Care2.com Launches First Environmental Search Engine for Neighborhood Eco-Reports!

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Care2.com Launches First Environmental Search Engine for Neighborhood

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Care2.com Launches First Environmental Search Engine for Neighborhood

'Care2 Get Local' System Provides Zip Code Based Neighborhood Reports on Over

70 Topics, From Pollution to Hiking Trails and Organic Farms

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA, Jul. 18 -/E-Wire/-- Care2.com (www.Care2.com), the leading site for people who care about the environment with over 1.6 million members, has launched the first local environmental search engine. The free "Get Local" search system harnesses the best local content across the web, and provides visitors a single point of access to over 70 online reports about their local area.

In this free public service from Care2.com, visitors simply enter their zip code and select a report. The Care2 Get Local system is ideal for:

-- Parents concerned about neighborhood toxins and eco-hazards; -- Naturalists looking for local bird or endangered species checklists; -- Consumers interested in local energy conservation resources; -- Outdoor enthusiasts seeking hiking trails or rivers; -- Pet owners looking for veterinarians or adoption centers; -- Voters interested in eco-voting records of their representatives; -- Anyone looking for neighborhood vegetarian restaurants, fairs, carpool partners, recycling centers, water quality reports, and much more.

Care2.com founder and CEO, Randy Paynter, states, "Consumers want to know how the environment impacts them personally. Care2 Get Local answers that question. Get Local provides information on local environmental hazards as well as opportunities for each of us to explore our local environment and protect it. Until now there hasn't been an easy way to access all of this information in one place."

The Care2 Get Local search engine is located on the right side of the Care2.com homepage and at: http://www.care2.com/getlocal/ .

About Care2.com Care2.com is the largest Environmental Network bringing together Consumers, Nonprofit Organizations and Eco-Oriented Business. With more than 1.6 million members, Care2.com has become the premier site on the internet for people who Care2 help the environment and lead a healthier lifestyle. By donating 10% of revenues to leading environmental non-profit organizations and designing specific action-oriented campaigns, the Care2 Network provides a simple, yet effective way to protect and preserve the environment with every visit to Care2.com. Care2.com supports top environmental organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense, Wildlife Conservation Society, National Wildlife Federation, Defenders of Wildlife, and World Wildlife Fund. Care2.com was founded in September 1998 and is a privately held company. http://www.Care2.com .

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