Design a 30-second video promoting healthy-air living and you might see it on local television.

The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District wants people to get creative in answering the question: "What is a healthy air life?"

That's a pretty wide-open question. The answer could include riding the bus, car care, telecommuting, altering your workout schedule to avoid bad air, barbecuing with propane instead of charcoals, using water-based paints instead of petroleum-based paints, replacing your water heater and many other ideas.

There must be many ways to be clever showing about showing a shift from charcoals to propane to grill your burgers. Suggest a few on that subject or others by commenting on this blog. Get the ideas flowing, fellow breathers.

The deadline for the video entries is June 13, 2007 at 5 p.m. Entry forms, official rules and other related materials can be found at www.healthyairliving.com or www.myspace.com/valleyairdistrict.

If you have any questions, contact the District at 559-230-6000 or e-mail stefanie.sorrells@valleyair.org.