http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/iphone-global-domination-literally.html Augmented reality iPhone and Android apps are getting ever more amazing for green issues. the apps are getting more and more amazing, especially when it comes to using them to promote sustainable hotspots. Enter Wikitude...and you! Augmented reality iPhone and Android apps are getting ever more amazing for green issues. the apps are getting more and more amazing, especially when it comes to using them to promote sustainable hotspots. Enter Wikitude...and you! Cell Phone Safety Do It Yourself Gadgets Green Community Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:30:00 GMT Jaymi Heimbuch http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/iphone-global-domination-literally.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/mobile-active-changing-world.html As cell phones become more ubiquitous, it's becoming increasingly easy to use them for positive action. We've been talking about that quite a bit lately here on Planet Green, and one of the organizations whose name keeps popping up is Mobile Active. They're a great group, and deserve a highlight. As cell phones become more ubiquitous, it's becoming increasingly easy to use them for positive action. We've been talking about that quite a bit lately here on Planet Green, and one of the organizations whose name keeps popping up is Mobile Active. They're a great group, and deserve a highlight. Cell Phone Safety Green Mobile Health Technology Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT Jaymi Heimbuch http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/mobile-active-changing-world.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/digital-television-transition.html If you haven’t yet heard the news from your local cable provider, television stations across the country will only be broadcasting in digital--a transition that could giantly increase our e-waste problem. Here's how to help stop it If you haven’t yet heard the news from your local cable provider, television stations across the country will only be broadcasting in digital--a transition that could giantly increase our e-waste problem. Here's how to help stop it Cell Phone Safety E-Waste Energy Gadgets Recycling Television Waste Disposal Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:31:00 GMT Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/digital-television-transition.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/green-phone/prepare-phone-recycling.html When you send your cell phone off for recycling, there's one step you might forget to take—erasing your personal data. In a recent survey by a major cell phone recycler, 99% of cell phones tested still contained sensitive private information that previous owners most certainly wouldn't want to get into the hands of new users. When you send your cell phone off for recycling, there's one step you might forget to take—erasing your personal data. In a recent survey by a major cell phone recycler, 99% of cell phones tested still contained sensitive private information that previous owners most certainly wouldn't want to get into the hands of new users. Cell Phone Safety E-Waste Gadgets Green Electronics Green Mobile Recycling Reduce Reuse Recycle Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT Jaymi Heimbuch http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/green-phone/prepare-phone-recycling.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/cell-phone-landline-green.html Cell phones are certainly popular. They are convenient and great for getting you out of jams. No more looking for a farmhouse in the middle of the night while broke down on the lonely, open road. The cell phone is a modern marvel. But is it green? Should you keep a cell phone for emergencies but make most of your calls on a landline? Is a landline greener? Are cell phones bad for the environment? Let's find out. Cell phones are certainly popular. They are convenient and great for getting you out of jams. No more looking for a farmhouse in the middle of the night while broke down on the lonely, open road. The cell phone is a modern marvel. But is it green? Should you keep a cell phone for emergencies but make most of your calls on a landline? Is a landline greener? Are cell phones bad for the environment? Let's find out. Cell Phone Safety Consumption Energy Gadgets Green Consumerism Green Electronics Recycling Saving Energy Technology Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:00:00 GMT Josh Peterson http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/cell-phone-landline-green.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/ditch-gadgets-conserve-energy.html Gadgets are great for our fast-paced world and they have their place. But these days it can feel like everything is electronic, has a thick instruction manual, and needs to be charged at the end of the day. While the exact statistic varies, the average American has between 25 and 45 gadgets that need batteries or charging to function. Gadgets are great for our fast-paced world and they have their place. But these days it can feel like everything is electronic, has a thick instruction manual, and needs to be charged at the end of the day. While the exact statistic varies, the average American has between 25 and 45 gadgets that need batteries or charging to function. Cell Phone Safety Clothing Electricity Energy Gadgets Green Cleaning Green Electronics Green Home Green Personal Grooming Heating Money Music Outdoors Penny Pinching Phantom Power Sustainable Coffee Sustainable Fabrics Television Vinegar Water Windows Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:28:00 GMT http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/ditch-gadgets-conserve-energy.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/renovation-nation/episodes-casting.html Steve Thomas, host of Planet Green's Renovation Nation, wants to lend a hand on YOUR green build project! If you’re currently planning (or already working on) a unique and exciting green home renovation or construction project, your story could be featured on our show! Here's what we're looking for: Steve Thomas, host of Planet Green's Renovation Nation, wants to lend a hand on YOUR green build project! If you’re currently planning (or already working on) a unique and exciting green home renovation or construction project, your story could be featured on our show! Here's what we're looking for: Cell Phone Safety Green Home Green Home Renovation Planet Green Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:13:00 GMT http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/renovation-nation/episodes-casting.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-glossary-cellphone-radiation.html If you know how cell phones work, you'll know that it involves radio waves "made up of electromagnetic radiation propagated by the antenna." Quite logically, the presence of such radiation has raised some serious questions about potential health risks to cell phone users. Like most every new development—from cigarettes to nuclear power to genetically modified food—these questions have resulted in both vehement denials and hysterical claims. Somewhere in the middle, you'll find the World Health Organization and the US Food and Drug Administration. If you know how cell phones work, you'll know that it involves radio waves "made up of electromagnetic radiation propagated by the antenna." Quite logically, the presence of such radiation has raised some serious questions about potential health risks to cell phone users. Like most every new development—from cigarettes to nuclear power to genetically modified food—these questions have resulted in both vehement denials and hysterical claims. Somewhere in the middle, you'll find the World Health Organization and the US Food and Drug Administration. Cancer Cell Phone Safety Gadgets Health Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-glossary-cellphone-radiation.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/green-kids-cell-phones.html It's a beautiful summer day, the sky is clear and the laundry is done, so I'd like to be the bearer of good news. But not today. Please don't kill the messenger, because this is downright bone chilling. Hold on, don't click the page away--if you've got kids, or if you use a cell phone (let alone both) you'll want to listen up... It's a beautiful summer day, the sky is clear and the laundry is done, so I'd like to be the bearer of good news. But not today. Please don't kill the messenger, because this is downright bone chilling. Hold on, don't click the page away--if you've got kids, or if you use a cell phone (let alone both) you'll want to listen up... Babies Cancer Cell Phone Safety Green Family Kids Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT Lynda Fassa http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/green-kids-cell-phones.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/phone-recycling.html Ah, recycling—a pillar of the green movement, and one way that millions of people show their support for eco-friendly action. Ah, recycling—a pillar of the green movement, and one way that millions of people show their support for eco-friendly action. Cell Phone Safety Environmental Charity Recycling Treehugger Waste Disposal Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:20:00 GMT Brian Merchant http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/phone-recycling.html