The below link describes and interaction design competition regarding sustainability design, local production and interaction design. I feel this is a perfect competition to get our designs out there. The following paragraph was taken directly from the site.

“Design an object, interface, system, or service intended to support the idea of utilizing or consuming local resources rather than global resources, in a sustainable and environmentally efficient manner. Use methods of ethnography and contextual research to understand the problem space, and develop user-centered design solutions to support, assist, enhance or otherwise benefit your target audience. Your solution could address the methods of production or transportation of local resources, or could focus on the consumptive and disposal processes; whatever the focus, however, the solution must clearly illustrate positive value to both local stakeholders and to the local environment in your respective region.” (Chi 2009, http://chi2009.org)

http://chi2009.org/Authors/CallForPapers/StudentDesignCompetition.html