Win $20,000 to Put Your Green Idea Into Action

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Win $20,000 to Put Your Green Idea Into Action

SunChips and National Geographic have joined forces to create the Green Effect, an initiative to inspire individuals to spark a green movement in their communities.

YOU could be the one to make a difference in your community—for the planet! Submit a description of your Green Effect idea by June 8, 2009. Ten finalists will be announced July 7, 2009. Online viewers and a distinguished panel of judges will review these inspiring ideas.

We'll award $20,000 each to five people or groups that have the best ideas for green change. The five winners will also be profiled in National Geographic, and the winners will travel to Washington, D.C., to share their projects with environmental leaders.

"Six Degrees Could Change the World" Broadcast

"Six Degrees Could Change the World" will air this Sunday, February 10 at 8pm ET/9pm PT on the National Geographic Channel. Based upon scientific research and climate models, the broadcast, as well as the website, presents a powerful look at what will happen to the Earth, degree by degree, if the climate continues to warm. The production was inspired by the book, Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet, by Mark Lynos.