Comments on: Question of the Week: How would you use mobile software to protect the environment?

By: Torry

Torry — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:07:21 +0000

You can use a cell phone to locate anyone today over GPS. So you can keep track of your kids or somone who might need help. Basically mobile phones help us get a hold of each other faster when we need it.

By: Alejandro R.A

Alejandro R.A — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:25:34 +0000

Bueno pienso que la mejor respuesta es aquella que demande menos y haga igualmente feliz a una persona. En el 2010 viviré a plenitud en compañía de las hormigas

By: Laura Merugula

Laura Merugula — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:20:16 +0000

Thank you, Paul. @ Charles, you’re a little testy. My response was meant to be a mere contribution to the conversation, whereby I am an average person with average duties, one of which is time-management. Perhaps you could work on your reading comprehension a bit, including such key skills as inference and extrapolation. I honestly can’t follow your conclusion that I must be handy with a PDA; I’ve never used one… wouldn’t know how. The point is – I already own a laptop and a small cell phone, both of which are practically mandated by my employment. Thus, by not purchasing a PDA and thereby not duplicating services and by diligently extending the useful life of my cell phone by good care and maintenance, I am not joining the number of individuals that simply toss out old phones and buy PDAs thus impacting all upstream and downstream processing emissions.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:44:04 +0000

I used my I phone to navigate on emergency response in my job using google maps. The compass also helps to orient . I also used the picture and video capture to report damage to electrical facilities directly to are district storm . I learned alot from this site on how to use it .

By: paul

paul — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:45:34 +0000

I think Laura’s developed a very good way to cut down her carbon foot-print by using economical modern technology, such as that of free e-calendar from Google and cell phone reminders to eliminate the need to buy or use paper calendar/ planner.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:32:50 +0000

oops! descisions should be decisions

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:31:49 +0000

This isn’t currently available, but it would be great to be able to scan something in a supermarket on your phone and get carbon footprint, certification status, location of farm, etc. That way people could make more informed descisions when buying products.

By: Emilio Malaguti

Emilio Malaguti — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:02:28 +0000

EPA is encouraged to make available and publish a mobile phone number like for example EPA-SOS, that could be used by every person carrying a cell phone to call in and notify: spills, fires, animals, damages to the environment, etc in the moment they are seen.

By: Jake Sweat

Jake Sweat — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:12:15 +0000

Just to reiterate what many of the people before me have posted, mobile technology allows me to reduce my impact through using less paper, energy, and utilizing GPS to plan my trip in a less environmentally harmful manner. I enjoy reading the news paper daily on my mobile device, as well as studying for my GRE through applications available through my mobile device. E-receipts and any other form of software that reduces the need for paper are software I take advantage of as they come available. Using my mobile device allows me to use less energy versus my computer at home, while still allowing me to preform most all the same functions. I feel that the “age of paper” is on the down swing with hand-held mobile devices offering a more sustainable and progressive approach to attaining information.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:19:55 +0000

put DOWN the “mobile software”
in fact, shut off your computer right now