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Smartphones May Soon Double As Air Pollution Monitors

Eco-Office Gals

The modern smartphone as we know it didn’t exist until Apple introduced the very first iPhone back in 2007, and since then other manufacturers and developers have created products to rival the best Apple has to offer. Five Carbon Footprint Saving iPhone Apps for Business. photo by: Mr. T in DC.

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EarthTalk: Impact of Spending Time Online

Eco-Office Gals

Dear EarthTalk: What is the environmental impact of so many people now using sites like Facebook and spending so much time online? Google, Facebook, and Amazon.com are already deeply committed to the cloud computing model, with Microsoft, Yahoo and others following suit accordingly. – Bob Yearling, Paris, TX.