Recycle Ike Contest Winners

Remember the Recycle Ike Contest I wrote about last October? Here are the winners and their proposals on how to make use of green debris created by Hurricane Ike:

First Place
Team Biochar from Rice University
Bill Hockaday, Jeremy Caves, Caroline Masiello, Kyriacos Zygourakis, Richard Johnson, John Gaunt, Michael Keller
Biochar

Second Place
Samuel Weaver
Bioreactor Sandpits

Third Place
Ian Ragsdale
Houston Farm Corps

Following are other uses for green debris by other contestant:

1) Charcoal Industrial Filters
2) Free Mulch
3) Municipal Composting
4) BRIKES
5) Wood Pellets
6) Wood Fuel for Coal Plant
7) Urban Farming
8) Building Blocks

If I can add to this list, it would be sculptures of wildlife on logs to commemorate the lost of wildlife in this natural disaster.

If you would like to visualise what it would be like, check out the chainsaw carvings of artist, Randall D Boni, on his website, Abundance Acres.

I discovered him through an email I received of his creations. He has discovered his abundance from the abandoned since 1989.

And from the UK, there is another chainsaw sculptor, Simon O'Rourke. Check out photos of his creations posted on slideshare.

Tree Carving Presentation

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Think you can learn to do the same? Then check out Chainsaw Sculptors for tools you need and their links to free step by step tutorials.

Help the Victims of Hurricane IKE

A member on SlideShare has started a "Help the Victims of Hurricane IKE" group. You can find many more slides of photos and information about Hurricane Ike posted there.

I took this opportunity to share this contest information with members there by creating a presentation on it:

Recycle Ike

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My presentation can be downloaded. So, you can make amendments and add details of your own to email to your friends.

Recycle Ike Contest

Take a look at the devastation of Houston after Hurricane Ike.

Hurricane Ike Slideshow

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Then check out details on "The Recycle Ike Contest- Houston’s Wood Debris Recycling Contest" at the following links:

Introduction: http://recycleike.com/Introduction/tabid/403/Default.aspx
FAQ's: http://recycleike.com/FAQs/tabid/391/Default.aspx
Rules & Regulations: http://recycleike.com/RulesRegulations/tabid/400/Default.aspx

The intention of this contest is to:

* Broaden awareness of green debris recycling;
* Generate and publicize examples of ways to reduce green house gases through recycling green waste;
* Produce a creative, innovative way to reuse materials left by Hurricane Ike;
* Identify proposals that make the largest impact.

Any recycling ideas and information should be submitted on the “Participate” page at Recycle Ike by Midnight October 31, 2008 in order to receive a Participant Number. All final proposals must be submitted by Midnight November 14, 2008.

According to an email I received, the contest is open to all interested parties worldwide, regardless of age, discipline, or professional status. Here is what participants stand to win.

1st Place = $10,000
2nd Place = $5,000
3rd Place = $2,500

Let's go for it!