Change the Web, Save the Earth

Have you ever noticed that on the bottom of Earthfirst.com posts there are some links that help you take action on an issue you just read about? For example, below a recent post about Obama shelving the Bush-era offshore drilling plan, there are related ways to take action on drilling:

That magic is provided by a Social Actions widget and we’re excited to announce they’re now launching an online competition to make even more cool tools for social change! The Change the Web Challenge aims to inspire third-party developers to build innovative tools that make it easy for people to find and share opportunities to make a difference. If that means turning out more cool ways to save the environment, we’re totally down!

You can find more info at socialactions.com/changetheweb. You can also follow @changetheweb on Twitter for the latest campaign updates.

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