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Because the majority of personal carbon dioxide emissions come from lifestyle areas including travel, home, and transportation, our grand prizes fall within these three realms and are designed not only to lure you into entering a killer video, but to help reduce your carbon footprint.

Grand Prize - Travel
All Expense Paid Eco-tour for Two to Alaskan Wildlife Refuge + Air Fare + Travel Gear + Carbon Offsets

It's hard to see the visible effects of global warming when you're sitting in your windowless office cube (yes, even if you're reading about it on TreeHugger!), or, watching The Day After Tomorrow. Create a winning video and experience the beauty of the Alaskan wilderness with Alaska Wildland Adventures. Not sure what to pack? Patagonia is helping you stay stylish and prepared with their famous outdoor gear. Bring a friend and don't feel guilty about the flights, DriveNeutral is offsetting the travel damage!

Second Prize - Home
Green Home Makeover + Eco-Friendly Home Products + Carbon Offsets

Sick of that skyrocketing electric bill? Do you cringe at the 70's-style chemical laden paint job in your kitchen? Submit an almost perfect video and Ecohome Improvement will supply you with materials to help green fix your unruly abode. Extra bonus: Seventh Generation will stock you up with eco-friendly cleaning products, that are as good for the earth as they are on your nose. Say adieu to the Clorox days.

Third Prize - Transportation
Solar Bicycles + Solar Backpacks + 1 Zipcar Membership

Make a little less than almost perfect video? Get ready to roll... in a Zipcar that is, since you'll be granted a year long membership or on a solar bicycle! Thera-P-Cushion is hooking you up with two! While you and your honey cruise to the park, feel free to carry along your laptop, cell phone, or palm pilot in your matching Voltaic solar backpacks. This one-of-its kind pack is the only one that keeps gadgets fully charged in the shade. Feel free to lay out your picnic blanket under a tree, feed your lover grapes, and pronounce yourself solar king or queen.

EPIC International Prize - Consumption
$5,000 cad + Dutch Citybike + Fluevog Shoes + Tickets to EPIC

Our mantra is that shopping is not such a bad thing when you're mindful of what you're buying. Just as transportation leaves a heavy imprint when it comes to global warming, so does excessive consumption. For example, the harmful PVC's found in some electronic goods, petroleum in beauty products, and chemical dyes in clothing. EPIC will award one lucky shopaholic $5,000 in cash, and tickets to the EPIC Sustainable Living Expo, where you can discover hip, ethical products and services that allow you to feel good about your purchases in more ways than one. So you can shop in sustainable style, Jorg&Olif will set you up with a Dutch citybike, and John Fluevog will outfit you in his newest design: the EarthAngels 100% biodegradable shoes.

All Top Ten Videos Receive
DriveNeutral offsets for one car for one year
Comet Bamboo Skateboards
Solar Style solar chargers
Freitag bags
DVD and book version of An Inconvenient Truth
Book: Stop Global Warming: The Solution Is You! by Laurie David
Preserve home products by Recycline

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