With the U.S. election around the corner, Brighter Planet and 1Sky are hoping their recent Climate Matters video contest ends up inspiring the next president to take better care of the environment. Here’s the winning video by Steven Dempsey.

There’s one more day left in the Brighter Planet “The Climate Matters: Inspire Your Next President Video” contest. From the looks of it, the judging panel (including actress Maggie Gyllenhaal) will have a tough decision to make. Check out this simple video.

Two American environmental companies, Brighter Planet and 1Sky, have launched a contest that combines two of the hottest topics in the media today: climate change and American politics.

The contest, entitled “The Climate Matters: Inspire Your Next President Video” asks entrants to upload a 30 or 60 second video to www.vimeo.com that will inspire political action on the issues of climate change. (more…)