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Adriana Trujillo

El Paso Zoo launches app to help save the rainforest - Financial and Business News - ME... - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 28 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • This is an environmental issue, but it is a consumer-driven issue. Palm oil is being produce because consumers are purchasing items with palm oil in them
  • the El Paso Zoo and El Paso Zoological Society have developed a scanning app that allows people to make informed choices about the products they buy."
  • The El Paso Zoo launched a free national smartphone application Thursday that scans the product's bar code on the back of the item to help consumers identify which ones use palm oil.
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  • You go to the app, scan the item's bar code, and then it will tell you which one has palm oil and which one doesn't. It is
  • Adriana Trujillo on 28 Aug 13
     
    The El Paso Zoo launched a free national smartphone application Thursday that scans the product's bar code on the back of the item to help consumers identify which ones use palm oil. The El Paso Zoo Palm Oil Guide and Scanner app is currently available in the iTunes App Store for iPhones. An Android version will be available next month.
Del Birmingham

The Elephant's No Longer in the Room: Four Lessons Animal Rights Groups, Zoos... - 0 views

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Huffington Post Bill Shireman Future 500 environmental news elephant rights protect

shared by Del Birmingham on 12 May 15 - No Cached
  • Del Birmingham on 12 May 15
     
    Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey is ending more than a century where elephant acts were a defining mark of the circus. It is a smart business and political move, one that reflects a deeper change in cultural preferences. Even if animal rights activists motivated the change, in the long run it will likely attract more people more frequently to the circus, and reduce political and reputational risks to the company.
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