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Traveling the Green Way

August 25th, 2008

What’s Green…at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.

It’s all happening at Denver this week. The Democratic National Convention will be in full swing and it keeps on telling us that it’s a green one.
So what is so green at the DNC?
Well, to start off with, there are free bikes available for temporary use. Apparently there will be seven bike stations situated in […]

By Liz Lewis -- 3 comments

June 26th, 2008

Daily Green Travel News (26 June 2008)

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.
Tags: democratic convention, denver, […]

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June 20th, 2008

GreenSceneUSA is Worth Checking Out.

A recently launched eco-conscious/Fair Trade oriented consumer information site called GreenSceneUSA is worth checking out, especially if you live or are traveling to many of America’s main cities and want to ‘go green’. So far, the site has 12 cities listed…
Boston
Chicago
Denver/Boulder
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New York
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Seattle
Washington, DC
…with more in the pipeline.
GreenSceneUSA is looking to […]

By Liz Lewis -- 0 comments

June 9th, 2008

Daily Green Travel News (9 June 2008)

New York Times article In Everglades, Lunchtime With an Extra Guest looks at some green travel opportunities in Everglade City, Florida.
Al Bawaba reports on Saudi Arabia’s first green hotel. The Kempinski Grand Hotel Geneva in Jeddah is “…set to be the first green intelligent hotel building in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia using the most […]

By Liz Lewis -- 0 comments