For this year there are five categories with four nominees each. For "Best Performance by a State or Local Official" you might be tempted to select Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger or Mayor Greg Nickels of Seattle. In the category of "Best Performance in the Corporate World", Yahoo Auto is being recognized for their 'green rating' for vehicles while GE's Ecomagination campaign has the green world all starry-eyed.

Of course, these awards aren't just about the good that happened this year, but also the mind-numbingly stupid. For instance, in the "Worst Performance by a Corporation or Corporate Official" category, we have DaimlerChrysler's fleet racking an obscene average mileage 22.7 miles per gallon against ExxonMobil's efforts to undermine global warming research. For "Most Egregious Contribution to Public Ignorance and Denial", Michael Crichton's comparison of belief in global warming to belief in aliens (as spelled out in the book State of Fear) has him pitted against Senator James Inhof (R, OK) and his claim that "global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on mankind."

I'm obviously skipping a few of the matchups here, but you get the idea. The results will be announced this February 23rd; probably the only awards show not on Al Gore's radar! Hit the site for more and be sure to vote for this year's globies!

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