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It used to be that in order to get your opinion heard you had to muster up the nerve to shout from a soapbox on your nearest corner. We're lucky that today anyone with a blog or a webcam can shout their message to the masses, whether it's a sincere political conviction or just your personal support of Britney Spears.

We are an empowered generation; whether we feel that power or not. We have much more freedom of information and communication than we realize. Since we have this opportunity, why not use your voice to share an issue that is important to you? Film Your Issue (FYI) is a short film competition that aims to engage young people in a public dialogue about important issues. Open to 14 to 24 year olds, Film Your Issue wants…

Last Monday, the Democratic presidential candidates debated on CNN. And once again, there were exactly zero questions asked about global warming. The perplexing absence of discussion about an issue that countless scientists, economists, and politicians hold up as the fundamental challenge of our times is fast becoming familiar. (Earlier debates in Nevada and Florida similarly didn't touch the subject.) It seems a bit dubious, then, that all three of these CNN-hosted events have been sponsored by the coal industry lobby group Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC).

Now the League of Conservation Voters has been calling attention to Big Media's blind eye towards global warming for awhile now through their "What Are They Waiting For?" campaign. And, indeed, on MSNBC last Thursday, Tim Russert finally brought clean energy and global warming into the primary conversation.…