Pitch the City finalists announced!

Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the City of Boston, in partnership with Down:2:Earth (D2E), have announced the Four Finalists in Pitch the City, an open contest seeking the public’s input on making Boston a greener city. The Four Finalists will give a 10-minute live pitch to a jury and Mayor Menino will be there to congratulate the winner.

When & Where: Down:2:Earth on April 5, 2009 at 2pm at the Hynes Convention Center.  Main stage.

The four finalists and their ideas are:
Alexander Lee, Concord, NH: Get more people to hang out (their laundry). Lee, founder and executive director of Project Laundry List, proposes to make air-drying laundry acceptable and desirable as a simple and effective way to save energy. If everyone washed their clothes in cold water and hung them out to dry – you could save up to 15% of your monthly electricity bill. So, how can we get more people to hang out?

Jess Lerner, Brookline, MA: Get a Little Greener! Boston’s public awareness and action campaign Jess Lerner runs Green on the Inside, a green living consulting business in Brookline. What’s her idea for the city to get greener? Make thinking and acting green easy! Her awareness campaign is directed at the public and aims to make it simple for everyone to “Green a little. Change a lot.”  She even has plans to get the Red Sox wearing green socks and asking, “What will YOU do today?” to make Boston a greener city.

John McCavanagh, Boston, MA: Reduce city waste by using reusable water bottles instead of single serving bottled water. McCavanagh’s plan is to purchase reusable Nalgene water bottles through the company’s “Refill Not Landfill Community Sustainability Program,” distribute them throughout the city, and educate residents on the importance of using them instead of disposable plastic bottles. Is this the simple change we need to make a big difference?

Alexandra Reilinger and Mikayla Colson Leaning, Jamaica Plain, MA: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle Mural Project. Best friends and next-door neighbors, Alie (11) and Mimi (12) want to paint murals that will motivate people to practice the three R’s – reduce, reuse, and recycle – at T-stops, on Boston Public Schoolyard walls and on electrical boxes around Boston, with recycling bins placed nearby. They already have the support of Boston’s Youth Mural Crew. Can the power of public art change the way we act?

Back your favorite ideas for “PITCH THE CITY ONLINE” at changents.com.

D2E and the City of Boston invites the public to actively participate in “Pitch the City Online” through our partner changents.com, the storytelling and social networking platform that connects charismatic pioneers of social and environmental change – Change Agents – with a global network of “Backers” who want to help them in all kinds of ways. To engage with and throw your support behind Pitch the City participants visit www.changents.com/d2e.

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Saturday, March 21st, 2009 Government

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