!

6:34 pm in contests, Take Action, WED2011, World Environment Day by TreeHugger

ximena prugue photo Image: Ximena Prugue Congratulations to Ximena Prugue for winning the World Environment Day blogging contest! In partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), TreeHugger asked readers interested in traveling to India to experience and report on the 2011 World Environment Day. More on Prugue and World Environment Day after the jump. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Help Gisele Bündchen and Don Cheadle Plant a Forest with UNEP

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gisele bundchen photo don cheadle Tonight at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, Gisele Bündchen and Don Cheadle will co-host the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Champions of the Earth 2011 Awards, during which they will announce the launch of the World Environment Day Challenge! As part of the WED Challenge, between today and World Environment Day, on June 5, people can join Gise...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Help the Eco Music Festival Design the First Sustainable Event Tent (Slideshow)

10:42 am in contests, Culture & Celebrity, Design & Architecture, music by TreeHugger

emu festivarian naturally photo Photo credit: Eco Music Festival This July 4th weekend, the Eco Music Festival (EMU) is bringing Leftover Salmon, RJD2, Tea Leaf Green, Perpetual Groove, and other musical acts one and a half miles above sea level—to Snowmass Village, Colorado—for several days of fun. From the stage to the trails, EMU and the surrounding mountains offer something for everyone and organizers are working hard to ensure the event is not only a good time, but creates a positive impact, too. Part of this effort is creating the world's first...Read the full story on TreeHugger