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Make A Promise To Save The Environment In Your Own Way And Get 500GB File Hosting Account For Free

Published on November 9, 2009

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Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years. If we do nothing to stop it, climate change will cause severe water shortages, rising sea levels will swallow cities, and pest outbreaks will sicken people and kill crops. One of the early signs we are already experiencing is an increase in extreme weather events such as destructive storms, drought and floods.

SmashingApps and FileBanker are teaming up to do their part for the environment. Average American consumes more than 700 pounds of paper per year, highest compared to anywhere else in the world.  Hundreds of thousands of trees are cut down per day to support the consumption of paper that can be easily avoided.

SmashingApps believes that we can change that by helping people save and share their documents electronically instead of printing them out each time.  We do not want you to print so much so we are offering 500 GB file hosting accounts for free at FileBanker. You will need to enter “smashingapps” in the promo code field. You can use these accounts to share all your documents without ever having to print anything.

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Climate Change is a global issue and adapting green habits is good for the environment, but who knew it can get us great deals too. Here are some great environmental benefits for us if we always remember these to follow in our daily life.

  • Turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use.
  • Use compact fluorescent light bulbs to save money and energy.
  • Plant trees to shade your home.
  • Use solar power for home and water heating.
  • Ask your employer to consider flexible work schedules or telecommuting.
  • Install a low-flow shower head.
  • Copy and print on both sides of paper.
  • Unplug seldom used appliances.
  • Use e-mail instead of paper correspondence.
  • Buy products that you can reuse.
  • Buy rechargeable batteries for devices used frequently.
  • Buy the right amount of paint for the job.
  • Use a ceramic coffee mug instead of a disposable cup.

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All you have to do to get your free 500 GB file hosting accounts is to suggest that how to stop Climate Change by going Green and make a promise to follow this.  When giving your suggestion and making a promise please post a link to this post.  You can make it in any of the following ways…

Post it on Twitter, post it on your blog, or post a video of it on YouTube, or create a picture and post it on Flickr. Actually the promise is to do one green thing and share that message with all their contacts. You can make your promise anyway you like as long as we can verify it and don’t forget to follow us on twitter.

Once you have made the pledge post the link to your promise in the comments below and sign up for your free file hosting account using this form you will need to enter “smashingapps” in the promo code field. The last date to create your free account will be Friday, November 13, 2009.

Here are some sample promises you can post on twitter

* I promise to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use. Do you?
* I promise to copy and print on both sides of paper.  Do you?
* I promise to buy recycled paper if printing is really necessary.  Do you?
* I promise to avoid miss-printing and if happens I will keep that pages for rough drafts. Do you?
* I promise to use e-mail instead of paper correspondence. Do you?

My Promise

I promise to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use. Do you? http://twitter.com/SmashingApps/status/5573822809

Do you want to be the first one to know the latest happenings at SmashingApps.com just subscribe to our rss feed and you can follow us on twitter as well.

If we do nothing to stop it, climate change will cause severe water shortages, rising sea levels will swallow cities, and pest outbreaks will sicken people and kill crops.

One of the early signs we are already experiencing is an increase in extreme weather events such as destructive storms, drought and floods.


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Great idea.
Just twittered and promised, then signed up but no indication that it actually worked. After pressing submit button, I was just returned to the signup page. ??

Oops, just found it at the bottom of the page.

I promise to use etextbooks instead of printed, i.e., ichapters.com

I just made my promised at twitter.com/jentanbernardus

I promise not to print another eBook once I get my Nook. http://twitter.com/fensonism/statuses/5579700579

I’m going to make some changes in my Digital Art Classroom. No more handouts or paper quizzes! It’s all going to be online and in dropboxes!
http://twitter.com/MiKEHAiRE/favorites

My promise @ Twitter.com/nikosalonen

My promise : http://twitter.com/broshing/status/5584286638

“I promise to take short shower. Do you ?”

It’s gona be difficult :)

My promise:
http://twitter.com/hadi060/status/5584428309
Thanks very much.

I promise to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use. Do you?
http://twitter.com/JeetenSheth/status/5586038315

* I promise to avoid miss-printing and if happens I will keep that pages for rough drafts. Do you?

