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Go green with vacation rentals

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Planning a green vacation? Consider vacation rentals as an excellent option for minimizing your footprint and create a vacation experience that is good for you and good for the planet too.

Ethical Outdoor Gear – a look at the raw materials

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There is a movement in the outdoor adventure community to act across a number of fronts to green the input stream. We can use better raw materials, less raw materials, we can re- use our materials, and we should never stop looking for a ‘much better’ material.

Saving a Species from Extinction

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Once a flourishing species, by 1998 the Bali Starling population was at an all-time-low with fewer than 15 birds restricted to the Bali Barat National Park in the north-west. Now, a number of generations live free in the wilds of Nusa Penida.

A global standard for eco-travel is finally recognized

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The "STEP" eco-certification process includes a suite of training tools and online sustainability management solutions in addition to customized standards for the luxury accommodation, marine shore excursion and dive operator sectors.

Responsible Tourism in Rural Northeast Thailand

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The rural plateau of northeast Thailand - known by the locals as Isan - has remained a region seldom frequented by overseas visitors; where enterprising locals have found a niche in small-scale, responsible tourism in the area, with a focus on the sustainable and authentic.

One Laptop per Child: Consumerism for…good?

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One Laptop per Child has just unveiled the prototype for its new tablet-based, self-powered (solar and manual) device that would offer an intricate learning tool to impoverished children across the world like never before.

Where Mother Nature still reigns supreme

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Journalist Theresa Storm’s Guyana photo takes top honors at Caribbean Tourism Organization’s 2011 Travel Media Awards.

Is rail the future of travel?

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With the inevitable peak oil disaster being a tell-all on our planet’s reliance on antiquated energy sources, the travel industry is scrambling to find a viable means to secure its longevity in the trying times to come.

Social sphere round-up for December 1, 2011 – World AIDS Day, peak oil, LEED design, and more

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Stories across the web today focus on World AIDS Day, peak oil, LEED design, and more. Enjoy!

Social sphere round-up for November 29, 2011

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Stories across the web today focus on locally green building design, the Koch brothers vs/ climate change and BPA-infested food sources. Enjoy!

Social sphere round-up for November 21, 2011

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Stories across the web today focus on locally sourced food, severe weather vs. climate change, recycling, pets, and more.

Discovery Channel pulls climate change programming because we’re all idiots anyway [CROSS-POST]

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America’s obsession with dumb dictates our means of entertainment; what we watch, read and in turn believe is indicative of who we are as a modern culture.

Airlines make biofuels a priority

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Currently, airlines are responsible for 2% of global man-made carbon emissions. The airline industry is banding together to forge a greener and prosperous future via the production and utilization of biofuels.

Incredible Earth time lapse video shows off planetary beauty and wonder

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Seeing something like this, it is hard not to ponder the triviality of and meaning of our own humanity. This video is just one of those things that will force anyone to sit transfized in front of their screen for a few minutes and revel in the wonder that is the world we live upon.

Social sphere round-up for November 16, 2011

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Stories across the web today focus on solar subsidies and responsible tourism's affect on human rights.