'What's under Your Desk?' Photo Sweepstakes from Green Plug Asks You to Share - and Help End - the Power Cord Chaos at Your Feet.Just in Time for Earth Day, Here's a Chance to Win Lunch in Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. With Green Advocates Christopher Knight
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With that in mind, Green Plug (www.greenplug.us) is holding a novel "What's Under Your Desk?" photo sweepstakes, just in time for Earth Day 2008, April 22. The company is asking consumers to literally shine a light on the mess of cables that lurks under virtually every desk. In the spirit of the sweepstakes, first prize is lunch in Beverly Hills with "green advocates" Christopher Knight and Adrianne Curry, co-hosts of the VH-1 reality show, "My Fair Brady My Fair Brady is a celebreality television show on VH1 that follows Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on The Brady Bunch, and Adrianne Curry, who won the first season of America's Next Top Model ." The second place winner will receive a $500 gift certificate to Wal-Mart, while Green Plug will make a $250 donation to the third place winner's favorite green nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. . The everyday tangle of cords and cables could be worth the chance to make a real difference this Earth Day - green, for a green cause. "Consider this a case of show and tell," said Green Plug CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Frank Paniagua, Jr. "We're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. examples of a problem that plagues each and every one of us - that unsightly tangle of wires, black bricks and wall warts that supply your computer, printer, phone, desk lamp ... and who knows what else. Just multiply what's at your feet by millions - that's how it is that a staggering 379 million discarded and obsolete external power supplies are destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to end up in U.S. landfills this year alone." The sweepstakes highlights the need for a single, universal power architecture for electronic devices. Such a standard could prevent hundreds of millions of power supplies every year from being tossed into landfills - maximizing resources, minimizing solid waste, and conserving energy. It's all quite simple: look under your desk and take a snap of what you find there and post to http://greenplugcontest.typepad.com/. Be sure to write a suitable caption for your picture. Green Plug will randomly select a photo submission from those received and announce the big winner on Earth Day 2008, April 22. "Subscribe to our feed and keep connected to the Green Plug movement," Paniagua said. "We're the first grassroots movement for green tech in the consumer electronics industry. And don't forget to join our consumer petition appealing to Washington for a universal green power standard." About Green Plug Green Plug is the first developer of digital technology enabling real-time collaboration between electronic devices and their power sources. The company's innovative green power components allow manufacturers to standardize on one universal power connector, exceed all current US and European governmental efficiency regulations, and eliminate environmental waste. Consumer electronics, residential and commercial builders, power tools and power supply manufacturers license Green Plug's embeddable power supply technology to provide universal and safe connections, promote environmentally friendly reuse, make their products more affordable, and generate customer loyalty. Green Plug, headquartered in San Ramon, Calif., is privately held. |
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