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9:21 am in costa rica, eco-travel, thailand, tourism, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
Photo credit: Peter Wesley Brown
In the last few years ecotourism has grown from a buzzword to a trend, to full-blown industry. Whether travelers are looking for a rugged adventure or refined luxury, planet-conscious operators have sprung up to ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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7:30 am in conservation, iceland, japan, new zealand, tourism, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
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The same geothermal heat that can help you reduce your electricity bill is responsible for some of the world's most stunning natural wonders: Hot springs.
When hot water bubbles up through the Earth's crust, the resulting pools are soothing, mineral-rich springs that have been used for medical, therapeutic, and spa treatments for centuries -- and also leave behind min...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:11 am in architecture, beaches, Design & Architecture, designers, green building, indonesia, tourism, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
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On the Indonesian Island of Bali, one resort chain is making eco luxury its selling point.
Sustainable touches at the 5-star Alila Villas Uluwatu and Alila Villas Soori, part of the Alia Hotels and Resorts group, include heat-reflective roofs made of lava and facilities built underground to lower temperatures; chefs dishing up local, nearly all organic food; and a corporate-wide focus on the community.
Even if you find "eco luxury" a difficult term to digest, you can't deny the stunning result.
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8:00 am in cities, tourism, Travel & Nature, urban life by TreeHugger
Escape from the city. Photo: Jennifer Hattam.
Ouch. This one hits a bit close to home: According to a recent study by two Norwegian researchers, people who live environmentally friendly day-to-day lives commuting by public transportation and residing in compact urban areas are more likely than their Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:30 am in boats, oceans, pollution, tourism, Travel & Nature, turkey by TreeHugger
Aerial view of Ölüdeniz, Turkey. Photo: Dan Taylor / Creative Commons.
With its crescent of white sand framing a blue lagoon, the Mediterranean town of Ölüdeniz has long been considered one of the most paradisiacal spots on Turkey's increasingly built-up coastline. But growing concerns about pollution in the area have come to a head recently, leadin...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:43 am in animals, asia, beaches, conservation, coral reefs, endangered species, indonesia, oceans, tourism, Travel & Nature, turtles by TreeHugger
Photo: Mairi Beautyman
This is Max, at about 12 hours old, windmilling his flippers in the air. He (or perhaps she) is one of 100 baby green sea turtles I helped release into the sea.
While the adult Chelonia mydas has only a few known predators -- sharks, leopards (in Africa), and man -- a baby sea turtle's early life is one of grave danger. The statistics are abominable: An average of one or two hatchlings from 1,000 eggs will reach the 30-50 year...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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7:00 am in animals, Business & Politics, conservation, oil, sudan, tourism, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
Group of giraffes in Badingilo National Park, South Sudan. Photo credit: © Paul Elkan/Wildlife Conservation Society.
Ravaged by two civil wars over five decades, the world's newest nation has still managed to retain rich wildlands and massive populations of wildlife -- resources that conservationists say must become as important as oil for the new country to succeed in developing in...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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4:43 pm in camping, carbon emissons, carbon footprint, eco-travel, tourism, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
Winnebago Via ready to roll. Image: Jenn Pentland
I have a confession to make. At the risk of provoking gasps of disapproval from the green gallery, I am declaring my love for The Road Trip. There is nothing quite like the exhilaration of the open road, despite what comes out of the tailpipe. Rolling down the interstate perched behind the wheel is at least as mesmerizing as staring into the campfire or sitting on the Pacific shore watching the waves crash.
Partially to feed my need for speed, but mostly to introduce our kids to new people, cities and landscapes, we (my wife and I) sold our house, ja...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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5:50 am in beaches, fish, oceans, tourism, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
Photo: Sharkdivers blogspot
A paper published in the June edition of Pacific Science details the "First documented attack on a live human by a cookiecutter shark". Pictured above, the cookiecutter shark uses large teeth fixed in its bottom jaw to bite out a cookie-cutter shaped piece of flesh from its victim. They might be better named "melonballer" sharks based on their suspected modus operandi:...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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2:59 pm in atlanta, developing nations, diseases, Food & Health, recycling, tourism, uganda by TreeHugger
Toiletries at a Seattle hotel. Photo: Daniel Morrison / Creative Commons.
I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for those little hotel soaps and shampoos and lotions. I rarely go home from a hotel stay without a handful of them stuffed in my bag. But they are wasteful, with hundreds of millions of soap bars discarded ea...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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