Tips for Cleaner, Greener Laundry

January 25, 2012 · Filed under Uncategorized

 

Earth-Friendly Laundry photo by KasiaWe need to air a little dirty laundry here: Conventional washing and drying of clothes are two of the least eco-friendly activities in most households. Thankfully, however, laundry is a very easy area in which to reduce our environmental impact and at the same time lower our energy costs. If you take the following tips to heart, both the Earth and your pocketbook will thank you.

Keep Cool The first step to eco-friendly laundering is very simple: Wash your clothes in cold water or at the coolest temperature possible. A quick comparison of cold- versus hot-water washes is telling. The kilowatt usage and cost per load for a hot-water wash are, respectively, 4.5 kWh and 68 cents, while a cold-water wash uses just 0.3 kWh and costs just 4 cents per load. This small modification could save you nearly $250 per year, while significantly decreasing unnecessary carbon emissions.

If you think cold water doesn’t wash as well, use a warm pre-soak or at least a cold rinse at the end of the wash cycle. This won’t cut carbon or decrease cost as dramatically, but it will create some savings on both counts.
Size Matters The size of the load you wash makes a big difference. Washing one large load is much more efficient and cost-effective than a few small loads. So save up your laundry until it fills the machine. That said, never, ever overload your machine. Doing so makes the wash less efficient because it’s harder to get the clothes clean when they’re packed together. Read the manufacturer’s directions to strike the right balance.

If you have just a few things to wash, and they absolutely must be washed before you’ve collected a full load, then adjust your washing machine’s water level accordingly; most machines have a small-load setting. If not, you can manually fill the machine to just above the level of your clothes.  Or better yet, use human power and wash them by hand.

Front Versus Top Load Front-load washing machines are best by far. Typical top-loaders use approximately 40 to 57 gallons of water per load, while front-load machines use 40-75% less water and 30-85% less energy. That’s why newer front-load machines carry an Energy Star certification—a spec to seek if you are in the market for a new washer, dryer or any appliance for that matter.
Low Suds or No Suds There are no laws that require companies to disclose all of the ingredients in their cleaning products. Also, the government does not have rules defining “natural” or “eco-friendly.” But always purchase detergents made without nonrenewable, petroleum-based chemicals, and those that are biodegradable, plant-derived and contain no optical brighteners, dyes or artificial fragrances. And certainly, as alternatives to chemical-laden modern cleaners, you can use venerable multi-use products like baking soda, vinegar, salt and lemon juice. They are natural, sustainable options that have proven stain-fighting prowess.

Also, you should consider using soap nuts in place of a commercial laundry detergent. They are a completely natural fruit that contains the naturally occurring chemical, saponin. This low-sudsing solution is hypoallergenic, biodegradable and residue free—meaning absolutely no chemical traces and brighter clothes. Soap nuts are also great deodorizers that naturally soften fabric, so there is no need for a fabric softener. They lift out tough dirt and stains—in cold or warm water—just as well as leading name-brand detergents. They are great for the planet, too: A single one-kilogram bag replaces nine 32-load plastic detergent containers. Finally, they are inexpensive, about $30 for a one-kilogram bag—enough for 250-350 loads of laundry!

Earth-Friendly Drying Electric dryers are energy hogs, accounting for 5-10% of a home’s electricity usage and generating nearly 7 pounds of greenhouse gases per load of laundry. So why not forgo one of these atrocious machines and use an age-old alternative, thus saving money and the planet? That is, hang your clothes on a clothesline or clothes rack and let the sun and air do the drying. Yes, it’s that simple. We all have access to the wind and sun, so no one really needs a dryer. It even works in the winter, although clothes dried in freezing temperatures will be stiff until warmed up indoors.

If you want to use an electric or gas dryer, select a low temperature setting to just partially dry and fluff up your clothes, then hang them until fully dry. Also, as in washing, larger loads are more efficiently handled than smaller ones.

Remember to clean a dryer’s lint filter before every use. This allows for maximum air circulation and dries your clothes quicker. Also, be sure your dryer’s exhaust vent has a flap on the outside that opens only when the dryer is in use. And there should be a tight seal between the vent and the hole in the house it goes through. Otherwise, it may be letting in cold air and allowing heat from your home to escape unnecessarily.

Invasion of the Dryerpods Although the name sound like a monstor from a 1950′s science-fiction film, a Dryerpodis one of the most innovative ways to dry your clothes. Essentially, it is a piece of attractive wood furniture that covers a floor duct of your home’s forced-air heating system. It uses the circulating airflow and heat to dry a load of laundry. Not only does this save energy, because it allows you to forgo powering an electric or gas dryer, but it also humidifies the interior air. This makes your home feel warmer with less heat—saving you even more energy and money. Additionally, Dryerpods cause less wear to clothing, create no lint, are quiet and leave your clothes static-free. Of course, this only works if you have forced-air heating from floor vents and during the home heating season. In warmer weather, you can use a traditional outdoor clothesline.

