Your iPhone (or other smartphone) is your PA (personal assistant) and the apps you carry are a fashion statement. Help green your closet with these eco-apps.
Track your daily commute, business trips or vacation carbon footprint with Carbon Tracker by Clear Standards. Other features allow you to set and monitor goals. Carbon Tracker is a GPS enabled app. It is free.
Mission Zero and 3rd Whale offer iPhone apps that allow you to stay up to date on Sustainability news while on the go. 3rd Whale will help you find Green Retail in your vicinity as well.
Whole Foods offers up an app with over 2,000 recipes by various categories - gluten free, high fiber, what you have on hand. The app also includes store locations.
Clif Bar helps snow bunnies make environmentally responsible ski choices while they help make the world "snowier." Free and cool.
Keep an eye out for Big Room Inc.'s app in development. It will help consumers make sense of eco-labels and make recommendations about various products while in store.
Load your PA with green apps today.
--till next week Restore, Recycle, Refresh & Renew
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While I don't have an iPhone (or any smartphone) I think this is a really great way to get eco-friendly information out to the public. In a world, filled with technology and smartphones, which their owners can't seem to put down, I can't think of an easier, faster and more convenient way to deliver this information. The best part is most of them are free and because they are right on your phone, they can be accessed at any time. This no longer gives excuses for those who claim they are too busy to be green or who aren’t sure how to go green, because now all this information is right at their fingertips. And better yet, these apps are so diverse in the green issues they cover, that there is an app for just about everyone out there. I can say this is definitely yet another reason I wish I had the iPhone.
I think this these apps are a good way to make it more appealing and fun to be eco-conscious. I have never used one before but it seems like the apps would be almost like a game, a fun and easy way to get information. It makes sense to get eco information from a technical source because it will not use up any extra resources like paper or water in the process.
As i don't have an i phone my boyfriend does and he is always on his phone playing with apps. If he had an app that told him his carbon foot print I'm sure he would try to minimize it. And having it on your phone will help give people a constant reminder to be green. It also can help spread the word because it will constantly remind people. And then they will be talking about it and spreading the word.
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