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With new applications for smart devices being developed every day, ‘green’ apps are a dime a dozen. Whether you are an environmentalist, a budding recycler or someone who wants to make a difference in the world, there is an app for it. Here are a few worth checking out.

The World Economic Forum this year has cited new technologies as the most effective way to combat climate change. For most, this can start by merely downloading an app on your smartphone or tablet. Here are 5 free apps that can help you save the planet.

With the addition of a new smart watch app, BMW i3 drivers can summon their parked vehicles through voice command, and the electric car will navigate its way past pedestrians, obstructions and other vehicles...

Shhh... be very, very quiet, we’re hunting zebra mussels.Zebra mussels are an invasive species in many regions surrounded by the Great Lakes in North America. They are invasive because they aren’t naturally part of...

Exercising, sleeping, cooking, job-hunting… there’s an app for everything nowadays and energy efficiency is no exception. As utility bills creep ever higher and we’re increasingly bombarded with environmental messages, savvy app developers have jumped...

Your smartphone can help you become a greener driver. In the past several years, apps have been sprouting up that can assist you with monitoring your fuel consumption and much more.It doesn’t matter whether...

Weary of Monsanto corn? Want to avoid GMO potatoes?There’s an app for that.Last month saw the launch of Buycott – a phone app that scans items in your grocery cart for any sign of...

Most of us like the idea of saving money on electricity by using solar energy, but few of us realize just how easy it is to find out if solar energy is a good...

Technology and going green may sound contradictory, but with latest Android apps you actually can go green. All the latest gadgets use the non-renewable source as fuel, whether its cars, washing machines, air conditioners or mobiles. Scientists have realized that the earth needs...

It is plainly obvious that, in order to begin to cut back on your energy consumption, you must first be aware of how, when and where you are using that energy. Once that data is...