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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.

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Smartphones May Soon Double As Air Pollution Monitors

Eco-Office Gals

In 2010, however, Apple changed the game once again by introducing the world to its current idea of the tablet computer in the form of the iPad. Five Carbon Footprint Saving iPhone Apps for Business. photo by: Mr. T in DC. Post from: Eco-Office Gals Smartphones May Soon Double As Air Pollution Monitors.