For the third year, The Foresight Project presented "CleanTech " awards at each of the six Regional High-School and six Regional Middle-School Science Fairs in Massachusetts.  For 2009 awards: 2009 High-School  2009 Middle-School

These awards went to the best project related to any aspect of Clean Technology; such projects would include those on clean energy technologies, higher-efficiency approaches to other technologies that use energy, efficiency analyses of buildings or materials. 

In 2009, we began a special "Climate Science" category for a project related to understanding climate, weather systems, or to understanding the dynamics or non-linear behavior of interactive systems. 

The awards are given based on the relevance of the project itself, and the overall rating from the Massachusetts State Science and Technology Fair regional judging.  For examples of qualifying topics, see Questions to Consider as well the pages on award winning projects from this and previous years.

The regional high-school awards were a cash award of $100, a Certificate of Recognition, and a T-shirt.  Middle-school award winners received a Certificate of Recognition as well as a T-shirt.  In addition, there were two $125 cash awards at the high-school state level, and three $50 awards at the middle-school state level.

Commenting on the previous Clean Energy awards, IMAGINING TOMORROW director Mary Essary stated that “We hope that this program will continue in 2010.  Each year, there are an increasing number of CleanTech projects, with an impressive range of topics, some focusing on specific questions, and some with a completely holistic view of a problem.  We are very proud of the curiosity, creativity, and scientific standards of these awards; it gives us a great sense of hope and optimism about our future.” 

Also from The Foresight Project:  IMAGINING TOMORROW Writing and Video Competition

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