A few months ago we profiled Washington D.C.’s Green Map. That city’s map is part of a greater movement spearheaded by Green Map, which is based in New York City. According to their website, Green Map “has engaged communities worldwide in mapping green living, nature and cultural resources since 1995.” Green Map can be found [...]
Posts Tagged ‘iPod/iPhone App’
Green Map: Directions to a Sustainable Future
August 26th, 2010 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, Sustainable Development 
Tags: Google, Green Gadget, iPod/iPhone App, New York City, Washington DC 
View CommentsGuest Post: 5 Great iPhone and iPod Touch Apps for Going Green
August 7th, 2010 guestauthor This post was written by Louise Baker. Louise writes about online schools for Zen College Life, where she ranked the best online colleges. “Going green” has become a buzzphrase lately, as the environmental movement has become more popular and robust. How can technology users such as iPhone owners join up and start becoming part of [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Featured Posts, Guest Authors, Justin Manger Tags: Green Gadget, iPod/iPhone App View CommentsFive Friday Facts: Cars, Traffic, and Parking
July 2nd, 2010 Justin Manger 600 million passenger cars on the road around the world By 2030, 40 “megacities”- urban areas with more than 10 million residents- are expected to develop around the world 30% of traffic in cities worldwide is caused by people driving around looking for parking, according to a 2007 UCLA study. 45% of the traffic in [...]
Posted in Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Cars, iPod/iPhone App View CommentsHop on the Bus, Gus. It’s Convenient with NextBus.
June 30th, 2010 Justin Manger *This post written on the bus this morning around 8am. I just hopped on the bus to head to downtown D.C. Total time spent waiting for the bus: 3 minutes. This is about the longest I’ve waited for a bus since I started using Nextbus to find out when the bus would arrive. This free [...]
Posted in Behavior, Justin Manger, Policy, Transportation Tags: Energy Conservation, Green Technology, iPod/iPhone App, Washington DC View CommentsFive Friday Facts: Tradeshows and Conventions
June 18th, 2010 Eric Wilson The following Five Friday Facts come courtesy of Wild Blue Yonder In-flight Magazine (May/June 2010). These facts are all about trade shows and conventions. According to the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, there are 14,000 trade shows and exhibitions in the U.S. and Canada each year. Comprised of 11,000 industry events and 3,000 consumer shows, [...]
