Video entries are now being sought for a new environmental short film competition, whose theme is the power of song to change the environment.  Launched by Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc., a member-supported nonprofit organization created by Pete Seeger and others to help restore and protect the Hudson River, The Clearwater Environmental Short Film Competition is one way in which the organization is seeking to inspire people to use music and song as instruments for environmental change. 

Much as Pete Seeger has educated people about important issues and causes through his music, the folks at Clearwater are looking for videos that use music and song to heighten interest in and concern for the environment. 

Applications, available online at www.Clearwater.org/competition, must be submitted to Clearwater and videos — up to three minutes in length — must be uploaded to YouTube.com by April 30.  Ten finalists will be selected and their YouTube links will be posted on the Clearwater Web site on June 1.  All the finalists will receive a free pair of weekend passes for the annual Clearwater Festival: Great Hudson River Revival, where their short videos also will be screened.  The festival takes place June 21-22 at Croton Point Park, along the banks of the Hudson River in New York’s Westchester County.  Festival goers will cast votes for first, second and third-place winners, who will be announced July 1.