Other Green Laundry Tips

  • Try to do several loads of laundry at the same time. This will allow each load after the first to take advantage of the heat the dryer has already built up. This speeds drying time and saves you money.
  • Avoid using irons to reduce energy consumption. Fortunately, many clothes are permanent press these days and don’t need to be ironed.
  • If you must dry clean, find an environmentally friendly dry cleaner.

Efficient Washers Washing machines have gotten more energy efficient over time; today they use about half the energy they did in 1981. Here are a few of the best:

  • Maytag Maxima – Uses 82% less water and 86% less energy. Maytag boasts that the machine uses only 11.5 gallons of water per load. It also has an “optimal dispense” setting, which injects detergent intermittently throughout the wash cycle to increase its cleaning efficiency.
  • LG SteamWasher – Features ColdWash, which provides warm-water performance with cold-water energy savings. And its enhanced washing motions help the water penetrate deep into fabrics, while remaining gentle to the clothes.
  • Bosch’s Nexxt – Energy Star-certified, it promises to reduce energy consumption by 72% and water usage by up to 7%. And the Bosch washer spins your clothes so fast that they practically dry before you move them to the dryer, meaning even more energy savings.
  • GE 4.0 cu. ft. IEC King-Size Capacity – This front-load washer offers energy savings at a bargain price, under $700. It is Energy Star-rated and receives high marks in water and energy use (as well as performance) from Consumer Reports.

Efficient Dryers There has also been a lot of progress toward energy efficiency in dryers. Here are a few with impressive stats and features:

  • Siemens ultraSense – This electric dryer’s design features a drum with 685 holes to increase air velocity. As a result, it quickly dries clothes at lower air temperatures, and it has a digital moisture sensor so it knows just when to shut itself off. According to The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, a dryer with a moisture-sensing control uses 15% less energy than a model that offers only a time-dry setting.
  • GE Profile Harmony – This gas dryer uses a moisture sensor with two sensing bars. Drying temperatures are matched to fabric types for better fabric care, and the de-wrinkle and tumble settings use cool air to reduce wrinkling, further saving energy. And keep in mind that, according to Consumer Reports, gas dryers use 60% less energy and dry clothes 40% faster than their electric counterparts.
  • The Maytag Maxima EcoConserve – This electric dryer uses 48% less energy when paired with a Maxima washer (see above). It has an Advanced Moisture Sensing system that helps evenly dry large, heavy loads and reduces the risk of shrinking. Its steam-enhanced cycles relax wrinkles and refresh clothes.
  • LG XL Capacity Electric Dryer – It can detect the moisture in the drum, so it automatically adjusts the drying time and temperature for optimal fabric care. It pairs well with the LG SteamWasher mentioned above.

So remember to cool down your laundry to cool down the planet. That means to employ low-temperature washer water and little or no machine drying. And use homemade or truly all-natural clothes-cleaning products. If you put into practice even half of the above tips, you’ll be well on your way to more eco-friendly laundering—and save some money to boot. That can make for a much happier laundry day—for you and the Earth.

source:http://paper.li/EcoGreenTravel

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Hilton Worldwide announces a partnership with the Global Soap Project

January 25, 2012 · Filed under enviromental hotels, green travel, Hilton

Hilton Worldwide  announced a partnership with the Global Soap Project, a nonprofit organization that recovers and recycles soap from hotels that would otherwise end up in landfills. The Global Soap Project sorts, reprocesses and remolds used soap into new bars and distributes them to vulnerable populations in developing countries who are at risk of sanitation and hygiene-related disease. In its first year of the partnership, Hilton Worldwide expects this investment to result in the donation of more than one million new 4-ounce bars of soap to people in need. “At Hilton Worldwide, we are constantly measuring, analyzing and working to improve our sustainability performance,” said Christopher Corpuel, vice president, Sustainability, Hilton Worldwide. “We are proud to invest in the Global Soap Project and are excited to leverage our expertise to support their organization, while simultaneously solving critical social needs.” In addition to donating soap, Hilton Worldwide is investing $1.3 million over the next three years and providing its operational expertise to help expand the Global Soap Project’s processing capabilities. By leveraging Hilton Worldwide’s global supply chain and understanding of the hospitality industry, the partners will work to explore a social enterprise model and develop a global system that can handle the high volumes of soap generated by the sector, at zero cost to hotel properties. Hilton Worldwide will also assume a seat on the Global Soap Project’s Board of Directors and participate in the development of the organization’s strategy and growth. Support from Hilton Worldwide’s team members will be critical to the partnership’s success, and the company is excited to provide properties with simple, tangible ways to improve sustainability performance and make a difference in the world. In 2010, more than 1,300 Hilton Worldwide properties donated in-kind products through the company’s proprietary sustainability measurement system, LightStay, and the company expects this amount to increase as soap donation opportunities are made available to hotels worldwide. With more than 600,000 team members in 85 countries, the partnership will also directly benefit some of the communities where Hilton Worldwide team members and their families live and work. Hand washing with soap is among the most effective and inexpensive ways to prevent diarrheal diseases and pneumonia, which together are responsible for more than 3.5 million child deaths each year. In contrast to North America, where more than two million partially used bars of soap are discarded at hotels every day, a lack of soap can be a barrier to hand washing at schools, community health clinics and refugee camps in developing countries, which rarely have soap or appropriate hand washing facilities. “When living as a refugee in Kenya, I realized soap was hard to come by, even completely nonexistent sometimes. Even when available, those living on less than a dollar a day had to choose between buying food or soap. People were suffering from illness simply because they couldn’t wash their hands,” said Derreck Kayongo, founder The Global Soap Project and a 2011 CNN Hero honoree. “The Global Soap Project is thrilled to work with Hilton Worldwide to co-create a global, scalable model that will empower hotel properties to support vulnerable populations.” Since its inception in 2009, the Global Soap Project has distributed more than 25 tons of soap to vulnerable communities in twenty countries on four continents. By leveraging each organization’s strengths and focusing on creating value for the company, the environment and communities, Hilton Worldwide and the Global Soap Project expect to improve the lives of thousands of people in need. Hilton Worldwide is the first major multi-brand hospitality company to make sustainability measurement a brand standard and recently earned ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications for quality and environmental management – one of the largest volume certifications awarded for commercial buildings. As part of that standard, Hilton Worldwide properties commit to continuous improvements to their overall sustainability results each year. In 2010, the company saved more than $74 million in utility costs through a 6.6 percent reduction of energy use; 7.8 percent reduction of carbon output; 19 percent reduction of waste output; and 3.8 percent reduction of water use. This partnership also supports the company’s work to support healthy and vibrant communities.

