I love when creativity and politics come crashing together, and when there's $3,000 at stake — as well as a chance to influence the next president's thoughts on the climate — well, I might just be hitting the "record" button myself. The video service Vimeo (kind of YouTube-y but cuter) is running a Climate Matters contest, aimed at opening an eco-dialogue via video. Any time between now and Sept.

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Now that the conventions are finally (!!!) upon us, it's time to start paying attention to the end game, the big Nov. 4. With the presidency pegged on who grabs the majority of the electoral votes (the magic 270), the website FiveThirtyEight is one-stop shopping for all the data you'll need to suss out the horse race.

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A new Internet video uses powerful imagery to inspire the millennial generation to vote. "Citizen's Cry" brings viewers 80 years into a bleak-looking future, in an attempt to emphasize to America's youth what could happen if they stay home this election. "Citizen's Cry," directed by Corey Rosen, who's worked on Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean, hopes young people will realize that their silence could be heard far into the future. The video claims to be bipartisan, but it definitely suggests that having the wrong leaders in power will lead to the downfall of America.

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In the story about children mining gold in Africa, lots of you were interested in making sure your baubles and bling had no part of the sad practice of exploiting children to extract the precious metal. I am not afraid to be servicey so I found this brand that answers that accessory predicament. It's called Love, Earth and it's a pilot project that's a collaboration of companies in the jewelry supply chain.

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Think you could still get an A in Geography class, no problem. Try your hand at this quiz. It's a drag-and-drop fill in the blank country map and it's deceptively challenging. Though there's no punishment (or eraser needed) if you foul up, the big red "X" and buzzer will let all know you don't know your Yemen from your Oman.

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