Watts Up With That
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Now, you can rat on your neighbors, your company, even your friends
and family. Thanks to EcoSnoop, there’s an app for that.
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This can also be useful for catching those who talk the talk, but
don’t walk the walk. This might just backfire on more than
a few people. But since the green movement started this Stasi-esque
information gathering campaign on “eco-offenders” [their
word], that makes it OK to snap photos of green activists too, right? I
could see some examples. Bill McKibben leaves lights on after
leaving a room? Joe Romm takes his car instead of the bus? Monbiot lets
his car idle at a stoplight? Jim Hansen uses electricity generated by
coal? William Connolley leaves his computer on after a frenzied
all-nighter of Wikipedia editing? Gore uses the elevator to his
penthouse suite in SFO rather than take the stairs? Lots of opportunity
there.
Now before the usual suspects get up in arms about my satire, let me
say that I’m a fan of energy conservation. As many readers know,
I walk the walk with my own energy saving measures. In fact just last
week I upgraded part of my office to LED lighting, and I’m so
impressed with it I’m going to showcase the product here.
I’m not, however, going to turn in my neighbor because he left
his porch light on one night or forgot to turn off his sprinkler when
it rains. Yet you’ll find examples like that on the EcoSnoop web page.
Here’s what they say about the iPhone app campaign:
It has been estimated that as much as 30% of the energy consumed in office buildings is wasted.
This suggests a significant opportunity for energy use reduction, cost
savings, and the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions through
cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities.
To help identify the best opportunities, both from the perspective
of the building owner and the utility, it is important to examine how,
where, and when energy is used and the savings are likely to occur.
(Excerpt taken from the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
Sector Collaborative on Energy Efficiency Office Building Energy Use
Profile)
Q: How can I help using my iPhone?
A: Users locate and report on eco-offenders by submitting pictures and descriptions of blatant abuse and misuse issues.
Q: What happens with my pictures?
A:The EcoSnoop website and iPhone applications are a centralized
repository of environmental awareness and a tool for actively promoting
energy conservancy and green awareness. By using the EcoSnoop iPhone
application, the user becomes an important link in the chain of helping
to report and mediate green waste (energy, pollution, etc.).
Additionally, by going yourself and encouraging friends to utilize the
website to add as much information as possible about the picture
(address information, responsible party information, etc.) you are
giving the EcoSnoop community the tools to encourage positive change!
EcoSnoop: We need your help saving the world…1 picture at a time.
Online: EcoSnoop.com
Twitter: @EcoSnoop
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h/t to WUWT reader Steve Keohane
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