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I’ll give you three guesses what AlternativeEnergy.com is dedicated to.

Ok, so it was an easy question!

Dedicated to building a community of alternative energy-minded people, this social networking site may earn no points for its engaging design but it deserves a lot of credit for its attention to all things noteworthy in green living.

Like most social networking sites, one can expect to find the usual features: photos, videos, discussions, groups, RSS feeds, etc. One feature that sets the site apart is a “coaching system.” Looking for help converting your car to alternative fuel? You can find a coach to help you go green. There’s even shopping links to help you make your green-living purchases.

Considering that alternative energy and politics go hand-in-hand, Alternative Energy is also a place where you can read up on what the candidates are doing to make the world a better place. It also brings bills to congress to the forefront to help the community take on a more active roll. This is an important thing to consider with the American presidential election under a year away.

With the whole green movement gaining momentum and the vast amount of technology, news topics, blogs, and bills going through congress, it was only a matter of time before a sight like this emerged. If renewable energy is ever going to become a reality it is going to take the masses to make it happen, and while, a social networking Website is certainly not the answer to all the energy problems our world is facing, it is certainly a great place to start.

Join Baratunde Thurston (left), The Onion’s Director of Digital and author of How to Be Black, for an entertaining look at creative social media campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. Other speakers include Morin Oluwole (Facebook), Tim Devane (bitly), and SocialTimes' writer Devon Glenn.   Register now.