May 30th, 2008
The Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution analysed the greenhouse gas emissions from the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the United States and concluded…
Greenest Metropolitan Areas, per Capita, 2005
Honolulu, HI
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Boise City-Nampa, ID
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
El Paso, TX
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
Least-Green Metropolitan […]
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May 30th, 2008
This is the ultimate guidebook for anyone who wants to travel green in New Zealand.
Full of information about eco-friendly places to eat, stay and explore, Organic Explorer New Zealand has opened up a whole new world of places for me to visit next time I’m traveling around New Zealand. It’s even highlighted a few […]
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May 29th, 2008
Want to know if you’re traveling green?
Try out this quiz over at U.S. News & World Report.
Hope you did better than me. I scored 45, which, according to results, indicates that I’m “thinking about the environment, but there are still a few things [I] could be doing better.”
Luckily, they offer tips to help improve my […]
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May 29th, 2008
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Intercontinental Hotel Groups have opened what they call the world’s first ‘Green’ hotel. Only problem is that it’s not built yet. But that’s okay. You can visit this Innovation Hotel at the IHG interactive website and discover why IHG is calling it a world first green hotel.
The hotel’s plans focus on the four […]
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May 29th, 2008
A new Deloitte survey finds that business travelers want to travel green. Here’s the facts…
Nearly seven out of ten business travelers (69%) say they always turn off the lights and one out of three (31%) always adjuts the heat/air conditioner when leaving the room.
Roughly a third of travelers surveyed are keenly concerned about green travel. […]
By Liz Lewis -- 1 comment
May 28th, 2008
A recent poll done by Japanese advertising agency Hakuhodo looking at the environmental habits of the residents of eight of the world’s richest cities found that Tokyo is the least eco friendly city.
Seems that four out of ten Tokyo residents had no intention of sacrificing their convenient lifestyle in order to help prevent global warming. […]
By Liz Lewis -- 6 comments
May 28th, 2008
Green-wash - verb: the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. (TerraChoice)
Not all companies are completely honest in their ‘green’ status. Some seem quite happy to take the tag but not the actions required to be truly green. Instead, they sort of […]
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May 28th, 2008
This could easily be the greenest bakery not only in New York City but also the whole world.
Green inside and out, the Birdbath Bakery is the creation of Maury Rubin of City Bakery fame. Already known to bake with organic ingredients, Rubin decided to create a totally eco-friendly environment in which to sell baked goods.
As […]
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May 28th, 2008
Welcome to Traveling the Green Way, b5Media’s newest travel blog, and home to all things relating to green travel.
Let’s face it, traveling green is not easy. But Traveling the Green Way is here to help.
I’ll be tracking down the latest news, tips, suggestions, and ideas to help make you (and me) travel greener.
Hope you stick […]
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