Sunday, November 18, 2012

Saving trees with smart phones- Cassidy Kaye

In London their trees are being quickly infected by a fungal disease carried by the wind. There is no way to find a cure and save the trees so environmentalists came up with a technologic solution. They created an iphone app called ash tag where people can report signs of the fungi spreading.

This article is written from a positive point of view to inform people about what technology can do for the environment.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/16/world/europe/ashtag-dieback-forest-fears/index.html

3 comments:

  1. Thats so cool! It's awesome that something as common as a smart phone can do something that can be so impacting.

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  2. I think it's great that we are using technology to benefit the environment.

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  3. It's amazing where technology is going. It's excellent that anyone with a smart phone can start helping the environment.

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