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"Earth Aid is helping me stay on top of my consumption. I just got an email that told me my use was way up! So it's time to start looking at what's happening at work and in my business to drive that bill and the carbon down!"Warren Brown
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Awards
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Sustainable Brands '09 New Venture Award |
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Social Matchbox Summer '09 Community Choice Award |
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Web 2.0 Expo Launch Pad People's Choice Award |
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Earth Aid Enterprises exemplifies the kind of private sector innovation necessary to tackle climate change and other environmental and economic development challenges our country faces every day |
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For David Kincaid, Earth Aid helped his family understand their energy consumption with detailed graphs that tracked their natural gas, electric and water usage. The program automatically pulls and analyzes the data, mapping out spending and emissions patterns and year-over-year comparisons. Its social networking function lets users compete with friends and neighbors in saving energy. "It makes it easier for us as parents to explain (energy) to our kids and for them to see a tangible result of their actions," Kincaid said. Now the kids are quick to switch off lights and shut down electronics, with the hope that in a few months they can plant another oak tree. |
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Thousands of households in all 50 states have registered to earn reward points for energy conservation through Earth Aid, a Washington-based company launched last year. Its software tracks utility bills and, based on savings, offers points to be redeemed at local and, soon, national stores. |
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Earth Aid is a free online service that pulls information directly from utility companies. The site reviews your household's energy consumption from your utility company and then uses it to create a baseline. Earth Aid then provides you with customized advice to become more energy-efficient and follows up by monitoring your next year of energy use. Users earn rewards based on the amount of energy saved. The website currently works with 200 utilities, but Earth Aid plans to have at least ties to 1,000 by the end of the 2010. By then every household will be able to link to at least one of their utilities -- water, gas or electric... Earth Aid's program is something new, that rewards consumers with credits they can spend quickly, instead of waiting for a tax rebate or appliance rebate. |
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Joanna Smith was amazed at how easy it was to cut back on the electricity bills in her tiny New York apartment after joining Earth Aid. The Washington-based company offers members points that can be cashed in for rewards like free spa treatments and discounts on everything from yoga classes to energy audits and organic baby clothes. More importantly for Smith, it tracks utility bills and sends e-mails alerting her to how much energy she's using when she forgets to turn off the lights or unplug things. |
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A $10 coupon for native plants or artisanal goat-milk cheeses at Yellow Springs Farm in Chester Springs? Or a bed-and-breakfast package at the Four Seasons Hotel in Center City? Perks like those are part of a growing list from local businesses hoping to improve their bottom lines by promoting a greener lifestyle. Now comes what is believed to be a first: a rewards program for saving energy. Earth Aid, a Washington start-up, enables U.S. residents to track their electric, gas, and water usage online and, by cutting back on it, earn points that can be redeemed at local businesses. |
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Earth Aid: Thousands of households across the country earn "reward points" for energy conservation through Earth Aid, a startup based in Washington, D.C. Households link their utility accounts to Earth Aid's software platform, which then automatically tracks utility usage and savings. Consumers earn points based on kilowatt-hours of electricity, cubic feet of gas, and gallons of water saved. Anyone in the Bay Area can sign up; the points are then redeemed at several local businesses, and national chains including The Body Shop, which just announced it is becoming a national rewards partner. |
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This week marks a new nationwide step for Earth Aid, a Washington company that helps residents track their water and utility usage to earn discounts and awards from businesses. Shreveport — which an Earth Aid leader said was "a model of sustainable living" during the December local kickoff — was the second city after the nation's capital to work with the program. "We have just brought on our first national rewards partner, The Body Shop, " said Connie Benesh, Earth Aid's spokeswoman. Billed as "the original, natural and ethical beauty brand," the store has locations in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. |
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How much are you paying on your utilities each month? Chances are, too much. Now you have more reason than ever to cut back on your electricity, gas and water consumption. A new, popular website earthaid.net will pay you to trim your usage each month. You simply register on the website for free and link up any or all of your utilities: electricity, gas and water. The site tracks your usage each month and when it sees you decreasing your consumption, it pays you on a point system. You then redeem your points from national and local businesses like "The Body Shop", "Must Love Dogs Boutiques & Spa" in Grand Haven, "The Creative Fringe" also in Grand Haven, "Cascade Winery" in Grand Rapids and "Food Dance," a restaurant in Kalamazoo. |
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To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day, Mayor Dwight Jones took the opportunity to discuss various eco friendly improvements the city is making as well as to announce a new partnership with a growing national green organization. Richmond is now the most recent city to partner with Earth Aid, a group that helps households track their energy and water consumption online and learn how to be more energy efficient. |
