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Crafting a Solution to Global Warming

by Stacy on July 20, 2008


 
Five craft- and DIY-themed online communities – Craftster, Etsy, CraftZine, BurdaStyle and ThriftyFun – have launched the Creativity 350 partnership and contest to draw creative energy and attention to 350.org’s goal of reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million to stave off drastic climatic and planetary repercussions.

The Creativity 350 contest is actually two contests in one: A 350-themed craft contest and a 350-themed T-shirt design contest. For the craft contest, participants are invited to craft any project that creatively expresses the importance of the number 350, using any crafting technique. For the T-shirt contest, entrants may create an original T-shirt design that creatively expresses the importance of the number 350. 

Entries will be accepted from July 15 to August 15, 2008. Then the public will vote for their favorites from August 16 – August 31, 2008. Valuable craft- and green-themed prizes will be awarded to the two winners. A complete list of the prizes can be found at the contest Web site: http://www.craftster.org/350/. The winning T-shirt design will also be utilized by 350.org on t-shirts that will help the organization raise money and create awareness of its mission.

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Do Your Part, with Brighter Planet

by Stacy on July 17, 2008


Would you love to drive a hybrid? Be the first to test drive the hydrogen fuel cell car from Honda? Don’t have the cash to make these dreams come true? Neither do I. Want to know what I’m going to do instead?  I’m going to purchase a year’s worth of carbon offsets for my car from Brighter Planet. I may not be in a position to make a permanent change, but I CAN still make a notable difference. Thanks to guys like Adam Rubin and the folks at Brighter Planet you can too. Head on over to Brighter Planet now and check out all the ways you can help change the world one day at a time.

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