Safety in Numbers

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Posted by Andy on Sunday, April 29, 2012.

EcoHackNYC, spring 2012 edition

Last weekend we were proud to sponsor another round of the fantastic EcoHackNYC green hackathon event.

Photo of hackathon

It’s always amazing to see another crop of apps for the environment emerge over the course of just one day. Personally, I worked with a team on CSA Builder, a tool for local food organizations to figure out where to establish CSA pick-up locations for maximum effect.

Look forward to next time!

What blog is this?

Safety in Numbers is Brighter Planet's blog about climate science, Ruby, Rails, data, transparency, and, well, us.

Who's behind this?

We're Brighter Planet, the world's leading computational sustainability platform.

Who's blogging here?

Seamus Abshere Engineering director
Robbie Adler Biz dev director
Ian Hough Staff scientist
Derek Kastner Rails developer
Matt Kling Science analyst
Patti Prairie CEO
Andy Rossmeissl Co-founder

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