i wish i had submitted a lbs app to inform the judges to rush into my backyard to put off burning charcoals after my birthday party.
what a joke!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Biosopher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Android Challenge" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 2:30 PM Subject: [android-challenge] Re: The Winners... > > I have to come to the defense of Eco2Go. Or at least take the > conversation a little deeper to understand everyone's complaints. > > Maybe all the younger kids participating in the Challenge have yet to > realize their impact on the globe, but I for one find Eco2Go a > refreshing idea. Whether it is required as a mobile app is another > question so let me address that next. > > I'm currently consulting full-time in the past year, I drove roughly > 15,000 miles, fly internationally at twice, flew coast-to-coast at > least 7 times a year plus a 5 flights around the West coast. However > I buy organic, recycle, compost, & use compact fluorcent lights. If > EcoToGo could also track how much I lightage I use, magazines I > subscribe to, & such then it would be useful to know what my total > contribution to the carbon footprint would be for the last year. > > That said, I could probably get the same info by making a rough > estimate via some website calculator rather than starting up Eco2Go > everytime I start my car... > > All that aside, Eco2Go is one of only a few apps I've seen that > attempt to address a ecological & social issues so I must commend them > on their effort. If they simply won because they looked beyond social > gaming & SMS twittering then I'm glad at Google honored their > commitment to creating a better planet for longer than just our > lifetimes. Perhaps Eco2Go will inspire people to look beyond their > mobile device as a toy to entertain them & start using it as a tool > for improving the planet. > > If people are going to condemn Eco2Go, then please tell us about other > eco-applications submitted to the Challenge that should have won > instead. > > Anthony > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
