A different kind of eco-challenge
January 19, 2007 7:53 AM Subscribe
mtvU and GE are sponsoring a contest among colleges to create sustainable energy projects. The finalists' projects range from campus-wide runoff reduction proposals to a public bicycle-based laptop charger for students. The winner receives a $25,000 grant to implement their project, which is unfortunately small potatoes compared to the millions of dollars required to, for example, convert an entire vehicle fleet to biodiesel. unrelated, previously.
On the plus side I didn't dump cancer causing industrial waste into public waters vital to major population bases for thirty years so it sort of balances out.
posted by nanojath at 9:30 AM on January 19, 2007
posted by nanojath at 9:30 AM on January 19, 2007
Jonestown coolaid would reduce overall energy emissions and 25k buys a lot of Juice.
posted by MapGuy at 10:19 AM on January 19, 2007
posted by MapGuy at 10:19 AM on January 19, 2007
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