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|status = Proposed
|status = Proposed
|manager = [[Big Room Inc.]]
|manager = [[Big Room Inc.]]<br> [[Minds +Machines]]
|country = International
|country = International
|stringcontention = Unknown
|stringcontention = Yes
|registryprovider = [[Afilias]] (Big Room Inc.)
|registryprovider = [[Afilias]] (Big Room Inc.)
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One public applicant, [[Big Room Inc.]], has announced a partnership with [[Afilias]] for their back-end and technical needs, and also announced that they intend to apply for the TLD as a [[Community gTLD]]. They have been working with the World Wildlife Federation (WWF), Greenpeace, and Conservation International to demonstrate the requisite community support.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/02/06/dot-eco-interview Dot ECO Interview, News.Dot-Nxt.com]</ref>
One public applicant, [[Big Room Inc.]], has announced a partnership with [[Afilias]] for their back-end and technical needs, and also announced that they intend to apply for the TLD as a [[Community gTLD]]. They have been working with the World Wildlife Federation (WWF), Greenpeace, and Conservation International to demonstrate the requisite community support.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/02/06/dot-eco-interview Dot ECO Interview, News.Dot-Nxt.com]</ref>
===Contention===
.eco was identified as a contentious TLD early on, with the main parties being [[Big Room Inc.]], and [[Dot Eco LLC.]]. Dot Eco LLC was aligned with former Vice-President of the USA, [[Al Gore]], and the Alliance for Climate Protection, the Sierra Club and Surfrider Foundation. Big Room Inc. was, at that time, associated with Mikhail Gorbachev, the Russian ex-president, and Green Cross International. In August, 2009, the two organizations were going back and forth disparaging the others' business model.<ref>[http://www.domainnews.com/en/dispute-arises-between-eco-tld-bidders.html Dispute Arises Between ECO TLD Bidders, DomainNews.com]</ref>
In September, 2011, it was announced that the Gore supported project, [[Dot Eco LLC.]] was dissolved and no longer planning on applying to ICANN for the .eco TLD.<ref>[http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2112810/al-gore-mikhail-gorbachev-control-eco-domain Al Gore Mikhail Gorbachev Control Eco Domain, BusinessGreen.com]</ref>
Minds + Machines have announced intentions to apply for a [[.eco]] TLD.<ref>[http://www.mindsandmachines.com/tag/dot-eco/ Dot Eco, MindsAndMachines.com]</ref>
===Early Criticism===
===Early Criticism===