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Can A Cell Phone Application Help Fight Childhood Obesity?
John Platt, March 19, 2010
Can you write a cell phone application to help children eat healthier and lead more active lifestyles? If so then you could be in the running to win $40,000 worth of prizes in the Apps for Healthy Kids competition.
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Fight Global Warming by Blocking Spam
John Platt, May 07, 2009
Everyone hates spam email, but here's a brand-new reason to despise it even more: it's contributing to global warming.
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Put Your Computer to Use Fighting Climate Change When You're Not Using It
John Platt, August 13, 2009
Do you often leave your computer running for hours on end while you're not using it? That wasted energy adds up, but now there's a way you can put it to good use and help improve the world.
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Help Reforest Kenya By Donating Computers, School Supplies
John Platt, August 20, 2009
Got an old computer that could be put to good use somewhere else? The Help Kenya Project wants to hear from you.The Help Kenya Project, located in Westchester County, New York, collects old computers and other school supplies and ships them to Kenya to help enhance educational efforts there.
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Download Your Music - It's the Greener Alternative
John Platt, August 25, 2009
Which is greener, a CD you buy from a store on a song you download online? The answer is the MP3... usually.
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Whirlpool Praised for Climate Leadership
John Platt, October 08, 2009
When buying a new appliance (or just about any new tech), it's always good to ask two questions: 1) Does it use less energy than competing devices; and 2) Is it made in a responsible manner?
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Another Reason to Ship UPS: Carbon Offsets
John Platt, October 15, 2009
A few days ago, we wrote that UPS looks like the greenest shipping choice available. Now there's another reason to choose UPS as your shipper of choice: you can add carbon offsets to your purchase to help aleviate the environmental impact of your package.
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