Tag: Games - Page 4
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Acid Rain Can Be Fun! No, Really.
Ok, so maybe not acid rain itself. But learning about it can be fun. Acid rain was quite the buzz word in the early '90s, along with "ozone" and "reduce, recycle, reuse, and close the loop!" And while it doesn't get quite as
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Earthkeepers Facebook Game Challenges Players to Get Eco-Savvy
Timberland and Changents have launched a game on Facebook called Earthkeepers Hero "Mission Possible," which boosts players' green IQ and challenges them to get green offline, too.I'm a little on the fence about
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Fun with Finns: Shipping Containers Full of Playful Finnish Design (video)
All photos and videos by Emma Alter
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The Mud Computer Brings Gamers Back to the Earth (Video)
The tank of mud you see before you is more than just a tank of mud - though that alone could be a lot of fun to squish your fingers through. However, underneath all that mud
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Kids Can Save the Planet With First Social-Networking Site For Young Eco-Warriors
Junior tree-huggers have a new tool in their planet-saving arsenal: Habitat Heroes, the first global social-networking Web site that brings eco-savvy kids together so they can share their ideas on protecting the
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World of Warcraft an Unlikely Tool for Environmentalism (Video)
Stanford professor Byron Reeves thinks that World of Warcraft and similar team-oriented virtual games are the perfect platform for harnessing the competitive spirit of gamers for the greener good. Putting aside the notion of preventing climate change
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Incredibly Beautiful PS3 Game Connects Players to Plants (video)
A new game for the Playstation 3 has players fly through meadows as a gust of wind in a flower's dream. The goal is to carry petals to other flowers in order to progress to the next level. But the higher goal is to appreciate the
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Football Fans Can Help Plant Trees
StubHub has launched a program in conjunction with the National Forests Foundation that will help restore national forests across the US through the sales of post-season football game tickets. The 2008-2009 NFL Playoffs and Super
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From the Forums: Your Thanksgiving Green Efforts?
Well another Thanksgiving has come and gone and was wondering what everyone did to reuse, recycle, or conserve?
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National Geographics Shows Its Gamer Side, Launches Video Game Series
National Geographics is launching into video games, something we're a bit surprised hasn't already happened considering the teaching potential behind them. The games have been built in conjunction with recent articles and
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5 Organic Childrens Products for the Fall
Just in time for the Holiday Season, several childrens clothing outfits offer cute new choices. One label is offering prizes to the winner of their design contest. Another has cute peace sayings on kids tops, while a third offers
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Emerald Island: Eco-Themed Gaming for Kids
Teaching kids about the environment through game-play is nothing new, but in today's online gamer society, it's important to put the lesson-learning in the right format. Gamer kids now have something to play that makes sense both on and off the
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Sustainability Quiz Tests Your Knowledge
So you think you’re sustainability savvy and have a knack for designing solutions?
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The TH Interview: Jimmy Wales—Wikifying Green Knowledge (Part One)
If Wikipedia is the reincarnation of the encyclopedia, the Wikia family of sites represents the rest of the library—not just the printed pages, but all the side conversations and muffled chatter. At least this is how Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
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Battleground Earth Lightbulb Game
Sitting at your desk bored at work? Scanning TH for the 15th time today while waiting for your TPS report to print out? Heres something you and the whole office gang can get into - the Battleground Earth Lightbulb Game. Its
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6 Planet-Saving Facebook Applications
Oh Facebook. That 2.0 of Myspace, which allows members to catch up with frenemies from high school they never wanted to see again, as well as find embarrassing pictures about themselves the day after the all night kegger. But,
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Green Board-Game Maker Tries to Bring Home Forbes' Business-Boosting Cash
If you are thinking that a pair of recycled-paper board games called Bioviva and Head1Liners not yet on your Big Christmas list, you are probably not alone. In spite of garnering 13 international awards, educational Bioviva and the newer Head1Liners