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Earth Aid is free online service that gives consumers the power to reduce their energy consumption, and earn reward points. The company automatically pulls together a history of your gas, electric and water bills. so you can compare them to current utility usage and track it in the future. Earth Aid also offers members a comprehensive list of energy-saving measures they can take to improve their energy efficiency. And, in this age of social networking, you can even invite your family, friends and neighbors to your private account to see how they're savings stack up to yours. |
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"Sometimes being green can turn into more green in your wallet" |
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The Body Shop, the original ethical beauty company, leads the way in making saving energy easy this Earth Day, with a fun and rewarding partnership with Washington, DC-based energy start-up Earth Aid. The Body Shop will become the first company to nationally reward Americans for saving energy at home through the innovative Earth Aid Rewards Program. |
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Time to stock up on planet-saving products at The Body Shop, one of the original eco-friendly beauty pioneers. The Body Shop has also joined with the online energy tracker Earth Aid to offer rewards to consumers who save energy. |
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And then when I found out that The Body Shop partnered with Earth Aid, I was even more infatuated. For those of you who don’t know, find out. This D.C.-based energy start-up is the first and only service that enables households to track all utility usage and savings in one place and online. Yes chicskates, the service is not only free but for using it, you accumulate Earth Aid Rewards points that can be utilized at The Body Shop! For every 75 Earth Aid Rewards points earned, The Body Shop offers $10 off any purchase of $50 or more! |
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Psst! The Body Shop is rewarding environmentally-conscious beautistas. Along with EarthAid.net, The Body Shop will give green gals a discount on their purchases. Head to EarthAid.net/TheBodyShop and start saving the earth (and your money!) today. |
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Richmonders soon could find that it pays twice to reduce their energy consumption. In an early recognition of tomorrow's 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced yesterday the Green Richmond Initiative, which includes the city's participation in a program that allows residents who reduce their energy and water use to qualify for discounts from local businesses. So far, more than 20 businesses and organizations have agreed to offer discounts and other specials for the Earth Aid program. By signing up for the free program online, residents are able to track their monthly energy and water use. As households reduce energy use, they earn points toward offers by local businesses. |
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The Body Shop announced today that they have signed on to become the first retailer to reward people for saving energy and water through a free program from start-up Earth Aid, which allows households to track their utility usage in one place online and get points depending on how much energy and water they save. Users can get $10 off a $50 purchase from The Body Shop when they accrue 75 Earth Aid Rewards. The Body Shop is also offering prize packages worth $100 to top savers. |
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Best ideas generated at Slate's live discussion about "The Efficient Life." |
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Throughout all of this, it must be noted that the design and interface are fantastic. The set up is straightforward and your energy data is displayed in attractive tables and graphs. Navigation is easy and there are plenty of tools to help you find the energy saving ideas that are right for you. The integration with energy utility providers is also impressive, making it incredibly easy to analyze your energy use. |
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Here's an interesting way to be rewarded for using less natural gas, electricity and water. A new Web site called Earth Aid tracks your utility bills to see if you’re consuming less energy and water than you did a year earlier. If you are, you earn points that can be redeemed for discounts at local merchants. In my area, for example, breweries, restaurants, bars, salons, spas and even hotels are taking part. The program is free and can automatically accesses your utility records, so you don’t have to enter any data or submit any bills to verify that information. |
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Acting green to save a little green--that's the theory behind a new program in the District that rewards residents if they cut back on their utility costs. The premise is simple: the more you save on your energy bills, the more coupons and discounts you earn from local businesses. Starting this week, residents can sign-up with a local start-up called Earth Aid. The company calculates your energy consumption from the past year - it uses your electric, gas, and water bills to create a base-line. Then, you get points each month based on how much you save. About 30 local businesses have signed up to partner with Earth Aid. D.C. is the first city to go live with program. |
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"I have to say, it's really genius." |
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Earth Aid doesn’t just show you charts of how much energy and water your household goes through. It offers a rewards program to encourage you to save energy. Earth Aid monitors how much electricity, water, and natural gas you use and how much you spend on these utilities. It grabs the data directly from the utilities (with your permission), and compares how much energy and water you consume to the same month a year ago. As you consume less energy and water, you get reward points which are redeemable at local businesses. |
