X Prize Foundation

Re-establishing NASA's Leadership

Peter Diamandis | Posted 12.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Exploration, Transition, Apollo, Nasa, Darpa, Space, Obama Transition, Google Lunar XPrize, X Prize Foundation, Business News
Peter Diamandis

So long a source of national pride and inspiration as well as cutting edge research, NASA is now losing its position of world leadership.

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Voting for the $25,000 "What's Your Crazy Green Idea?" Contest has Begun!

Peter Diamandis | Posted 11.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Competition, Environment, X Prize Foundation, Contest, Energy, X Prize, Green, Green Living, Green News
Peter Diamandis

For those of you who don't know, an X PRIZE is a $10 million competition designed to solve one of the grand challenges of our time.

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Neil Young Vies For X-Prize

Treehugger | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 10.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Lincoln, Energy, LincVolt, Automotive X-Prize, Electric Vehicles, X Prize, Mercedes, Alternative Energy, Electric Cars, Environment, X Prize Foundation, Neil Young, Lincoln Continental, Transportation, Green News

Neil Young currently drives a 1982 Mercedes coupe diesel that runs on vegetable oil he buys from a restaurants, but that's just a "band aid", accordi...

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Calling All Crazy Green Ideas

Jack Hidary | Posted 10.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Youtube, X Prize, Prize Contest, Competition, Energy Innovation, Innovation, X Prize Foundation, Green News
Jack Hidary

Now the X Prize Foundation is focusing on energy and they are looking far and wide for ideas. In fact, they have launched a $25,000 prize on YouTube to call for prize concepts.

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Big Incentive for Fuel-Efficient Vehicle

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 03.20.2008 | Business

Read More: X Prize Foundation, Tesla Motors, Loremo, Progressive Casualty Insurance, Aptera Motors, Business News

NEW YORK — The X Prize Foundation, best known for its competitions promoting space flights, is offering $10 million to the teams that can produc...

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