Green Thinking for the Average Joe » contest http://www.ecojoes.com Green mess, eco-friendly experiments, and environmental news mess Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:14:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Contest for Free Okabashi Sandals http://www.ecojoes.com/contest-for-free-okabashi-sandals/ http://www.ecojoes.com/contest-for-free-okabashi-sandals/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:02:07 +0000 ecojoe http://www.ecojoes.com/?p=1190
If you haven’t heard the word about the dandy recycled sandals Okabashi is making, pause for a moment and go check out that splendidly-worded article. I’ll be sitting here, waiting.

Recycled plastic sandals

Back already? Did you even read that? Never mind, no time to argue, for it’s time to announce the

EcoJoes Recycled Sandal Giveaway

“Well what the heck is that?” you’re probably thinking. I’ll tell you what, in this easy-to-read bulleted list (ordered list, mind you).

  1. Make sure you either have a website, blog, a Facebooks, or the Twitters (sorry MySpace)
  2. Ponder what “green” aspect of your life you’re thankful you adopted. This could be an eco-friendly product, something you made yourself, or some environmentally friendly habit you’ve made your own.
  3. Feverishly write why you’re thankful about this “green” part of your life.
  4. Email me (at ecojoe AT this website) to let me know about your submission. That’s it!

All entries must be in by the day after Thanksgiving (November 25).

The winner gets this pair of large, brown Okabashi Messina sandals. Guaranteed to be comfy as heck, and made from recycled plastic.

Hurry up and get those posts coming in! Time’s a ticking…

]]> http://www.ecojoes.com/contest-for-free-okabashi-sandals/feed/ 8 Take the Arbor Day Tree Survey and Win Free Coffee http://www.ecojoes.com/take-the-arbor-day-tree-survey-and-win-free-coffee/ http://www.ecojoes.com/take-the-arbor-day-tree-survey-and-win-free-coffee/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:24:37 +0000 ecojoe http://www.ecojoes.com/?p=1168
Survey con robot
The good ol’ Arbor Day Foundation©™ is giving away a year’s worth of free coffee to the first 50 people to finish their tree survey! The chance to win is low, but the prize is high. Daddy like those odds.

After you take their survey, you’ll be given an opportunity most people only dream about – the chance to donate your hard-earned money (“skrilla”, as it were). Even ol’ EcoJoe broke a long miserly streak and donated to this worthy cause.

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You might want to sit down before you read this news. Go on, I’ll wait.

Although my hopes were high, someone else’s video won the Raleigh Nissan LEAF event. As full of sorrow as I am, I’ll blink back the tears just enough to put up a link to the winning video.



Winner’s Video
“And did I mention it’s fun? Ohmahgod.”

Dang. My hat is reluctantly off to him for winning. He must’ve done a good job getting out the vote for that video.

For old times’ sake, here’s my video entry, one last time:



Joe’s Video

Such poise. Such je nais sais quois. As for how that video didn’t win, I shall never know.

Although the final vote may say otherwise, I think we can all count this as an emotional win for my video. Better luck next time.

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That’s right, that’s right, The Great “Off the Grid” Book Giveaway of 2010 is o-fficially over, and I’m proud to present the winner. Drumroll, por favor…

And the winner, by unanimous decision, is… why, I don’t believe this, it’s none other than Bruce Codere, of http://poterprinciple.blogspot.com/!

Mr. Codere, as soon as I receive the pertinent information as to how to relay this book to you, it shall be sent, straightaway.

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Watery car
Step right up, folks. We’ve already seen how to get a free tote bag. And also how to win a free Smart Fortwo. But what about a contest where you have a chance to win both?

Fret not, for Purex has THIS CRAZY CONTEST where you can win these very things. All you have to do is come up with a jawsome, eco-friendly tote bag design and submit it to their contest before May, 2009.

You can win cash-money, a free tote bag, or a Smart Fortwo. I’m ’bout to enter the contest myself; I strongly suggest you do the same.

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Please email your entries to ecojoe ecojoes . com

My stupid abacus broke again! AARRGH!!

How often have you been frustrated when performing rudimentary calculations on your abacus? Do you often want to calculate your energy savings, but you don’t know your maths? What about writing “80085″ on a calculator and showing it to a friend to get a good chuckle? Do you ever want to do that, but you have no calculator?

Take heart, because I am hereby announcing the EcoJoes Incredible Calculator Contest! I have in my hands TWO brand-spankin’ new calculators, and they are ready to help you calculate your way to a greener, thriftier life. But how can you win one of these calculators, you might ask? Here’s how:

Calculator Contest Rules

  • Get a blog or website
  • Write an article or page about a time when you saved money by being all green and mess
  • Put a link in the article back to EcoJoes.com (so I can find your article)
  • Wait for me to announce the winners, then sit back and enjoy your very own calculator

That’s it. So good luck everybody, and may the best man/woman/transgendered person win.

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