'X PRIZE Energy & Environment @ MIT' Event Highlights

On Sep 10, 2008, the X PRIZE Foundation and BT Global Services hosted 'Seeking Radical Breakthroughs in Alternative Energy-What would you advise the next President?' which included presentations from leading experts like Dr. Erika Wagner (X PRIZE Lab @ MIT), Dr. Ray Kurzweil (Kurzweil Technologies), Dr. George Church (Harvard Medical School), Dr. Saul Griffith (Makani Power) and Lee Stein (Prize Capial). The event was filled to capacity with over 325 students, experts and media. At the same event, the Foundation also launched the $25,000 'What's Your Crazy Green Idea' video contest' which is presented by Prize Capital and hosted by youtube.

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[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Great to see the excitement around the Green Energy Movement! Gooooo Xprize:-)

[JaiPapa]

Xprize is amazing. Amazing foundation I hope you'll pioneer change for the world.

[Gourinag]

Green House Gas Effect: E=MD2

[frvfilms]

what if we could use human feces , one under every toilet in the home. like the daloreon from back to the future

[a661333]

Solves the invention which the Earth warms not to use the innovation which any energy can generate electricity

[galego4]

We have a readily available source of inexpensive energy in our homes: Unused or expired medications.  Companies, like Covanta and Capital Returns, use discarded medications as fuel for high temperature, kiln type, incinerators and generate enough low cost electricity to power up to 200 homes per incinerator per year. This is not the only benefit. Incinerating medications also keeps them out of the aquifer. 50 states report traces of medications in their water supply.

Faustino Gonzalez, MD

[universetechnique]

That will save alot on water consumption and other summer resource not needed.