Archive for the ‘Green News’ category
Green Travel News Round Up: Hawaii Awarded for Green Travel, Boeing Delivers New Plane, New Green Buses Introduced in UK & How to Cut Lodging Costs to Zero
The Hawaii Ecotourism Association has started certifying tour operators through a program designed to educate them on “the responsible use of natural and cultural resources”—and to raise visitors’ awareness as well. By encouraging conservation and sustainability, the association also hopes to increase community support for the visitor industry. And why shouldn’t those who make the [...]
Race Days Become Greener
Running is something I find I can take anywhere. From Brazil to New Orleans to London, my sneakers have been a constant companion and have helped me discover bits of places I would not have seen otherwise. I run because I like it and it’s a form of exercise that travels well. But sometimes I [...]
Green Travel News Round Up: Mass Transit Going High Tech, City Bikes in NY, Green Business Travel and Residents Organize a Green Week
New York, already one of the greenest cities due to its very high use of mass transit, is working even harder to bring the 100 year old system into the 21st century. Monday it unveiled the”on The Go” travel station. It amounts to a giant touch display which provides riders and visitors real-time information on [...]
In Yellowstone Oil Seeps into People’s Lives
As we work to finalize our cross country route, we take off next Wednesday, we have bee especially focused on the individual locations on our route. Few of our destinations draw the same level of excitement and admiration from us the very first national park in the world. And if you have been keeping up with our articles you would know that it is Yellowstone, founded on March 1st, 1872 to preserve some of nature’s finest work. Our trip to the famous Yellowstone National Park happens to fall in the middle of our route. Our campaign to raise awareness for each park and forest we visit has become even more imperative following the July 1 oil spill in Montana’s Yellowstone River and very seriously threatening the ecology of this marveled area.