Have you always wanted a bamboo bike, but just didn’t know where to get one? Probably not, but if you have you’re in luck – a new line will be on the market soon. I’d never even heard of a bamboo bike until someone mentioned one on my bike co-op listserv last week. My research [...]
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Looking for cheap and simple ways to travel greener? Check out our guest post over at Vagabondish: 20 Cheap and Simple Ways to Travel Greener
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Nausea, headaches, memory loss, neurological illness, paralysis… from flying? Indeed. When you’re on a plane, you’re likely breathing in toxic fumes from the cabin air. According to the Daily Mail, half of the air in your plane “comes from the blisteringly hot heart of its engines… [and] once it has been cooled down, that air, [...]
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Hotel amenities (soap, shampoo, conditioner, etc.) can be extremely wasteful and one of the biggest wastes comes from packaging. For instance, at a recent Sheraton stay I found this Bliss Shine “Vanity Kit” waiting for me in the bathroom along with the usual soaps and shampoo. Check out the contents: So as you can see, [...]
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This week’s links in green travel news brings us: Vagabondish posts about Walking Around the World. I love this line from the post: The most common counter-argument I hear is that you don’t have time to do this on your precious few vacation days. I’d argue that you don’t have time not to. Remember that [...]
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It’d been a month since I’d been to DCA Reagan National Airport, the most centrally located airport in Washington, DC. In this last month they’ve gotten rid of my favorite gourmet snack shop with healthy fruit, nuts, organic chocolate, and Honest Tea. Now my eating options are much slimmer – greasy pizza and greasier hamburgers. [...]
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