The judges have spoken and have selected the finalists in the Ecover Thirty Under Thirty contest! Ecover has been celebrating its 30 years as a sustainable-products leader by looking for 30 men and women under 30 years old who share and support our goals of a sustainable world. The nominations proved to be a fantastic group, and we’re now delighted to recognize these 30 under 30 finalists in our search for ecological innovators!

Sharon Able – Reduce/Reuse/Recycle/Respect Environmentalist

Nichole Alex – Building sustainable communities

Ryan Arnold – Breathing life into energy expertise

Evan Benway – Throwing the book at environmental education

Alexis Boxer – Organizing to protect people and planet

Jen Boynton – Giving Green the business

Lindsay Brown – Eco-living expert expanding online

Antuan Cannan – “Enviro-lutionist”- energy’s a win-win

Jared Criscuolo – H²Offensive protects above and below

Gena Dalton – Science brings hope from waste of space

Robert Filbin – One man’s stories aren’t enough for educational advocate

Becca Friedman – Bringing focus to Earth on campus and afield

Angela Graziano – Serving up the ultimate social responsibility

Daniel Greer – Entrepreneur’s nontoxic cleaning methods

Julie Hawker – “Upcycler” crafts journals from tattered prose

Marc Heisterkamp – Taking green-building expertise to the bank

Eva Hernandez – Organizing people for power-full interests

Kurt Hoffman – Dream of sustainability management

Lisa Lin – “LEEDer” organizes Houston greens

Adam Lombardi – Working for a greener good

Lisa Miles – Pedaling green to all walks of life

Jennae Peterson – Cutting consumption inside–out

Jason Phillips – Eco-chic by design

Jamie Pritcher – Giving back with greenest of gifts

Summer Rayne – Fashioning a sustainable industry model

Jaye Reilly – An epiphany leads to eco-posts

Joshua To – Saving water impacts people oceans apart

Stacey Walker – Maternal instincts lead to EcoModernMom

Cara Wasielewski – Holistic approach tunes up the arts

David Zaks – Reengineering agriculture: field to fork

Please take a couple of minutes to review all of these nominations in detail so you can cast your vote for the greenest leader – November 1-5, 2010.  Our grand prize winner will enjoy his or her choice of a bedroom or dining room set from Environment. We need your vote to make that happen.  And until we announce our grand prize winner on November 10^th, please join Ecover in recognizing our 30 finalists who are helping to design a sustainable future we can all live with!