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Apple's 'Apps for Earth' raise awareness - but that's not enough

Paul Jepson, University of Oxford

22 April 2016 • 5 min read

Consumer environmentalism offers people "feel good" solutions, but rarely delves into the deeper issues at play, says University of Oxford's Paul Jepson

To mark Earth Day, Apple has launched Apps for Earth: a one week fundraiser for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) involving 27 popular gaming and utility apps that have developed special paid-for content...

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