Here is the promise I made to myself and will keep up with it – Always !

http://twitter.com/Anukuls/status/5588315411

i promised to to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use. (although I have already done it for years) http://twitter.com/kaijaco

i don´t get it! i posted my twitter link here, but I don´t see my comment, and i need to have some kind of promo code for signing up??? help!

Um, I would like the free 500GB, but not if it means lying to people and telling them “Global Warming” Now “Climate Change” is real…

My Promise:

I promise to turn off home servers and workstations when not really using them. Do you?
http://twitter.com/andreaolivato/status/5591052955

I promise to turn off my pc that normally runs 24/7 and unplug “vampire” devices when not in use.

“I promise to not print out anymore PDF eBooks”

http://twitter.com/stevetompkins/statuses/5591957341

I promise to use power saving outlet strips to avoid wasting electricty on vampire appliances. Do you?
http://twitter.com/rvaughanw/status/5594792776

I promise to walk instead of using the car.

My promise:http://twitter.com/fjcmagazine/statuses/5598527624

I promise to copy and print on both sides of paper. Do you? http://twitter.com/paulgrenwood/status/5599986715

WE promise to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use. Do you? http://tr.im/EHKB

Looks like they don t want to give us the 500 Gigs anymore.The coupon code doesn’t work anymore.

I promise to send more emails then paper correspondence. Do you? http://twitter.com/ablenetdesign/status/5602741337

Great idea I just tweeted my promise to make my coffee at home saving money and disposable cups… ;)

http://twitter.com/Techmom05

my promise:

http://twitter.com/OneStepBehind/status/5603679426

@Andrei – it’s working fine, you did something wrong.

Dillyeo as you all know strongly believes in collective power.

Here is our promise – http://twitter.com/dillyeo/status/5610239486

Here is my promise: I promise to use e-mail instead of paper correspondence. & Turn off electrical appliances when not in use.

And I plan on keeping the promise. Thanks for the offer.

http://twitter.com/kbence

I just promised to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use. I made this promise official by posting it on twitter ;O)A

My promise to the Twitterverse http://twitter.com/carterography

What I promise but… already do! http://couleur-provence.fr/

Here’s my promise…http://twitter.com/padrict

my promise

Here’s mine:

i promise to use candles while in the shower, and to not take the phone in with me.

I promise to not print any ebooks.

My promise:

I promise to collect all my papers that I intend to throw and bring it down to the recycling bin.

http://twitter.com/carrielby/status/5644449797

I promise to not leave the lights on all over the house

My promise is to not buy any more paper books. All Kindle from now on! Whats yours?

Promise on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Passuf/status/5661656309

Thanks!! Great Idea!

Promise on Twitte:http://twitter.com/siwei1024
and I follow you by google reader.

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I promise never to buy another printer again.

http://twitter.com/pixelsbeatpaper

We have replaced all our light bulbs with energy efficient bulbs.
Caulked every opening we could find. But, the biggest energy saving was I installed a pellet stove and added a thermostat.

In the Northwest it use to be a wash as far as the cost for electric heat and pellets. Now, pellets, if used wisely, will do a nice job of keeping the dollar bills back in your wallet.

Our bill was lowered by about quarter with these simple things to do.

Thanks

Fred Gaspro
Longview, WA

I promise to publish digitally all I can and continue to freecycle more.

I promise to car pool when I can and to conserve as much energy as possible by powering down electronics that are not being used.

i promise to not print any of my lecture slides and read them on my laptop instead. and http://twitter.com/dehahs/status/5688871296

I promise to use compact fluorescent light bulbs to save money and energy.

http://twitter.com/waynemcdougall/status/5689653851

Here’s my promise http://twitter.com/LostShaker

I promise to use e-mail instead of paper correspondence. Do you? http://twitter.com/d3niies/status/5693087602

i promise

Here’s my promise…
http://twitter.com/GamergirlSB

[...] All I had to do was pledge to be green. Already am, whats the sweat . If you want 500GB free, click here. Post a comment on Facebook or something, copy the pledge link, open the sign up form and insert the [...]

