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Environmenthttp://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/09/30/maps-online-communities-and-games-for-the-environment/ [Environment] Earlier this year, GV Environment listed the web2.0 tools for environment activism. Since then many more tools have been developed to help concerned citizens make decisions about their carbon footprint and engage with others using maps .

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Comments for Global Voices Onlinehttp://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/28/using-web20-tools-for-environmental-activism/#comment-1518927 [Comments for Global Voices Online] Comment on Using Web2.0 tools for Environmental Activism by Global ...: Susan, welcome to GV and thanks for reading…that is a very good point about using videos to educate. The low bandwidth areas are increasingly turning to cellular phones for net access;

Global Voices Digest[Global Voices Digest] Environment: Maps, Online Communities & Carbon Footprint Calculators: Earlier this year, GV Environment listed the web2.0 tools for environment activism. Since then many more tools have been developed.

Four Startershttp://fourstarters.com/2008/05/25/geekyoto-fixing-the-broken-world/ [Four Starters] Geekyoto - Fixing the broken world: Nold did a talk on local experience maps to visualize the impact of the environment on people. One very cool demo where he would map the galvanic skin response people have over locations on isomaps.

geo2web.com[geo2web.com] Google Maps Saving the Planet: is a Google Map that let??â™s you evaluate the impact of your automobile travel instead. Users enter start and end locations and the map works out the driving directions, the distance to be travelled, the likely gas consumption, the cost of the gas used and the pounds of carbon dioxide that will be released.

Global Voices Onlinehttp://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/28/using-web20-tools-for-environmental-activism/ [Global Voices Online] Using Web2.0 tools for Environmental Activism: Where to Recycle in Torrance, California, helps city residents to easily find recycling centers based on the items they wish to recycle. The concept is simple: the easier it is to recycle, the more recycling will happen.

ProgrammableWebhttp://blog.programmableweb.com/2008/02/26/environmental-activists-discover-mashups/ [ProgrammableWeb] Environmental Activists Discover Mashups: Air Travel Emissions Map The Greenspace UK Carbon Emissions Map and UK Carbon Footprint Project graphically illustrate UK carbon emissions data and provide ideas for minimizing your own emissions. The Air Travel Emissions Calculator .

http://nbdchad.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/links-for-2007-07-05/ [Nbdchad's Weblog] links for 2007-07-05: (tags: google googlemaps maps internet web2.0 citizenmedia tools newmedia). New Media Meets Old: A Look at Redesigned Mainstream News Sites “My feeling is that while CNN likely has the most attractive and professional-looking site (they .

Mandarinehttp://mandarine.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/links-for-2007-10-28/ [Mandarine] links for 2007-10-28: A side by side comparison of the frameworks by showing you how similar things work on both. The presentation looks into the utility functions, selectors, DOM manipulation, DOM walking, events, Ajax transport, and browser detection.

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