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In September 2014 it was announced that [[Afilias]] had partnered with DotGreen Community Inc. to provide the .green TLD. DotGreen had previously withdrawn from the contention ahead of the private auction that resulted in Afilias winning the string. Afilias will provide the technical backend for the Registry while the DotGreen Community will market the TLD. The companies have also partnered with EarthShare to provide a portion of the profits to sustainability programs around the world.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/green---the-top-level-domain-for-the-global-green-economy-275267431.html .green - The Top Level Domain for the Global Green Economy] ''PR Newswire''; Retrieved 08 Oct 2014</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/17346-dotgreen-is-back-from-the-dead DotGreen is Back From the Dead] ''DomainIncite''; by Kevin Murphy; Retrieved 08 Oct 2014</ref>

In September 2014 it was announced that [[Afilias]] had partnered with DotGreen Community Inc. to provide the .green TLD. DotGreen had previously withdrawn from the contention ahead of the private auction that resulted in Afilias winning the string. Afilias will provide the technical backend for the Registry while the DotGreen Community will market the TLD. The companies have also partnered with EarthShare to provide a portion of the profits to sustainability programs around the world.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/green---the-top-level-domain-for-the-global-green-economy-275267431.html .green - The Top Level Domain for the Global Green Economy] ''PR Newswire''; Retrieved 08 Oct 2014</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/17346-dotgreen-is-back-from-the-dead DotGreen is Back From the Dead] ''DomainIncite''; by Kevin Murphy; Retrieved 08 Oct 2014</ref>

==Withdrawl from .green Contention==

==Withdrawal from .green Contention==

The DotGreen Community, Inc announced on Oct 11, 2013 that the company withdrew their application for the .green string. The startup was facing a 4-way private or ICANN auction, which it stated was not in the financial means nor in the interests of the company.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14695-dotgreen-calls-it-quits-with-impossible-gtld-auction-looming DotGreen Calls it Quits, Domain Incite] Retrieved 13 Nov 2013</ref>

The DotGreen Community, Inc announced on Oct 11, 2013 that the company withdrew their application for the .green string. The startup was facing a 4-way private or ICANN auction, which it stated was not in the financial means nor in the interests of the company.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14695-dotgreen-calls-it-quits-with-impossible-gtld-auction-looming DotGreen Calls it Quits, Domain Incite] Retrieved 13 Nov 2013</ref>