I'm a finalist in Boston's Pitch the City Contest.

I was so thrilled today to learn that I made it to the four finalists of the Pitch the City contest, which selected practical ideas designed to help green Boston. I submitted my idea "Get a Little Greener: Boston's Public Awareness and Action Campaign" back in February, and have done a ton of work on it since then, turning it into a significant and well-thought out proposal and creating a PSA on film from scratch.

The four finalists will pitch their ideas directly to the Mayor at D2e (Down to Earth) Boston at the Hynes Convention Center on Sunday, April 5 in front of a large audience. I am also an exhibitor and speaker at the event, so I have a lot going on that weekend!

Come to the Hynes to check it out, I'll be exhibiting Green on the Inside at booth 120, and speaking on Going Green Affordably on Saturday, April 4 at 2 pm. Sunday I'll be pitching the Mayor. Pretty exciting!

My idea includes everything from Public Service Announcements to a website dedicated to citizens and their actions to getting the Red Sox and the Mayor involved at Fenway. I'll be posting the proposal online sometime soon. If they choose my idea, it will truly be a green revolution in Boston that will wake up the consciousness and shift the behavior of consumers and residents all over the city.

Learn more about my idea and read comments about it at www.changents.com/jessl

and about d2e at www.d2eboston.com

and as always, about Green on the Inside at greenontheinside.net.