There probably isn't a single one of us eco-conscious folks who hasn't at some point come up with a better idea for helping the world go green. Now there's a chance to see that idea come to life.
Yahoo! Green and Edison Nation are running Make It Green [1], a competition to find the best planet-saving product ideas. Anyone can enter. There’s a $10 entry fee (to defray the costs of reviewing the submissions). And the winner has a chance of seeing their product hit the market, get a $2,500 prize and a portion of sales, and possibly appear on the “Everyday Edisons” [2] TV show, which runs on PBS.
The ideas submitted so far run from the impressively complex (“an eco-engine [3] that utilizes kinetic energy, scientific conversions and vortex tunnels to lessen the impact of exhaust and fumes from your car”), to the seemingly obvious (solar-powered lawn mowers [4]), to the ingenious (plant-fiber diapers [5]).
There’s a mechanic who thinks we should make “solid state” tires [6] out of recycled tires (to prevent tires from going flat and, presumably, lowering fuel efficiency); a racecar engineer who’s designed a weather vane [7] that can double as a wind turbine; and a hair stylist who devised a device [8] that minimizes the amount of energy a hair dryer uses (purportedly, a hair dryer uses as much electricity in two minutes as a television does in two hours — who knew?).
What qualifies? According to Edison Nation: “any smart product idea with a focus on making our air, water, and planet cleaner and greener.”
Worried about the odds? There are only 21 ideas up there so far. Surely you can come up with a contender.
Don’t have any great ideas? No problem. You can still vote on the ideas other people submit.
Deadline: June 30
Full details are on the Edison Nation website [9]