eSmogCheck

Via Jeremy Zawodny comes this useful website called eSmogCheck:

"eSmogCheck is the answer. Simply give it your zip code and it shows nearby smog check stations and their prices. Some establishments have joined the Internet revolution to offer on-line reservations and special pricing."

This looks like a great website that makes the most of what the internet can achieve on a local, civic level (the quick and easy release of information) and combines it with the best of what the internet can achieve on a wider, business level (grouping together a large number of consumers in order to lower prices). eSmogCheck does all this by giving residents in San Francisco, the Peninsula - South bay and East bay a simple zip code based search engine that makes finding your local station 'quick and easy'.

It's not just a simple listings database, either, with eSmogCheck you can read reviews or secure your appointment by pre-paying online.

Here at ecolocal this is exactly the kind of service that we love seeing the internet used for - it's local, community based and works on you behalf to help the environment.

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