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Child 'Climate Cops' a Bit Too Green

British site encourages kids to spy on parents' energy habits

By Lev Weinstein, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 2, 2008 7:30 PM CDT

(Newser) – A new website from British energy company Npower is encouraging children to spy on their parents—to save the environment, Mark Ontkush writes on Treehugger. After completing a series of “missions” on the Climate Cops site, kids are kitted out with the necessities for... Read full story »

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