eBay is auctioning the 2008 Ozone Hole season (from June 1, 2008 to May 30, 2009) through its Giving Works program. It is actually an exclusive sponsorship of the website theozonehole.com, where the bid winner's banner advertising or comparable promotion will be done over all web pages of this site.

London, 7th May, 2008: Recently, a greener thought for banner advertising came up from eBay. The online auction provider ebay has been conducting the Ozone Hole auction. They term it as 'one of a kind collectible!' Or it is more specifically a lucrative sponsorship offer.

This auction comes under eBay's Giving Works program, which is being conducted to benefit theozonehole.com. The item number of this auction at eBay is 280222270428. Under this auction, the winner will receive banner advertisements, or something comparable to it, on the top and bottom of every web page of the site.

It seems more like a banner advertising opportunity. This opening bid for this auction has been kept at $10,000. This non profit organization is dedicated towards protecting the ozone layer and earth's environment. Recently, we observed Earth Day and now there is a charity in development for an organization that supports environment protection.

This Pennsylvania based organization uploads daily images and updates of the ozone hole from NASA, the British Antarctic Survey, the European Space Agency and Environment Canada. This website is a comprehensive database of valuable information related to ozone depletion.

Being a valuable educational resource that consists of clear illustrations, diagrams and thorough descriptions, it is frequented by general public, students, websurfers, educators, scientists and governments worldwide. Reportedly, last year this site attracted 2.3 million visitors from all corners of the Internet. people from all 50 states and 197 countries.

With this auction, the winner would be able to receive banner advertising for the Ozone Hole season starting from June 1, 2008 to May 30, 2009. Now, so much of visitors and continuous banner advertisements appearing on the website everywhere, the advertisers would surely give it a thought.