Ecotourism Green Gear
Eco Jet - Airplanes become more environmentally friendly
Eco friendly travel just got a bit more friendly. EasyJet has announced an Eco Jet that consumes less fuel and puts out less CO2 pollution.
Supposedly in service by 2015, although I’ll believe it when I see it. Everything is always late, including the much-anticipated opening of Ikea in my home town which is now 6 months behind and counting.
Date: June 15th, 2007 |
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Just in Time — Green Gear and Gift Guide
If you’re looking for green travel gear for yourself or a favorite eco-traveller on your shopping list, the folks at Sustainable Travel International have put together just the guide for you. And it’s free, and just a click away.
The products in the guide are produced using resource-efficient, recycled, renewable, and/or recyclable materials, says STI, and in many cases, are offered by distributors that gain fair prices for the local producers of their goods.
A few highlights….
For hikers, STI suggests solar-powered backpacks, which …
Date: December 14th, 2006 |
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Explore the stars, with binoculars
In December, as you wonder about what gifts to buy for folks — or maybe for yourself! — those interested in the world outside might think about tools for exploring the heavens. Many astronomers recommend that beginners start out not with a telescope, but binoculars.
Binoculars are easier to use for the novice because they provide a wide field of view, they’re simple to transport and use, and they’ll be useful even after you graduate to a telescope. They’re great for exploring the surface of the Moon (download a Moon map, or …
Date: December 7th, 2006 |
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More gift ideas for travellers — and the best gift of all
As much as we might try to buck the consumerist tide, this time of year it’s pretty hard to avoid. So from today’s inbox, some more cool and groovy travel-gift ideas…
The folks at Budget Travel suggest items from the Museum of Modern Art online shop, luggage tags, Moleskine city notebooks with maps, packable sketching supplies, and more. Plus they offer a shopping guide to New York City.
I can’t vouch for the thorough green-ness of all those products, but none seem blaringly anti-eco.
But here’s the best gift of all, from the folks at Earth & Sky …
Date: December 4th, 2006 |
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As Activists Protest Against Flying, Researchers Unveil New Technology
With the UN’s latest meeting about climate change getting under way in Nairobi, environmental activists in London protested against EasyJet, an airline that offers short flights around Europe. About a half-dozen protestors handcuffed themselves to doorways at the company’s HQ, while another dozen hung banners from the roof. The building was shut down for about three hours.
“As warnings mount about the irreversible effects of climate change, it is totally out of order for Easyjet to be offering artificially cheap flights to destinations easily reachable by the train alternative, which is over …
Date: November 8th, 2006 |
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Travel Deals For Geezers On The Road
I think there’s a general misconception that the “independent traveler” or “adventure traveler” is a footloose, twentysomething youth, out for a taste of the big wide world before settling down. But I’ve long suspected that a sizeable fraction of those travelers are actually quite a bit older — teachers and professors with free time, or people old enough to be tired of the go-to-the-beach-and-party kind of vacation, or professionals who have been working long enough to have four to six weeks of vacation, or people over 50 who are ready to cut back a bit on work or maybe are …
Date: January 5th, 2007 |
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Your eco-tourism vehicle of the future?
How’s this for the perfect way to sight-see… drifting above the treetops, in a quiet and maneuverable aircraft, that’s easy and fun to fly? Dan Nachbar, an aviator in Amherst, Mass., has built just the ship for eco-touring.
Dan says his aim in building his one-of-a-kind hot-air blimp was to create the perfect vehicle for experiencing “the restorative value that comes from just being in the sky.” He’s thinking of fun flights, often made in the evenings, after work, that don’t go anywhere in particular. “The ‘mission’ here is not transportation. The mission is joy,” he says.
The blimp is …
Date: December 13th, 2006 |
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Prize-winning eco-travel books
Looking for a great gift for a fellow traveller, or maybe to put on your own wish list? Planeta.com, the global journal of practical ecotourism, has released its list of nominees for Book of the Year.
Any of these recommended guides is worth a read. You can also go to Planeta’s site and vote for your favorite.
Some of Planta’s nominees are scholarly works, others are general about-the-environment books. Here’s a few of the travel-guide selections that I think are most likely of interest to you Eco-TravelLogue readers:
“The New Key to Costa Rica” sets the standard for …
Date: December 6th, 2006 |
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Green Gear For Guilt-Free Giving
So the Christmas holidays are upon us, and you’re wondering what to buy that will be welcomed by your giftee and good for the Earth? For green travelers, there are lots of options.
For traveling in the outdoors, you need boots, tents, binoculars, but you don’t need to pay full price for any of it. Check out BudgetTravel’s quicky guide to discount Web sites.
You also need camera gear. Here’s a cool item to help you get that unique shot — the gorrillapod, a sturdy but bendy tripod that you can wrap …
Date: November 30th, 2006 |
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Choosing a green kayak
If you want to buy yourself a kayak and explore the world’s waterways emissions-free, is there a clear green choice for the kayak itself?
Umbra, of the venerable Grist (an awesomely great online eco-mag), investigates that question. She looks at the whole life cycle of the materials, from fabrication to the day they turn into trash.
Her advice…? Read it at Grist.
Date: October 24th, 2006 |
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