I promise to always turn the lights off when I leave the room
http://twitter.com/ConradGodfrey/status/5708539924

I promise to opt for e-books and print on both sides of paper. Here’s my promise : http://techtreo.com/blog/2009/11/14/promise/

[...] love seeing companies really encouraging and embracing ecological friendly habits.  I just got done reading Make a Promise to Save The Environment In your Own Way And Get 500GB File Ho….  You’ll find some great ideas of some things you can do to be more “green” and [...]

http://twitter.com/Tekikou/status/5735320918

I promise to use e-mail instead of paper correspondence.

My promise: http://twitter.com/natemi/status/5735819047

“I promise to use scrap paper for as many of my school assignments as possible. Do you? ;)

I promise to try to turn out more of the lights in my house when not in use!

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I promise to shut the lights off and not waste energy.

I promise to shut the lights off and not waste energy

I promise to shut the lights off and save energy

I promise to just print my documents when needed, and to sleep more hours (the more I sleep, the less time my PC are turned on =))

http://twitter.com/julieyourasss

I promise to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use.

I promise to:

* Share files online and eliminate using couriers to send materials.
* Set up a controlled timer switch on a powerbar to turn off my monitors, router, printers, NAS and computers at night with one easy switch.
* Wear a sweater to work in winter and turn down the heat.
* Get my exercise by biking to work meetings.

My promise is to scan all my receiving documents into my server so accounting can look at and send to our audtiors. Cutting us back from making copies and sending in the mail.

thnx i needed this for an essay! :) )))

I promise to never ever leave the lights of the house on if I don’t need ‘em, put the brightness of the monitor on low, and get rid of my printer for good!!!

Who are filebanker.com? Are they the same as fileshaker.com, filesavr.com ,filedropper.com ? Are they not a dodgy outfit? Why are the details on their website so sparse?

I don’t think I’d trust them with anything, based on the look of their website and the lack of any specifics.

i promised to to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use. (although I have already done it for years) in my house in sunny Spain. Juana Corbalán

Use e-mail instead of paper correspondence even i am using it not a lot. Do you?
http://twitter.com/corbax

promises to install remote accessible virtual servers instead of physical servers to save electricity, cooling costs, and gas.

https://twitter.com/jenniferlbreuer

“I promise to use email instead of paper correspondence, do you?”

I promise to use recycle bag when i go for shopping.
http://twitter.com/easontee

I promise to reduce paper consumption by reading ebooks.

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I promise to help the environment By going paperless with all my accounts that I get mail from…

I promise to do one green thing and pass this along to others

Below is a message I attempted to send to FileBanker after poor results with there service.

“I signed up using the promo about saving the environment. It appears I have a 500gb account but that is about as far as it goes. When I click upload a window appears that allows me to choose a file. If I choose a small .jpg file or such it seems to work. If I choose a bigger file such as a .rar file it just shows me the upload screen with what might be considered a progression bar that never moves past 20%.

Questions:
1) How is it that I can not find any help or documentation anywhere on your site or the internet?
2) Why is there no real feed back letting the user know what is going on at that particular moment?

Observation:
From my perspective so far your service does not appear to work and the documentation is non existent.

Please tell me what I am missing here.

Thanks”

This is the response I got when I clicked the submit button on their contact form . . .

“Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/filebank/public_html/contact.php:10) in /home/filebank/public_html/contact.php on line 44 ”

I hope the environment fairs better than FileBanker

I promise to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use. Do you? http://twitter.com/SmashingApps/status/5573822809

I promise to turn off lights, computers and other appliances when not in use.

http://www.twitter.com/beekay918

[...] Go to this website, and read it for more details (if you like, or you can just follow these [...]

I promise to use less papers, not to use electrical things when not necessary, by planting and give recyclable things to factory.

I promise to use e-mail instead of paper correspondence. And when I print I use both sides of the paper. Do you?

http://twitter.com/pixelxp/status/6692813248

I promise to avoid miss-printing and if happens I will keep that pages for rough drafts. and I won´t smoke.

I promise to live in a food culture with low transportation and refrigeration expenses, eating locally-produced foods.

I promise to eat more pork and chicken, rather than feed-intensive beef products.

[...] Go to this website, and read it for more details (if you like, or you can just follow these [...]

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