World Earth Day 2014 • World EARTH Day Theme 2014 • Alarming Facts • Make a difference to Preserve nature

from Office • Make a Difference to Preserve nature

from Home • Eco – Friendly Apps

Earth Day 2014

• It focuses on the need to create sustainable communities through its global theme for this year: GREEN CITIES.

• With technology, forward-thinking public policy, and an educated and active public, we can transform our cities and forge a sustainable future.

• Nothing is more powerful than the collective action of a billion people

Alarming Facts!

Plastic Garbage is a Major threat to animals. Often animals mistake garbage for food.

The human population has grown more in the last 50 years than it did in the previous 4 million years

Manage Tasks and Notes Digitally There’s really no reason to have a desk littered with sticky notes and maintaining manual logs when almost everything is digitalized today.

Carpool Since our cars are some of the greatest sources of pollution in our daily lives, it makes sense to club daily commutations with colleagues of same area and save some money too.

Make a Difference to Earth from Office

Why should you carpool? (or use mass transit, of course!)

• By 2030 the number of cars in the world will increase by 50%

• According to Chevron, the world uses 2 barrels of oil for every 1 discovered

• It took 125 years for the world to consume 1 trillion barrels of oil, the world will consume the next trillion in only 30

• Each gallon of gasoline burned creates 19 pounds of CO2

+ its cheaper & probably more enjoyable for YOU!

Make a Difference to Earth from Home

Dispose of your prescription drugs safely DO NOT FLUSH them, they will only end up in the water supply or the ocean, which could end up in the fish your eating or the ‘tap’ water your drinking.

Use rechargeable batteries In all the gadgets you use get rechargeable batteries. Not only is it good for usage, but it will save you money in the long run.

Pay Online It's faster than writing checks, and you don't

have to store all that paper. if everybody starts

dealing with money online, it would save almost

19 millions trees every year

Update House Lights Replacing all the bulbs in your house won't take long, and it'll save you money on your energy bill since fluorescents are a lot more efficient than standard lightbulbs

Eco- friendly Apps

Carpooling made easy: ‘Avego’ Avego is basically a big carpooling network.

You can browse the app to find a ride that’s going your way and then call or message the driver to arrange a pick up.

When you arrive at your destination there’s a payment for the driver based on the distance travelled (your share of the gas money), and you can both review the ride. All the data is shared with the Avego community

Socially responsible shopping: ‘GoodGuide’ You can use the barcode scanner on your smartphone and the GoodGuide app when you shop to find out whether products are safe, healthy, green, and socially responsible. GoodGuide has rated more than170,000 U.S. products and the app will give you an overall score broken down by criteria. It has various categories from food, to baby and kids, to household cleaners. Check up on what you are buying before you buy it.

Eco- friendly Apps

Get rid of paper mail: ‘PaperKarma’ Junk mail is an endless parade of waste paper that often goes through your letterbox and straight into the garbage without being opened.

What if you could stop the avalanche? PaperKarma allows you to photograph a piece of junk mail and choose to unsubscribe from the mailing list.

All you have to do is take the photo and tap “Unsubscribe” and the app does the rest for you. It only works for junk mail that is actually addressed to you, but what a great idea!

Eco- friendly Apps

Ways to recycle near you: ‘iRecycle’ Whatever you need to recycle this app has the answer.

It has over 1,500,000 ways to recycle over 350 materials, and using your current location it can identify a recycling solution near you. Everything is clearly categorized and the interface is well laid out. It’s quick and easy to use, so now you have no excuse not to recycle properly

Eco- friendly Apps

Making energy conservation a game: ‘JouleBug’

It is packed with tips and information about how to save energy in your everyday life.

The actions you can take have been gamified so you can earn badges and compete with others in your quest to be eco-friendly.

If that doesn’t convince you then maybe the potential money savings will, the makers claim you can save an average of $200 a year by following the advice in the app.

Eco- friendly Apps