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I know you've all heard this before — making your home more energy efficient will not only help the planet, but save you money. For those of you who want to up the ante by saving money and earning rewards for your reduction in energy use, I've got just the ticket. A few months ago, Earth Aid, a Washington, D.C.-based company, launched a rewards program to attach to its free program that tracks users' energy and water consumption. Each time a participant reduces monthly consumption, they rack up points to use at local shops. |
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Some lawmakers are trying to encourage their constituents to save energy using a new Web application called EarthAid.net. Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY), for example, has partnered with the site. So has D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty. EarthAid.net is a Washington-based start-up that keeps track of how much electricity, water and natural gas you use. It works sort of like Quicken for your finances--you plug in your online utility account information and EarthAid pulls in updates from the utility companies. The free site then shows you what you're using and when. If you reduce your energy use, you get points that you can redeem for rewards and discounts from local businesses. |
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I signed up on their website and was amazed at the sheer simplicity of their system. In addition to tracking usage, the Earth Aid website gives further tips and incentives for cutting down. There are even links to tax credits and rebates to help toward the purchase of more efficient appliances. I look forward to watching my usage through the Earth Aid system and racking up points. It is startups like Earth Aid that will encourage individuals to start making reductions. People simply need those extra - and very clear - incentives to change old, inefficient, and costly habits. |
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Shreveporters now can easily track their water and energy use and, in the process, get discounts and freebies from local businesses. Earth Aid kicked off the free program Tuesday with online applications becoming available. The service is designed to track utility usage and verify savings through lower bills. Residents link their AEP-SWEPCO, CenterPoint Energy and city water accounts to the Web site, which offers tips and products to help with energy savings. Perks include oak trees, desserts and movie tickets. "It is with great pride that I join Earth Aid to bring a true benefit to the citizens of Shreveport," Mayor Cedric Glover said. |
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Think Mint.com for personal energy use. EarthAid gives people the ability to monitor their energy consumption, while at the same time providing easy tips for reducing energy, and even showing where companies have created cash rewards or other incentives for switching to more sustainable energy or water sources. |
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If you are looking for a way to do your part in reducing CO2 and wouldn't mind saving a little green in the process, EarthAid.net may be the solution consumers have been waiting for. |
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The District and Bethesda plan to partner with a downtown D.C. company that pays utility consumers back for the amount of energy they save. Starting Sept. 8, households can log on to EarthAid.net, a site founded two years ago by Earth Aid Enterprises LLC, to track their energy consumption. They would then enroll for free in a rewards program that earns them spending credits for every kilowatt-hour of electricity, cubic foot of gas and gallon of water they cut from their monthly use. |
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I've been using the program for several months now, and its been a great way to track energy use: each month, I get a statement showing me how my energy use compares to that same month the previous year (and, yep, we're saving so far!)... The Earth Aid system itself ups the ante a bit, but may be more important in the long term for providing an initial incentive for individuals and families to start exploring reduced energy use… and the many benefits it creates for both the planet and the pocketbook... I know I've been stoked to see our savings |
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Going green through energy conservation is trendy, but one new company is even giving away prizes to individuals who excel in that effort. Earthaid.net, an online service, is hoping to capitalize on both aspects of the environmentalist trend. The free program allows households to monitor energy use, and earn rewards for energy savings. |
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Earth Aid educates, rewards, monitors and reminds consumers of new trends in energy efficiency. Partnering with government energy offices and local businesses, Earth Aid offers tips on ways to save electricity, conserve water, save gas and the overall environmental benefit of being energy efficient... Innovation and new trends come from collaboration. Earth Aid is setting a new trend in allowing members to take individual responsibility for their energy consumption and savings. Investigate, research and enjoy the rewards. |
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Perks abound for environmentally conscious consumers. Take Earth Aid, a company that enables households to monitor their actual electric, gas and water utility usage, all together online. It rewards DC residents when they save energy at home. To earn rewards, residents must enroll in the free program, have Earth Aid access the energy consumption and utility charges on their monthly utility bills and realize energy savings in any given month. Earned points can then be used to take advantage of discounts and offers at dozens of local businesses, including restaurants and shops. For more information and energy-saving tips, visit www.earthaid.net. |
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DC is the first city to go live with Earth Aid's Rewards Program... This is a wonderful opportunity to earn money and to receive special rewards from local businesses like Love Cafe, Busboys & Poets, Comet Ping Pong, Local Sixteen, Live Green, Shoe Fly, and several dozen others. To introduce Earth Aid to the District, a special event will take place on September 8th. |
