Got a Green Idea? Win $25,000

By Nancy Atkinson - September 12, 2008 at 12:25 PM UTC | Site News
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From the people that brought you the X PRIZE and the Google Lunar X PRIZE comes something new that's a little more down to Earth. However they also say it's crazy. But if you're handy with a video camera, care about the environment, and are interested in winning a nice chunk of spare change, this might be up your alley. The $25,000 “What’s your crazy green idea?†Video Contest was just announced, and the X PRIZE folks are looking to find out what crazy ideas are out there that could become the next big thing for the environoment. "Before something is a breakthrough, it’s a crazy idea," they say, and the X PRIZE Foundation is looking for your crazy green ideas to become the next X PRIZE. Here's a video for more information:

Here are the rules:

  1. Submit a 2 minute video to this group by October 31, 2008 explaining what you think should be the next Energy and Environment X PRIZE. Here's the link.

  2. The three most viable ideas will be posted on the

X PRIZE website

on November 15.

  1. The public will be given two weeks to vote for the winner on the same site. The most creative, revolutionary idea and video will receive $25,000 and it could become the next great X PRIZE.

Be sure that your video answers the following questions:

  1. What is the Grand Challenge or world-wide problem that you are trying to solve?
  2. What is the specific prize idea (goal, rules, judging criteria)?
  3. How will this prize lead to benefits for humanity?

Good luck!

Source:

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Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com