Archive for October, 2008
Top 5 most Popular in October, 2008
- Hawaii's eco-friendly Mauna Lani Resort offsets guests' air travel
- Ted Turner offers sustainable tourism criteria at World Conservation Congress
- Fiji backpacking specialists add Mantaray Island to adventure itineraries
- Whole Travel launches "Blue Sky" search for Sustainable Travel
- Does "green travel" really work for today's travelers?
Eco-Friendly Friday Tips Volume Twenty One
This entry is part 21 of 21 in the series Eco-Friendly Friday
October 31st’s Tip
Halloween Pumpkins: Most people are just going to take their pumpkins and toss them in the trash. Instead of all that waste, why not recycle your pumpkin? You can compost that pumpkin, along with fall leaves, food scraps from your Halloween party, [...]
How to build a ZERO impact rocket (for Halloween)
Woah! Been a minute since I’ve posted in here… what HAVEN’T I been doing!!!???
HAPPY HOLLOW-WEEN!!!
Here’s how you deal with Halloween and stay green and save money - FIND EVERYTHING! Step by step on how to retrofit a sustainable rocket (as your costume).
1.) Get lucky.
Riding by at break neck speeds on my Cannondale about two weeks [...]
How to build a ZERO impact rocket (for Halloween)
Woah! Been a minute since I’ve posted in here… what HAVEN’T I been doing!!!???
HAPPY HOLLOW-WEEN!!!
Here’s how you deal with Halloween and stay green and save money - FIND EVERYTHING! Step by step on how to retrofit a sustainable rocket (as your costume).
1.) Get lucky.
Riding by at break neck speeds on my Cannondale about two weeks [...]
Green Printing: Limit waste and petroleum
Printing is thought of as inherently evil in this age of information featuring paperless technology for almost everything. Whether PowerPoints, PDFs, or e-mails, paper waste is easy to avoid. At the same time though, paper is necessary in life and business.
So when giving in to paper (only because it’s totally necessary of course), choose [...]
Logging Land Trusts: Exclusive interview with Dan Tishman of the NRDC
How safe is protected land and are logging, oil, and mining companies using our national parks for profit?
A land trust is a purchase of a large piece of real estate that in theory, remains protected from development. But it’s known that some of the biggest corporations and investment groups use the land for profit through [...]
Logging Land Trusts: Exclusive interview with Dan Tishman of the NRDC
How safe is protected land and are logging, oil, and mining companies using our national parks for profit?
A land trust is a purchase of a large piece of real estate that in theory, remains protected from development. But it’s known that some of the biggest corporations and investment groups use the land for profit through [...]
Our Favorite Local Haunts
Read other spooky posts at our new blog website: www.intelligenttravelblog.com
Today at Intelligent Travel, we’re bringing you a slew of local haunts
in celebration of Halloween. Ghosts, spirits, and other oddities can be
found anywhere you’re traveling, and these stories can often help to
fill in the history of a place (all while giving you the willies).
For example, [...]
Florida’s Cocoa Beach lodging launches a new green initiative
The Holiday Inn Cocoa Beach Resort has become a member of Florida’s Green Lodging Program; an effort by the state to recognize and encourage all Florida lodgings that practice reasonable and considerable conservation efforts.
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Survey shows travelers taking Earth-friendly precautions
A new survey by The Go Group, an air-ground transportation company, has found that travelers are looking more and more to Earth-friendly travel habits.
Keep readingAtlantic City Convention Center’s Sunny Day
Thursday, November 6 will be a historic day at the Atlantic City (N.J.) Convention Center. The first section of a large array of photovoltaic solar panels will be installed on the center’s rooftop. When completed at the end of 2008, this will be the largest single-roof solar power array installation in the United States. The [...]
Keep readingDIY Mini Fridge Keep’n It Cool in the 3rd World
The Pot-In-Pot Cooler is an extremely simple device made from two pots, sand, and water. Used in rural areas and developing countries, where electricity is scarce and precious, the Pot-In-Pot Cooler uses the evaporative power of water to draw heat energy away from the contents.
In rural Nigeria, many farmers lack transportation, water, and electricity, but [...]
DIY Mini Fridge Keep’n It Cool in the 3rd World
The Pot-In-Pot Cooler is an extremely simple device made from two pots, sand, and water. Used in rural areas and developing countries, where electricity is scarce and precious, the Pot-In-Pot Cooler uses the evaporative power of water to draw heat energy away from the contents.
In rural Nigeria, many farmers lack transportation, water, and electricity, but [...]
