Eco-Travel
Online Retailers: Help Your Customers Offset Their Carbon Emissions May 1st, 2009
Studies have shown that shopping online is, on average, greener than driving around and shopping at a bunch of retail stores. But even shopping online creates carbon emissions, and many people feel guitly about buying...more
Which Is Greener: Shopping Local or Shopping Online? March 13th, 2009
Shopping locally uses less energy, right? Not necessarily, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon's Green Design Institute. The study looked specifically at Buy.com's e-commerce model, and found that shopping online through that site "reduces environmental...more
Drive Smarter, Greener with ecoRoute from Garmin January 20th, 2009
Free Program Helps Select Fuel-Efficient Routes
If you own a Garmin GPS unit, and you're looking to make your driving just a little bit greener, then the company has something just for you. Their new ecoRoute program -- announced recently at the...more
NY Port Authority To Hawk Carbon Credits October 27th, 2008
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will start selling carbon offsets in early 2009. The measure was recently approved and the Port Authority will pay five companies a total of $2.5 million...more
Another Plastic Bag Free "Village" October 2nd, 2008
It's not quite Modbury, the town which has gone plastic bag free for a year now, or Kew, which isn't giving them out in shops, but it is ours. Belsize Park, a leafy neighbourhood in...more
SF Mayor Challenges 1,500 businesses To Go Solar October 2nd, 2008
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is challenging San Francisco’s largest 1,500 business to go solar by this time next year, and inviting them to join him as members of the Mayor’s Solar Founders’ Circle. Those...more
Portland Tops U.S. ‘Green’ City Rankings September 24th, 2008
The 2008 SustainLane U.S. City Rankings have been released, with Portland, San Francisco and Seattle named as top three green cities and Mesa down at the bottom, CSRwire reports. Based on 16 economic, environmental and...more
Public Transit: Buenos Aires Could Welcome Metrobus System next May September 23rd, 2008
(Photo: Metrobus in Mexico city. By World Resources Institute.) With the goal of improving public transit in the city, Buenos Aires could have its first bus rapid transit system, also referred to as 'Metrobus', in...more
Chicago Unveils New Climate Change Plan September 22nd, 2008
Image source: Chicago Climate Action Plan Mayor Richard M. Daly laid out a plan to cut Chicago's emissions to 3/4 of 1990 levels by 2020, announced yesterday in an ambitious and comprehensive Chicago Climate Change...more
Post-Olympics Beijing To Traffic: "Welcome Back!" September 18th, 2008
Photo: Reuters Beijing will not extend its Olympics-time odd-even car restriction policy past its deadline of Sept. 20th, officials said this week, as the Paralympic Games drew to a close. Drivers will be "encouraged" instead...more
