Five ways mobile phones might just save the planet

by Laurel Turk

September 8th, 2009

Coming off of last week’s ad:tech Chicago conference - where much of the discussion revolved around mobile technology as The Next Big Thing in marketing and advertising — I love Karl Burkhart’s take on how mobile phones can help save the planet.

Here’s a taste:

1. Elephants with GPS systems sending text messages to farmers in Kenya (Dear Farmer: My herd is about to trample your valuable farmland. Please take appropriate action.)
2. Barcoding trees to prevent illegal logging (with video!)
3. Mobile activism
4. Tracking your carbon footprint in real-time
5. Finding green businesses in your area

Lots more mobile green ideas here on Planet Green.