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While many of us buy carbon offsets and similar products from companies like Terrapass and NativeEnergy to achieve "carbon neutrality," producing and selling these credits has generally been limited to bigger players. Earth Aid Enterprises, creators of the Earth Aid Kit, would like to change that equation. A new service from the company allows Earth Aid to measure residential energy usage, and pay consumers for savings by bundling energy reductions, and selling them on the carbon credit market. |
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My ears perked up when I heard about a new local company that promises to pay you money for saving money. The premise of Earth Aid is that reductions in household energy use are valuable not only to us in the form of lower utility bills, but also potentially to companies that want to buy credits to offset their own carbon footprints. Earth Aid bundles your energy savings over the course of a year and then sells them off -- returning the profit to the consumer... |
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There's no shortage of free online services aimed at helping consumers do things like track their energy consumption... The carrots these consumers are chasing are lower utility bills and the satisfaction that comes from knowing they are lightening their footprint on the planet. But the startup Earth Aid is offering consumers a new kind of carrot: hard, cold, green cash. |
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At the end of the day, it's great to reduce your energy consumption as much as possible, regardless of the economics involved. But a service like this is sure to pique the interest of people, and possibly get more people thinking about financial benefits of conserving energy beyond savings. |
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If we were saintly as well as frugal, we would consider saving money an end in itself. But we are far from saintly. And the frugal part is still a work in progress. So our ears perked up when we heard about a new local company that promises to pay you money for saving money. |
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I just love how the site organizes my utility information. What Mint.com is to personal finance, Earth Aid is to energy consumption -- clear charts and visualizations help make sense of my household energy usage and where I might find opportunities for reductions and savings. |
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Earthaid.net gives consumers a one-stop spot online to see how much juice their homes are using. The new service helps consumers monitor their home's patterns, then pays them when they save energy... Earth Aid was the winner of the New Venture Exchange contest at 2009's Sustainable Brands conference. |
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When I heard about Earth Aid (not to be confused with Live Aid), a website service that tracks your monthly utility usage, I thought it would be a good tool for analyzing and reducing costs.... Not only do you get paid for reducing the amount of energy you use, the planet also benefits from reduced energy usage. Everybody is a winner in this plan! Also did I mention that using the service is free? |
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A double win. A free service for consumers, Earth Aid captures usage data directly from utilities, then bundles validated consumer savings which they sell on the carbon credit market. This is a unique value proposition: real data on usage, tools to help manage consumption, recommended energy- and water-saving product catalog and carbon offsets that return value through consumer incentives. The brainchild of entrepreneurs Ben Bixby and Greg O'Keeffe, earthaid.net won the New Venture Judge's Choice Award. |
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It can not only see their past usage data but also monitor their current usage over time... The carbon market has long focused primarily on businesses and large organizations, so it's exciting to see the same capabilities being brought to consumers—who, after all, have a big role to play in the fight against global warming too. Based in Washington, D.C., Earth Aid appears to be targeting US consumers with its service. Another one to partner with, emulate or be inspired by! |
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Earth Aid is basically Mint.com for household utilities. With a cleanly designed and intuitive site, Earth Aid is able to pull in data from most utility companies by accessing it through those providers front-end web portals. This circumvents tedious back-end integrations, providing users much more opportunity to have a complete perspective on energy use. |
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The genius of Earth Aid's concept is that it makes the benefits of energy efficiency tangible. Earth Aid complements the traditional incentive of a lower utility bill with actual rewards for saving energy -- not to mention, a "tips" page, which provides a comprehensive list of energy-saving measures and the associated cost and difficulty of implementation. And, of course, each of these measures can help members earn more rewards, too. |
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Imagine if you could do something good for the environment and get paid for it. Now imagine that it was simple, you could do something good, and you could get paid for it. I'm always excited to see new companies emerging that are raising awareness about reducing energy and encouraging people to get involved... But, I recently came across a new company that I think is very cool and has the potential to get people excited. Remember that imagining you did a few moments ago? Go back to it and imagine if you didn't have to imagine anymore and that this actually existed. Earth Aid has developed new technologies to allow you to change your energy habits and get paid for it... This model reminds me of Mint but for your energy - it allows you to be more conscientious about your carbon footprint and then adapt your life accordingly. |