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Tell your Senator to support climate legislation!

The World Wildlife Fund is urging voters to put pressure on their State’s Senators to support climate legislation in Washington with the “Act for Our Future” campaign; a national public awareness campaign that supports legislation that would help protect the nation and the world from the devastating impacts of climate change.

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The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning takes the stage in Copenhagen

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has partnered with Canada’s Polar Cap Production’s, Inc. to present Mark Terry’s new climate change documentary The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning in Copenhagen during this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, December 7 to 18, 2009.

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Greener in Seattle: two airlines work to reduce emissions and clean our skies

A new environmental project by Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is aiming to reduce aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise. The airlines are coordinating with the Port of Seattle, Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the project, dubbed “Greener Skies”, by using satellite-based flight guidance technology pioneered by Alaska Airlines to descend more efficiently and reduce aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise in the Puget Sound region.

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Travel by train and see the world like never before

In a survey by the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), travel writers have compiled a comprehensive list of the World’s Top 10 Train Rides, highlighting the most exciting and scenic rail lines throughout the world.

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First ever skydive over Mt. McKinley: still up in the air with no landing in sight

Adventure company Incredible Adventures is planning the first-ever skydive over America’s tallest mountain. However, park restrictions have yet to grant jumpers permission to land on or even near the mountain.

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Youth adventure travel leader promotes domestic volunteer programs for teens

Volunteer travel has become a growing trend in the industry, and Wilderness Ventures’ programs offer young people the opportunity to lend a hand domestically while enjoying their peers and the great outdoors through service trips that are designed to enable young people to obtain 40 to 80 hours of community service while simultaneously offering opportunities for fun, outdoor adventures and personal growth.

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Yukon’s Great River Journey Named Significant Aboriginal Tourism Experience

Great River Journey has just been named one of the Significant 30 Aboriginal Tourism Products & Cultural Experiences in Canada by Aboriginal Tourism Canada and the Canadian Tourism Commission.

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