Slate has launched the first in a series of projects aimed at harnessing “the collective intelligence of our readers for the good of Slate and society,” called “The Hive.” The first such project asks readers to “come up with compelling and useful ways for Americans to use less energy in their homes and save money.”
Readers can submit their ideas here, and all of your ideas will be posted on Slate here, where other readers can comment and vote on them. We have also enlisted a panel of expert judges, and together the judges and voters will select a dozen finalists in mid-March and then a single winning idea at the end of March. The winning and finalist ideas will be publicized and presented to policymakers.
