The Week contest: Renewable energy

Last week's question: Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler is running for governor, and his platform includes a plan to turn the mountains of chicken waste from the state’s chicken plants into an alternate energy source. What could your state use as an alternate energy source?

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: Burning the reams of indictments against our governors

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Brian K. Cohen, Chicago

SECOND PLACE: Turbines of swarming mosquitoes

Jennifer F. Miller, Eagan, Minn.

THIRD PLACE: 10 million jackrabbits on treadmills

Bob Peffers, San Antonio

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Political hot air [Ed. note: This answer came in from nearly every state in the country.]

Marti Dryk, Austin

The heat from the Jumbotron at Cowboys Stadium

Ken Kellam III, Dallas

The smoke from "medical" marijuana

Jonathan Robinson, Nevada City, Calif.

Flammable water from Marcellus Shale deep drilling

Christopher Paul, Erie, Pa.

Rain

Jordan Shin, Eugene, Ore.

Politicians on a running wheel, since they go nowhere anyway

Richard Harder, West Olive,

Kevin Mullin, Moorestown, N.J.