Giving a voice to responsible traveling
Written by jean-michel August 14th
When a trip is fast approaching and I’m getting really excited about it, I slowly start to pag my bags mentally. What always helps to get ready, is making a list.
My cynical self knows I’ll always forget something Read more.
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Written by anne-marie August 04th
Everyone knows petroleum exploitation is a major cause of global environmental crisis.
United Arab Emirates is an important oil-producing federation and so, an important polluting agent, with an average of 2.66 millions of barrels a day in 2008.
Abou Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates and also the most important oil-producing federation, is now constructing the first 100% ecotown in the world.
It may certainly come as a surprise…
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Written by anne-marie July 24th
ekimondo proposes a series of informative flashes for the prominent 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, August 8 to 24.
This week, a tourist portrait of China
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Written by jean-michel July 23th
Well, at least I thought this concept was new to ethical travalling. But then again, what do I know? Courtesy of my ingenious, charming and patient girlfriend, the latest and greatest way to travel ethically would be to not only travel for yourself but others as well! Read more.
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Written by anne-marie July 17th
Mount Everest is 8 850 meters high and considered as the highest mountaintop of the world. “Mountain Wilderness” sounds the alarm: mountain climbers’ and hikers’ are leaving lots of garbage behind them… Read more.
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Written by jean-michel July 16th
We live on a fantastic planet that is full of contradictory paradoxes. Our world is so big, yet so small. You can be lonely in a crowd; cry because you’re so happy; you can have your hopes crushed; your worst fears never realized; and all this can happen in the same day! Without being jaded, I’ve certainly started to expect the unexpected out of life. Read more.
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Written by jean-francois July 16th
Are traditional tourism and it’s well-trodden paths and woeful souvenir shops boring you to tears? I can think of two solutions: camp at home or start doing some urban exploration, the final frontier…
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Written by anne-marie July 10th
Three to five times more mosquitos are expected in lots of regions in the Quebec province this summer. The amount of snow of last winter created suitable environments for their reproduction. If dry weather could have shift the tendancy, the rainy and humid month of June did not slow it down… Read more.
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Written by jean-michel July 09th
I not only try to travel ethically, I also try to live ethically. A full 99% of my daily travels are via the Brown Bomber, my bike. The beautiful thing about that is that’s not because of any “green” effort of mine but just because that’s the way I roll. Pun intended. Read more.
Category : environment, ethics, responsible consumption
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Written by florence July 08th
Los Angeles or Harris County? Which American cities had the most CO2 emanating from them? Scientists from the Vulcan project, a joint NASA and Department of Energy endeavour happening at the University of Purdue, have a map of CO2 emissions on American soil. Read more.
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