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[http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=2768 Recyclemania] UCSC competes | [http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/text.asp?pid=2768 Recyclemania] UCSC competes | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller Buckminster Fuller] Institute [http://challenge.bfi.org/movie site with video] Here is [http://challenge.bfi.org/winner_2009 2009 winner] of $100K prize and the [http://challenge.bfi.org/runnerup_2009 runner-up] [http://challenge.bfi.org/enter/2010 2010 deadline] is | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller Buckminster Fuller] Institute [http://challenge.bfi.org/movie site with video] Here is [http://challenge.bfi.org/winner_2009 2009 winner] of $100K prize and the [http://challenge.bfi.org/runnerup_2009 runner-up] [http://challenge.bfi.org/enter/2010 2010 deadline] is '''10/30''' |
[http://www.xprize.org/ Xprize] has [[http://ecolive.tv/videos.php?id=833 video contest] for wild green ideas, high mileage cars, and will soon have [http://www.xprize.org/future-x-prizes other prizes] for green design and entrepreneurship. | [http://www.xprize.org/ Xprize] has [[http://ecolive.tv/videos.php?id=833 video contest] for wild green ideas, high mileage cars, and will soon have [http://www.xprize.org/future-x-prizes other prizes] for green design and entrepreneurship. | ||
Revision as of 19:22, 9 October 2009
Green Design Challenges and Competitions
UCSC Business Plan/Entrepreneur Competition Story on 2009 winners.
New L Prize contest to create a better light bulb.
Planet Forward is a bottom-up effort on WWW and PBS to have public input into energy policy.
Recyclemania UCSC competes
Buckminster Fuller Institute site with video Here is 2009 winner of $100K prize and the runner-up 2010 deadline is 10/30
Xprize has [video contest for wild green ideas, high mileage cars, and will soon have other prizes for green design and entrepreneurship.
PETA is offering an XPrize for test tube meat. See pro's and cons.
Engineers Without Borders - USA (EWB-USA) is a non-profit humanitarian organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life. This partnership involves the implementation of sustainable engineering projects, while involving and training internationally responsible engineers and engineering students. Research Challenges
PBS News Hour segment on student competition to build biological machines, for example for bio-fuels and remediation.
