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Traveling the Green Way

Archive for July 2008

July 31st, 2008

Daily Green Travel News (31 July 2008)

Hispanic Business writes about Green Adventures in Costa Rica and Panama.
Atlanta Journal Constitution writes Eco-friendly getaways easy on the planet and the soul.
Eco Travel Logue offers an interesting and fun list of 10 Carbon Offsetting Strategies That Won’t Cost The Earth.
Colorado Energy News reports It’s Downhill for Ski Areas Going Green.
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July 30th, 2008

Ethical Traveler’s New List of the “10 Best Ethical Travel Destinations.”

Ethical Traveler, a grass roots organziation with a mission to encourage travelers to get off the beaten path and visit developing countries, has issued their biannual report on The World’s Best Ethical Travel Destinations. The report highlights the following 10 developing countries (listed alphabetically) as doing the best at preserving their natural assets, creating a user-friendly infrastructure, and [...]

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July 30th, 2008

Daily Green Travel News (30 July 2008)

Forbes writes that Plug-In Cars Zoom Forward
TravelVideo.TV reports that El Gouna gets set to drive Egypt’s green tourism initiative.
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July 29th, 2008

Looking for a Green Hotel: Check out ‘Eco Hotels of the World’

Eco Hotels of the World is an easy to navigate independent guide to some of the world’s greenest hotels.
Listed hotels are given a green star rating based how they score in each of these five categories (Energy, Water, Disposal, Eco-Active, and Protection). The high the number of green stars, the more eco-friendly the hotel.
Hotels are [...]

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July 29th, 2008

Contests and Giveaways: Green and Otherwise.

green LA Girl has a giveaway for everyday this week. Yesterday’s was a Whole Foods Tote made of 80% post-consumer waste — namely recycled plastic bottles. You have until Wednesday to enter (US residents only). And don’t forget to stop by everyday and see what else is on offer.
Goodies for Mom has a Mambino Organics [...]

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July 27th, 2008

Daily Green Travel News (27 July 2008)

Chicago Tribune reports on A green GM? Now that’s a shock, writing “The sleeping giant has just recently awakened and jumped (tripped, really) onto the green bandwagon…” with their new electric car and a partnership with the Electric Power Research Institute.
Jaunted reports that Michigan Park Unveils Eco-Friendly Restroom.
San Francisco Chronicle writes about Chasing a green [...]

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July 27th, 2008

Emirates Scraps Inflight Magazine.

First thing I do whenever I board a plane, once I’ve belted up, is flip through the inflight magazine.
But that could be a thing of the past if airlines start to follow the recent actions by Emirates Airlines.
They are scrapping Open Skies, their inflight magazine.
Why?
According to Marketing Week “Emirates is axing its in-flight publications in [...]

By Liz Lewis -- 1 comment

July 26th, 2008

Google Maps Now Offer Walking Directions.

Google Maps are great. They can show you how to get from A to B with the click of the mouse.
But until recently, they only provided driving instructions.
Not quite the eco-friendly way to get around.
But it looks like Google Maps have seen the ‘green light’ and you can now get walking instructions for those who [...]

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July 26th, 2008

Daily Green Travel News (26 July 2008)

PR Web reports on New Resort in Mexico Targets Adventurous, Eco-Conscious Travelers.
Turkish Daily News reports on a Turkish valley to be developed as ecotourism area.
EcoGeek looks at the Th!nk Ox concept car, All Electric, Mostly Recycled.
Grist writes about the annual Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.
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July 24th, 2008

Daily Green Travel News (24 July 2008)

USA Today reports Recreation areas make the move to green restrooms , looking at Michigan’s Grand Haven State Park new, environmentally friendly toilet-shower and other green public restrooms around the country.
The New York Times looks at greenwashing in Cooling Off on Dubious Eco-Friendly Claims.
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