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- New Trump golf course upsets Scottish environmentalists
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- Adventures in Travel Expo officially announces its lineup of presenters
Save the Redwoods this Holiday Season
Shop for loved ones - and the environment - this holiday season. Save the Redwoods League and California State Parks are leading a new movement to restore the complexity, diversity and ecological values of the remaining young redwood forest stands throughout their natural range so that one day they can begin to resemble an ancient redwood forest.
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Help stop child exploitation in the travel industry
As tourism and international travel across the globe reaches unprecedented levels, so does the need to combat child labor and sexual exploitation in the global travel industry - that is why the United Nations body for tourism is taking action now.
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‘Living With Ed’ host discusses green living
MUSE Elementary presents the sixth installment of the MUSE Speaker Series featuring HGTV’s “Living With Ed” host, ED BEGLEY, JR. on Saturday, December 6, 2008 from 4pm - 6pm at the Malibu Performing Arts Center to benefit the MUSE Elementary and MUSE Global Scholarship Funds.
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Dominican Republic strives for a sustainable economy with coffee tourism
A new eco-initiative in the Dominican Republic exposes tourists to the culture of sustainable coffee production via a series of routes, promoting local producers and fair trade.
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Mexico’s Inn at Loreto Bay wins Green Globe Award for eco-standards
The Inn at Loreto Bay has achieved Green Globe’s Bronze status by implementing an integrated environmental and social policy, committing itself to benchmarking its energy and water consumption, total waste production and community involvement.
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The Restoration of American Environmental Leadership
Rodger Schlickeisen, President of the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, writes on how the Obama victory charts a new course amid many challenges.
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Onward, Obama: My thoughts on the outcome of Election ‘08
The past few months have been a wildly frustrating assault on the capabilities of Americans to come to terms with the state of the country as a whole from within, as well as in the eyes of the world. And after so many months, after years of disbelief, what I saw and experienced last night was something I was not ready for.
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New Trump golf course upsets Scottish environmentalists
Local activists are outraged at the Scottish government’s acceptance of “The Donald’s” latest luxury-venture on a windswept stretch of the Aberdeenshire coastline. Environmentalist groups are currently drawing up proposals citing “vanadalism” of the natural habitat.
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Hawaii’s Big Island Launches Green Site
The Hawaiian Islands host over 7 million visitors each year - 7x the resident population - while it is home to the highest number of endangered and threatened plant and animal species of anyplace on the planet.
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PATA continues to support sustainable tourism with new partnerships
These partnerships are designed to provide PATA and its members guidance and access to the STCRC’s extensive research and range of sustainable, practice tools, creating a platform from which to raise awareness and share ‘Best Practice’ principles regarding corporate responsibility options.
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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.
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