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Wolves, grizzly bears, dolphins and whales? All in one place? That place is Canada's Great Bear Rainforest -- and our lead scientist has sent us video, images and diary entries from his trip into one of the last old-growth temperate rainforests.  Join us in exploring the rainforest today!

Found out about this local comapny that tranforms recycled bottles  into beautiful candles all with a sense of humor!! It dosen't get greener than this!  www.letsgetlitcandles.com

With the rain setting in and the temperature dropping, cycling at this time of year can seem like a chore. 

New Consumer has put together a guide to help you get ready for the onslaught of bad weather, which will help to make your journey far more pleasant.

You haven't lived unless you've seen the beauty of a deciduous forest in the fall.  One way to see the colors is to take a drive.  But if you really want to see something magnificent, park your car, pack a lunch, and immerse yourself in the canvas.  Check out this story on some great green ways to see all of those amazing colors.

Great news for people who wants to travel with a car instead of public transport.

Your vote counts... And now you can vote to tell TripAdvisor how to give away $1 million to causes that benefit the environment and local communities.  I ask you to please vote to support my organization, The Nature Conservancy, so that we can continue our conservation work that benefits both nature and people all around the world.  Please vote today -- it costs nothing at all.

Inspired by the traditional Fanny Packs and Bum Bags, Happy Cow brings you a range of fashionable and practical; Leather Belts, Belt Bags, Waist Packs, Purse Belts, Travel Money Belts & much more! Each of our products is designed so that you can keep your hands-free for other things besides carrying a bag.

Made from Recycled Leather. How do we do it? We only source our leather from leather furniture manufacturers. This means less pressure on our environment as the mas-breeding of farm animals accounts for over 20% of global warming!

The Tin Angel Cafe is right across from Pioneer Park at 365 West 400 South. (Addresses in Salt Lake City and in much of the rest of Utah, after some initial confusion, are incredibly helpful — an address actually provides directions to the location.) The funky ambiance manages to avoid both kitsch and preciousness, not a mean feat. The outdoor patio is a fun space overlooking the park across the street, but temperatures were in the 90s at 8:30 on a mid-June evening, and we opted to sit inside.

Remember our post about paying to sleep in an old drain pipe? Well now next time you go to London, you can sleep in an old shipping container. Travelodge is getting their recycle on with this hotel made completely of old shipping containers...

The world’s most famous tortoise, and the living symbol of the Galapagos National Park, has taken an important step into saving it’s species from imminent extinction.

Includes plenty of options for meat eaters!

Help ease the pollution your trip is causing. Check out how you can offset your carbon footprint

Some byte-sized audio on the new kind of "Green Air."

Thanks for huggin!

NaturCert is the global independent organization which has developed the NaturCert Certification Program for the environment and society. Today, NaturCert announces its free service, called Preliminary Diagnosis, which is the first of the two steps of the NaturCert Certification Program.

If you get a kick out of online maps programs and eco-graphic info, there’s an online resource launching soon for map geeks and green tourists – Open Green Map. It’s a Google Maps-style layout that offers interactive elements so visitors can mark green areas, resources, businesses, etc and write reviews and information about them.

Heard enough about the death of the American Family Summer Vacation?  The Wilson family turns their summer "green" with a Hybrid SUV, lightweight, low-profile camper, solar and wind power, and carbon offsets.  They get 19mpg while giving their young girls contact with nature most kids today never get.  See their story at www.greenfamilysummer.com.

The move to green up the airline industry is heating up. The recent gas prices have been fueling the fire and environmentalists are fanning the flames, but there are some cool eco-friendly ideas on the horizon that could completely change the way we fly.

The average three-day meeting at a Marriott hotel attended by 1,000 people produces more than 12 tons of trash, uses 200,000 kilowatts of power and consumes 100,000 gallons of water. Beginning this summer, Marriott, JW Marriott and Renaissance Hotels & Resorts will introduce a series of meeting products that are eco-friendly and will help guests and meeting planners reduce their environmental impact.

Leading online travel insurance provider, WorldNomads.com, together with the Nat Geo Adventure, is calling for entrants into its 2008 Documentary Scholarship. The winner will go ‘on assignment’ in Rajasthan, India with experienced documentary producer Trent O’Donnell to create a video documentary about a World Expeditions community project trek.

I am sure we’ve all seen these enormous concrete drain pipes on the side of the road, sometimes abandoned and overgrown with grass. Dasparkhotel of Austria offers stays in these repurposed tubes for the adventurous traveler.

Bombardier is launching a new series of environmentally "minded" jets.  New materials and better technologies mean a reduction of CO2 and other dangerous gases, and a more cost-effective operation.

A new company is making a hostel chain, out of these giant balls in the trees. The public even have a chance to buy shares, when 75% of profits are given back as dividends. They call it Eco+ for all the good they do for the environment, local economy and conservationThey have even started a Turtle conservation project.

Impressed with travel site that has green travel tips, eco products, promotes tree planting, paperless faxing, etc. Has lots of current discounts from top travel companies

This article is about how Marriot Hotels has pledged a portion of it's revenue from meetings booked on its properties between July 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 to Brazillian Rainforests in critical danger. It goes on to talk about how much meetings can play a part in resource depletion and over consumption.  Marriot wants to find a way for its customers and the organization to counteract that over usage.

With tourists and business travelers feeling the pinch of higher gas prices, seeing the city of Los Angeles is a snap while staying at the Renaissance

Found a vacation home made of straw bale construction in the Texas Hill Country.  What a great idea!  Wanted to pass it on.

Dubai is luring holidaymakers with the world's most lavish hotels. But, in the second extract from his book about the real cost of tourism, Leo Hickman looks at the plight of the workers building a dream destination

Whether you are planning the trip of a lifetime, a gap year abroad or just a holiday break, you can make a difference when you travel, not only for yourself but for the people and places you visit. Being a responsible traveller means more than just offsetting your carbon emissions, it requires thought and preparation.

We show you how with this guide.......

This article is helpful in that it talks about travel guides that have a premise of being about Ecotravel. It gives reviews about the travel guides that are slanted towards ecotourism and helps decifer the options for those that want to travel but don't know where to start doing the research for Eco options.

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something... green? In honor of the impending wedding season, The Nature Conservancy offers tips to make your special day one Mother Nature will celebrate!