Traveling the Green Way

Thinking of heading to the nation’s capital this summer. Then check out the Green Travel Hub’s ‘Top 10 Green Hotels in Washington D.C.’
1. The Hotel George
2. Jurys Washington Hotel
3. Hotel Helix
4. Hotel Madera
5. Hotel Monaco DC
7. The Fairmont Washington DC
8. Topaz Hotel
9. Phoenix Park Hotel DC Capitol Hill
10. Hotel Palomar Washington DC
And don’t forget to check out The DC Traveler to find out to see and do once you’ve arrived in Washington D.C.

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Green Lodging News writes about National park and resort concessioner Xanterra Completes Industry’s Largest Solar PV System Installation in Death Valley National Park, California.
Deseret News provides information on eco-friendly spots around the world in Travel the planet and take care of it, too.

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When thinking of building a house out of recycled materials, most of us think bricks and wood. But this Californian women has come up with a novel recycling idea.
Her plan – to recycle a Boeing 747 jet into her dream ‘green’ home.

Discovered via Green Daily.

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Los Angeles Times reports Eco-friendly lodging firmly taking root.
Living on Earth interviews Plenty Magazine assistant editor Tobin Hack. Tobin offers some green tips for your summer vacation.
Wired writes Its Back Against the Wall, Airline Industry Looks to Come Clean..
PR Newswire tells you how to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint With Eco-Friendly Austrian Visits.
The Vancouver Sun writes about Balancing travel with environmental concerns.

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Inhabitat is holding a ‘Summer Green Gadget Giveaway’ contest.  To enter, all you have to do is signup to subscribe to their weekly newsletter by July 2nd.
It’s a win-win situation. Not only will you get all the latest on what’s happening in the world of environmentally conscious design, but you also get a chance to win some brilliant green prizes, all of which would be useful while traveling.
SUMMER GREEN GADGET GIVEAWAY PRIZES
1ST PRIZE: Voltaic Solar Powered Backpack – stuffed with an Inhabitat T-shirt and tote bag (you specify the color and size of the T-shirt)
2ND PRIZE: Freeplay hand-crank LED Lantern
Two …read more

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Sprig writes about the Dominican Republic: A Great Beach Getaway.
GreenUPGRADER offers 10 Easy Hypermile Tricks That Save You Gas.
Green Globetrotter is running a Green Giveaway: Organic Skincare To-Go where you can enter to win one of three Pharmacopia Aromatherapy Luxuries Sets. Just the thing for the green traveler.

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Alltop.com has added Traveling the Green Way to it’s list of Green Blogs and it’s list of Travel Blogs.
Alltop.com is a great resource, not only for finding green blog articles, but for pretty much every blog category under the sun. Set up in wonderful catergories such as travel, green, food, health, wine, etc, etc, there are web resources here for you to simply get lost in for hours and days.
In their own words, they…
“…import the stories of the top news websites and blogs for any given topic and display the headlines of the five most recent stories … When …read more

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CNNMoney.com reports Starwood to build resort in Maui designed to meet “green” design standards. It’s expected to open in 2011.
seattlepi.com discovers that Men’s Health has rated Seattle drivers greenest in nation.
The Wall Street Journal writes about The Greenist Show on Earth: Democrats Gear Up for Denver when the convention comes to town.

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Welcome to the June 25, 2008 edition of a green travel carnival.

Vera Lang defines what ecotourism and responsible travel is with a post called Eco Tourism posted at Travel Trip Vacation .com.

GP reminds us how to travel green with her entertaining and informative 10 Commandments of Conscious Travel posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn. Will have to take these commandments with me on my next trip.

travelcat4 also has some advice on traveling green with 10 Tips for Responsible Travel posted at Ultimate Vacation Guide.

Elizabeth leaves a note: ‘Dear Housekeeping: Please Don’t Change My Towel’ posted at Go Green Travel …read more

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StarTribune.com find that ‘environmentalists tend to congregate in a few choice zip codes, where they fuel one another’ in Keeping up with the greens.
Plenty reports Airlines get behind algae fuel.
Grist offers advice on How to Green Your Vacation.
Ecorazzi writes about Prince Charles Placing Final Touches On Eco-Friendly B&B.

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