Gore and Allies Get Competition for Green Domain. By Jonathan Fildes, BBC, August 8, 2009. "Rival environmental groups are lining up supporters to try to take control of a new net domain aimed at green groups. At least two consortiums are known to be preparing bids to control .eco. In March this year, former US vice president Al Gore backed a bid by the California group Dot Eco to operate the proposed 'top level domain' (TLD). But now a Canadian environmental group known as Big Room has launched a competing bid to manage the TLD, which is similar to .com, .net or .org. Both firms plan to apply to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICAAN), the regulatory body that oversees domain names, for the creation of .eco early in 2010. 'We're two different applicants with two different business ideas,' Minor Childers, co-founder of Dot Eco, told BBC News. 'Ours is to sell domain names to raise funds for organizations who can effect change.' He said the group had already entered into contracts with its supporters -- such as the Sierra Club and the Alliance for Climate Protection -- to give away 57% of its profits from sales... Big Room also plans to generate money from the sale of .eco domain names to fund sustainability projects around the world.' However, the consortium, which includes WWF International and Green Cross, also believe that .eco could be used as a labeling system to endorse companies with green credentials."
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