'Go Green' with Green Mobile Apps

Worried about the environment and want to make a difference, yet lack the time to track your carbon footprint? Here is a solution for you while you are on the move - 'Go Green' with the slew of green mobile apps which have flooded the smartphone market!

Now you can have apps at your fingertips which can help you figure out how to use your lightbulbs more energy efficiently or track your driving skills to be more fuel efficient.

Let us take a look at some of these green apps.

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If you are absolutely clueless where to start, the Green Genie can be a good place! It is a handy app which contains over 100 projects and tips to go green.

It has been selected by Apple as one of their ‘App Store Essentials’ and as the #1 green app by TechCrunch. Green Genie has been created by Brad Cracchiola, a Sustainability Engineer at BMW Group DesignWorksUSA.

Green Genie is built on an open-source platform to enable users submit their green ideas, resources and projects.

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Green Fuel is an app which helps you locate alternative fuel stations (currently available for the US only). For those of you, who drive non-traditional cars, finding the already sparse, alternative fuel stations along an unknown route is now a boon, thanks to Green Fuel!

Similarly, the Green-Driver app helps you find over 7000 ethanol (E85 and E100), biodiesel (BD 20+), electric, propane, hydrogen, natural gas and other alternative fuel stations across the USA.

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MeterRead is a simple app which helps you track your energy consumption and lower your electricity bills. You can read your meter using your iPhone or iPod Touch interface and the app will show you how to use less energy.

MacWorld.com rated the app 4 out of 5 - "MeterRead’s strength is in the calculations it provides. With each reading you record, you get up-to-date stats of your energy use, including an estimate of how many kilowatt hours you’ll burn for the next 30 days. You’ll know at a glance whether your energy-saving activities are on track, or if you need to turn off a few more lights".

CNET news listed MeterRead as one of "five killer apps that can help you pocket extra cash".

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The GoodGuide app helps you find healthy and sustainable products while you are at a store shopping or on the go.

You can browse through thousands of products using the search facility and instantly view detailed information on the product's greenness. It even features a barcode scanner which enables you to check a product’s environmental impact when you are at a store before buying it.

GoodGuide has been consistently adding thousands of products every month and their ultimate goal is to help consumers select better products by keeping things transparent which in turn motivates companies to offer products with improved quality.

GoodGuide has been featured by the NY Times, LA Times, TIME, Oprah, Newsweek, ABC, CBS and in Apple stores and iPhone TV.

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Light Bulb Finder, a free app designed by Adam Borut, helps consumers switch from conventional light bulbs to energy-efficient ones. Using the app you can compare your current bulb with greener bulbs and then buy them either through the app or at your local store.

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This app predicts your monthly electricity bill based on the use of your appliances. Using the app is very easy. All you need to do is select the appliances you use and input the number of hours of usage and Green Outlet will predict the electricity bill for the month.

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Green Gas Saver is an app that tracks your driving habits and monitors your fuel efficiency to help you save on gas.

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Find Green helps you locate sustainable businesses nearby in a variety of categories such as food, wellness, offices and landscaping and wether to get there by foot, bike or car, depending on the distance. You can also add green businesses you know of to their database.

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Green Me is a calendar like app which allows you to list 5 green things you have done for the day. The calendar goes greener if you have done more sustainable things on one day than another. A fun app to evoke the ‘greener’ side of your conscience!

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This one is a must have! Most of us forget to pull out our mobile phones after they have been fully charged. Green Charging notifies the user when the phone battery has been fully charged by creating a sound and a vibration.

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Get Me Green gives you tips and ideas on how to recycle and reuse items in your home.

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