Wanted: Green teenagers!

Entries due Oct. 19 – If you know of an environmentally passionate high school student, make sure they submit an entry for the Forecast Earth Summit from December 5-7, 2008 in Washington, D.C. It focuses on environmental education and will afford 20 students the opportunity to engage with environmental leaders, enthusiasts and scientists.  Teens can submit entries at www.forecastearthsummit.org.

The Weather Channel Poses Challenge for Youth

The Weather Channel and its new Web site for kids, www.theweatherchannelkids.com, are partnering with the By Kids For Kids (BKFK) organization for the "Going Green Challenge," a national competition that challenges America's teens to create and invent new methods to improve man's interaction with the environment.

The "Going Green Challenge" opens new ways for young people to explore weather-related topics, both on the Web and in the real world. Contestants are asked to address topics such as water shed concerns and effects of global warming on the environment, which are covered on www.theweatherchannelkids.com. The challenge will run through December 31 and is open to all youth 19 years and under, with a Grand Prize of $10,000. In addition to receiving the $10,000 Grand Prize, the winner will have an opportunity to share the winning entry with a broad sector of the American public. The Weather Channel will pay tribute to the winning entry with a special online feature. In addition, a weather expert from The Weather Channel will serve as one of the judges for the competition.