The 2007 Global Warming Globie Awards

Help select the best and worst global warming performances

Have some ideas for next year's nominees? Let us know!Got a blog or website? Badge it!

Have some ideas for next year's nominees? Let us know!
Got a blog or website? Badge it!


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Voting on the 2007 Global Warming Globie Awards is now over.

You can see the winners here.

Thanks to all who voted!
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Forget the red carpet – we're rolling out the green and announcing our first ever global warming Globie Awards.

We've selected five global warming categories each with four nominees.

The best part? You decide the winners.

The rules are simple: vote for one nominee in each category, enter your email below to ensure we each vote once and click the submit button at the bottom of the page.

We'll announce the winners on Friday, February 23.

Good luck, and thank you for helping select the 2007 Globie Award winners!


And the nominees are . . .

1) Best Performance by a State or Local Official

Nominees in this category are profiles in global warming leadership.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California – Signed first statewide cap on global warming pollution last year. Proposed a statewide fuel standard to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from gasoline by 10% by 2020.

Mayor Greg Nickels, Seattle, WA – Spearheaded a national effort to organize America's cities to cut carbon dioxide pollution 7% below 1990 levels by 2012. The "U.S. Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement" has been signed by 393 mayors representing over 57 million Americans.

Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts – Just two weeks into his administration, Gov. Patrick recommitted the Bay State to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), an agreement signed by northeastern states to cut global warming pollution from power plants.

Governor Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota – Announced "Next Generation Energy" plan with broad energy goals, including generating 25 percent of the state's energy from renewable sources by 2025, increasing wind power five-fold by 2025 and reducing fossil fuel use in the state by 15 percent by 2015.

2) Best Performance in the Corporate World

Nominees in this category have shown leadership in the business world.

Yahoo! Autos – Unveiled its Green Center in November that gives a "Green Rating" for cars. This new rating system accounts for both global warming and smog emissions.

US-CAP – A partnership of ten Fortune 500 companies and 4 environmental organizations - including GE, Alcoa, Caterpillar and Environmental Defense - to help combat climate change by calling for immediate, effective legislation in Congress.

PHH Arval – One of world's largest vehicle fleet management companies, PHH Arval announced its GreenFleet pilot program that will aim to reduce gas consumption and improve vehicle efficiency with commercial fleets.

General Electric – A founding member of US-CAP, GE launched its Ecomagination initiative in 2005. While its business grows, GE is committed to reducing its global warming emissions, improving energy efficiency by 30 percent by 2012 and doubling its budget for developing cleaner technologies.

3) Best Film, Documentary, or Website Focusing on Global Warming

Nominees in this category helped inform viewers and change minds.

An Inconvenient Truth – International blockbuster and Oscar nominee, Al Gore's film brought global warming to the masses worldwide. This fact-filled movie has advanced the global warming debate and opened minds everywhere.

Happy Feet – Yet another Oscar nominee, this story tells the plight of penguins and other sea creatures due, in part, to the threats of global warming and over-fishing.

The Great Warming – Filmed on four continents, this documentary reveals how global warming is affecting the lives of people around the world. It examines both impacts and out-of-the-box technological solutions.

Weather Channel – "One degree can change the world" is the motto for The Weather Channel's new online interactive site One Degree. Launched in October 2006, One Degree is educating the public on global warming and the dangers it poses worldwide.

4) Worst Performance by a Corporation or Corporate Official

Nominees in this category have put short-term profits ahead of our planet's future.

TXU (formerly Texas Utilities) – CEO John Wilder is fast-tracking the construction of 11 new coal-fired power plants in Texas. Using old, polluting technology, these plants will create more global warming pollution per year than 21 different states.

ExxonMobilIn 1998, ExxonMobil launched a multi-million dollar public relations campaign to undermine the scientific consensus on global warming. Recently, it has softened its corporate rhetoric against global warming action, but its legacy of obstruction lives on.

Southern Company – America's second largest energy utility. Emitted nearly 150 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution in 2004, an increase of more than 7.5 million tons since 2001. While other companies are cutting their emissions, Southern Company continues to cast doubt on the science and has been a leading opponent of national action.

DaimlerChrysler – The DaimlerChrysler 2005 vehicle fleet averaged 22.7 miles per gallon, down from 24 miles per gallon in 1990. This is lowest fuel economy rating of the top 12 automakers. An average 2005 DaimlerChrysler vehicle emits 5.5 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, representing the worst emissions in the auto industry.

5) Most Egregious Contribution to Public Ignorance and Denial

Nominees in this category have obstructed progress every step of the way.

Senator James Inhofe, Oklahoma – One of the most vocal global warming skeptics on Capitol Hill. Has called global warming the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on mankind. Can be counted on to continue to use his experience to block meaningful national action.

Author Michael Crichton – Wrote State of Fear, a novel depicting global warming as an exaggerated threat used by eco-terrorists to control people through fear. Has compared concern over global warming with the belief in extraterrestrials.

CEI (Competitive Enterprise Institute) – Washington think tank that has issued numerous reports undermining the need for national global warming action. From 1998 – 2005, received at least $2 million from ExxonMobil.

Philip Cooney – Former head of Bush administration's Council on Environmental Quality and former lobbyist for the American Petroleum Institute. The New York Times reported in 2005 that he watered down national global warming studies. Cooney resigned 2 days later and went to work for ExxonMobil.

Posted: 17-Aug-2006; Updated: 17-Aug-2006

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