Current & the Alliance for Climate Protection are looking for creative and provocative ecospots: very short video messages that will drive your friends, community or government to get involved in solving the climate crisis. You can view sample ecospots--as well as download video and music samples for your own ecospot--at the contest website: www.current.tv/ecospot. The contest deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 12th at noon PST.

Winners will be selected by our celebrity panel as well as our viewers and online community. The very best ecospots will air internationally on Current TV, be featured in the Alliance's national campaign and showcased on MySpace's Impact channel. Not to mention win lots of great prizes like a hybrid car from Toyota. Celebrity judges include: Cameron Diaz, Orlando Bloom, Rihanna, George Clooney, director Sam Mendes, Alex Bogusky of leading ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky legendary advertising director Joe Pytka and Cathy Zoi, the founding CEO of the Alliance.

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