It is so easy to go app crazy! Here are a few of the ones I recommend this month. I know more will be released soon. These are free and for both android and iPhones.
Want to shop green? The free GoodGuide app’s barcode scanning feature accesses their health, environment and social ratings for more than 120,000 products. GoodGuide’s personalization features enable you to choose the issues you care about most—like nutritional value, safe and healthy ingredients, animal welfare, human rights, climate change, energy efficiency, and more. The app will then inform you whether food, personal care, household cleaner, baby, and many other products pass or fail on your key criteria. You can even make a list of products to avoid.
Shopping for fresh fish or seafood restaurants? Monterey Bay Aquarium SeaFood Watch can help you buy the fish you think you're buying. A recent Consumer Reports article reported that “Americans spent $80.2 billion on seafood last year… but they aren’t always buying what they think they are. More than one-fifth of 190 pieces of seafood we bought at retail stores and restaurants in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut were mislabeled as different species of fish, incompletely labeled, or misidentified by employees.” You can sort seafood by “Best Choice,” “Good Alternative” or “Avoid” rankings. You can also share the locations of restaurants and markets where you’ve found sustainable seafood.
Have some time to explore green apps? Eco-Libris is assembling a 2012 list of the top green apps that is VERY comprehensive, with more posted each month. Avego Driver sounds very promising for folks who want to ride-share.
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Click here for all of the green apps suggested by Treehugger.
Click here for some dandy green apps recommended by the TechCrunch folks.
