The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched a green online community where young people can upload photos, videos and comment on environmental issues with experts from around the world and youth workers promoting environmental sustainability.
Highly rated comments will be awarded with a trip to COP15 in December as well as receive cell phone solar charger. Visist www.connect2earth.org and create account to stay informed and involved with issues pertaining to the protection of your future.
By expressing your ideas and opinions on connect2earth, you are not only connecting with others around the world, but you are also entering a competition with unique rewards! Every 6 months a lucky member will be selected from the the top 10 contributors to the site to participate in the experience of a lifetime.
The first momentous event will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark where the long awaited UN Climate Change Negotiations (also called COP 15) are taking place this December. The connect2earth winner will have the chance to represent our community at the summit alongside the WWF or IUCN delegation. So make sure you participate in the dicussions until the end of September 09, and you’ll have your chance to win!
To top this all off, every 2 months, as we wrap up the discussions on our chosen theme, our Jury will also select a theme winner, among the 10 best contributors in this discussion. The theme winner currently receives a clever and environmentally-friendly mobile phone solar charger.
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April 6th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Thanks so much Urias for putting this link up. I really look forward to hearing comments from people in this exciting network on some of the key environmental issues that are affecting us locally and globally – with energy being a heated subject to start with!
April 23rd, 2009 at 6:35 pm
clean and green energy:- for this we can use these type of energy
1) solar energy
2) tidal energy
3) hydro power energy
4) wind energy
5) boi gas energy
April 23rd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
but how to introduce these energy to each every peopels:-
we can suggest to all world govt. to prompte the peopels to use the things made from these energy.
on the other hand govt, subsidies that things,that every one can buy and use it and save our other energy sourse
June 27th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Awesome post/ Will come back again:
October 5th, 2009 at 2:14 am
In response to Nilesh (above), I’d say that you can start with solar and wind energy right at home! I’ve been building solar panels from broken cells for a number of years now, and they are perfect for powering up my fridge and TV.