Local Dirt Website Points Locavores to Food
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Buying food locally is a fast way to shed pounds…of carbon, anyway. By cutting down food miles, you’re cutting back on the embodied carbon in the food, as well as helping out local growers. But if you don’t have a farmers’ market nearby or can’t make it on a weekly basis, how else might you find locally grown food? Local Dirt wants to fill that information gap and point you in the right direction. However, does it stand out against some of the competing websites and smart phone apps providing the same service?…Read the full story on TreeHugger
15 Green Apps For Your New Apple iPad
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If you know us here at TreeHugger, you know how we feel about smart phone apps. We love them. They’re often just so darn handy for living a greener life, from helping out with transportation to shopping to home energy management. And so, you’ll probably guess that we’re excited to watch iPad apps slowly roll out so that this new gadget has a green purpose. There are already a good handful we like, and they’re listed here, including th…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Ask Pablo: How Do Smart Phones Stack Up Against Phone Books?
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Dear Pablo: You recently wrote about getting rid of phone books but wouldn’t the environmental impact be much greater if every granny got a smart phone instead?
Phone books serve an important purpose for people that are not connected to the internet through smart phones or computers. While most people reading this have smart phones that serve as personal address books, mobile yellow pages and our gateway to Facebook, not everyone does. What my <a href="http://www.t…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Things You Don’t Have to Buy on Black Friday If You Have A Smart Phone
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Unless you’re living in a cave or as a survivalist in Montana, you’ve noticed that phones have become incredible all-in-one devices. Recombu has a great article about gadgets that smart phones have made or are making obsolete. But the list is a little short. If you’re planning on shopping on Black Friday, here’s a list of things you can cross off your list of things to look for. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Oh, Please No – TwitterPeek Is an e-Waste Mess of a One Trick Pony
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This is a great one for our UnTreehugger category. It’s a device that does just one thing, just one thing that any smart phone or computer can do for you, just one thing that no one really needs a device to do. It checks your Twitter account. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Google Tracking Traffic with Maps and Your Smart Phone
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One way to drastically reduce pollution from vehicles is to drastically reduce traffic jams. Google is hoping to help accomplish this by getting you and your smart phone to update Google Maps with traffic information. …Read the full story on TreeHugger