Forecast Earth Summit Competition

To help promote environmental literacy, The Weather Channel invites high school students to enter the running to participate in the second annual Forecast Earth Summit, Dec. 5-7, 2008 in Washington, D.C. Freshman, sophomores, and juniors of the 2008-09 school year are eligible to submit a 200-word essay outlining what they are doing to address climate change. Entries can be submitted online until Sunday, Oct. 19, at the end of Earth Science Week. Twenty students will be selected to take part in the three-day summit, which will focus on promoting environmental literacy and in-depth engagement with environmental leaders, enthusiasts, and scientists. Last year's winners took part in activities ranging from a rainforest fundraiser to building a solar thermal technology system on a school’s roof to lobbying politicians to adopt environment-friendly policies.