Can artists and scientists work together to explore responses to our current environmental challenges? Can creative collaborations inspire us to confront the consequences of our current ways of living? ASCI (Art Science Collaborations Inc) has launched its Digital 08 competition. For details on the competition (entry deadline AUGUST 10 2008) and the exhibition of winning works in the New York Hall of Science from October 4 2008 - January 25 2009 see http://www.asci.org/index2.php?artikel=981

The new and boldly titled World Science Festival is on right now in New York: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/
Some interesting events exploring e.g. the neuroscience of creativity.

Edenbee is an interesting new social networking site for people looking to reduce their carbon emissions. http://www.edenbee.com/