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Top five vying for Greenest spot
Contact:
Boyd Cohen, 604.250.1292; bcohen@sfu.ca
Emily Jubenvill, 778.840.0929; emily.Jubenvill@gmail.com
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 778.782.4323
Boyd Cohen, 604.250.1292; bcohen@sfu.ca
Emily Jubenvill, 778.840.0929; emily.Jubenvill@gmail.com
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 778.782.4323
July 28, 2008
The Greenest Person on the Planet contest is down to its top five list – while Vancouver has its greenest.
Emily Jubenvill, a self-professed “guerilla” gardener who works for a bioenergy company in North Vancouver, came out ahead of the pack according to contest creator Boyd Cohen in voting for a separate Greenest Person in Vancouver contest. She is also the Canadian winner – as one of the five now shortlisted for the top spot.
A graduate in environmental science from Royal Roads University, Jubenvill cycles to her job as an executive assistant and sustainability coordinator from her downtown apartment and follows her own “top ten list of doing things green.”
She entered the contest to see how she fared against what others do while picking up new ideas. “I try to live as green as possible – I thought it would be cool to share what I do and learn from others,” Jubenvill says.
Voting is now underway to determine which of the five will be greenest of them all. The winner – who, besides bragging rights, will have a pod of whales adopted in his or her name – will be announced on Sept. 16.
Cohen, an SFU business professor, launched the global contest on Earth Day (April 22) to raise awareness of green living options. More than 500 votes were cast online at his 3rdwhale.com site after a shortlist of 50 candidates was honed from more than 600 entries from 25 countries.
Joining Jubenvill on the top five list are Audrey de Morles from Venezuela, Mattias Gelber from Malaysia, David Nuttle from the U.S. (Oklahoma) and Fan Jun from China. See 3rdwhale.com for their complete bios.
“The response to the competition and interest from local and international media has surpassed my expectations,” says Cohen, who established the website, designed as “a one-stop site for all things green” – even green dating - just weeks before launching the contest. He plans to make the competition an annual event.
The five candidates have been asked to supply short videos of their green lives to post on the website. At least two have confirmed they will continue on as bloggers on the site.
Emily Jubenvill, a self-professed “guerilla” gardener who works for a bioenergy company in North Vancouver, came out ahead of the pack according to contest creator Boyd Cohen in voting for a separate Greenest Person in Vancouver contest. She is also the Canadian winner – as one of the five now shortlisted for the top spot.
A graduate in environmental science from Royal Roads University, Jubenvill cycles to her job as an executive assistant and sustainability coordinator from her downtown apartment and follows her own “top ten list of doing things green.”
She entered the contest to see how she fared against what others do while picking up new ideas. “I try to live as green as possible – I thought it would be cool to share what I do and learn from others,” Jubenvill says.
Voting is now underway to determine which of the five will be greenest of them all. The winner – who, besides bragging rights, will have a pod of whales adopted in his or her name – will be announced on Sept. 16.
Cohen, an SFU business professor, launched the global contest on Earth Day (April 22) to raise awareness of green living options. More than 500 votes were cast online at his 3rdwhale.com site after a shortlist of 50 candidates was honed from more than 600 entries from 25 countries.
Joining Jubenvill on the top five list are Audrey de Morles from Venezuela, Mattias Gelber from Malaysia, David Nuttle from the U.S. (Oklahoma) and Fan Jun from China. See 3rdwhale.com for their complete bios.
“The response to the competition and interest from local and international media has surpassed my expectations,” says Cohen, who established the website, designed as “a one-stop site for all things green” – even green dating - just weeks before launching the contest. He plans to make the competition an annual event.
The five candidates have been asked to supply short videos of their green lives to post on the website. At least two have confirmed they will continue on as bloggers on the site.