Students, enter to WIN! Beat the Heat is a contest searching for the next great green plan to help curb climate change. Serving as a forward-thinking educational platform that provokes thought, discussion, engagement and action in post secondary and post graduate institutions, Beat the Heat seeks to advance energy efficiency and environmental conservation initiatives in BC.
To do this, Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society (contest Host) and FortisBC (contest Sponsor) are challenging BC students to come up with a plan to optimize natural gas use for a greener BC.
Natural gas plays an integral role in BC’s energy mix. As our province continues to grow, so too does our demand for energy – up to 45% over the next twenty years, according to a recent study. Luckily, British Columbia is home to large number of natural gas reserves, which helps us cope with our increasing energy demands.
Natural gas is one of the cleanest burning fossil fuels. This makes it better for the environment than imported electricity and other fossil fuels, but we want it to do even more. That’s why we’re asking students to share their ideas about how to best use natural gas for the preservation of BC’s natural environment.
Who can participate?
Any part time or full time student currently registered at an eligible post-secondary or post-graduate institution in BC. A list of eligible institutions is available on the contest website.
What do they have to do?
1) Students need to first visit the contest website at www.beattheheatcontest.com to ensure that they are eligible to participate, and to read over the Official Contest Rules and Entry Guidelines.
2) Then they’ll need to register for the contest by May 1, 2012. This involves filling out a few simple forms and ensuring they are received by us via email before the deadline.
3) Once registered, students must develop a plan to optimize natural gas use for the benefit of the BC environment and enter their submission according the Submission Format Requirements, which can be found on the contest website. All submissions must be received by us by July 1, 2012. Note that while the plan must focus on optimizing natural gas use, other forms of energy (ie. solar, wind, etc.) may also be incorporated into the plan.
What’s in it for the students?
In addition to learning about sustainable energy and helping to optimize BC’s use of natural gas for the benefit of BC’s natural environment, by entering the contest, students earn the chance to win up to $10,000 for educational or career advancement expenses. There are two prizes: top prize of $10,000 and second place prize of $5,000. Prize money will be disbursed to and distributed by the prize winner’s educational institution for educational purposes only (if prize winner is a student returning to school in the immediately following academic year). Otherwise, prize money will be placed in a Trust for the prize winner for future educational and/or career advancement expenses.
The two finalists chosen from all the Submissions entered will present their Submissions on Saturday August 11, 2012 to a panel of judges in front of an audience full of industry leaders. This means the prize is not only funding education and career advancement, but it’s also connecting students with prospective employers to help them get a kick start to future career opportunities.
For more information about the contest, please visit the contest website at www.beattheheatcontest.com. You may also direct questions to info@beattheheatcontest.com. All answers will be posted on the website’s Discussion Board weekly.
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