for more info head to http://www.hiltonworldwideglobalmediacenter.com/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/14445

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Environment Facts

January 25, 2012 · Filed under biodegradable, enviro facts

Global Warming

■Climate change to date has had a relatively small impact on our standard of living. But it will only take a CO2 induced 6°C rise in average global temperature to wipe out the human race.

■We are producing 30 billion tonnes of CO2 p.a. and only 50% is absorbed by our fast disappearing forests and increasingly polluted oceans. The rest is accumulating in our atmosphere and warming the planet. The Atmosphere Global atmospheric concentrations of CO2 have increased markedly as a result of human activities since 1750 and now far exceed pre-industrial values over the past 650,000 years.

■CO2 Percentage of world total CO2 Emissions (2003):

■USA: 22.27%; China: 17.34%; EU: 15.43%; Russia: 6.1%; Japan: 4.8%; India: 4.4%; Australia: 1.3%

■In just 200 years, the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has increased by 30%.

■Yearly global output of CO2 is equivalent to a mountain one mile high and twelve miles in circumference.

Water

■97% of the planets water is undrinkable salt water, 2% is trapped in ice caps and glaciers; only 0.003% of all the earths water is available as fresh water in the form of surface water.

■The global bottled water market is growing at 12% per year (2005: $35bn); most bottles are made from PET a petroleum based plastic (of which only a small percentage is recycled).

Biosphere

■Around 30% of the worlds fish stocks have collapsed.

■Planet Earth could lose 50% of its species by 2050.

■Approximately 27,000 species disappear each year.

■Each year we are losing 40 million acres of our forest through logging and land clearing only 12% of the planets forests are still in their natural state.

■70% of once forested tracts of the Amazon are now used as pasture.

■In 2007 a record amount of surface ice was lost over Greenland, 12% more than the previous worst year (2005); nearly quadruple the amount that melted just 15 years ago. Waste & Recycling Paper

■Paper makes up to 70 per cent of office waste. Landfill Waste & Recycling

■We produce and use about 7 trillion plastic bags per year (these bags last anything form 20 to 1,000 years).

■The Styrofoam cups used every year would circle the planet at least five times, they are not biodegradable and are rarely recycled.

■Recycling an aluminium can uses only 5% of the energy required to make a new one. Recycling glass uses 26% of the energy. Every tonne of paper recycled saves almost 13 trees, 4,100 kilowatts of electricity and more than 30,000 litres of water.

■Daily worldwide sales figures of biros exceed 14 million: A plastic pen in landfill will still be there in 50,000 years. Cigarettes

■Contain some 3,900 chemicals (many of which are dangerous to humans and living organisms). Filters are designed to trap some of the more dangerous by-products making the butt a poisonous pellet.

■Butts take 15 years to break down in our climate. Most butts are washed into stormwater drains and end up in the ocean.

■4.5 trillion butts are littered worldwide each year.

Little Known Facts

■Standard plastic bags last for thousands of years in the environment
■Glass bottles can take one million years to biodegrade

■A disposable nappy can take 300 million years to decompose naturally

■A plastic bottle or ink cartridge can last indefinitely

■Mobile phones and iPods are made from metals that do not biodegrade at all Home and Offic

e ■An unplugged mobile phone charger wastes 95% of the energy used doing nothing.

■Leaving the lights on, combined with computers left on standby, can double a companys energy bill. Lights left on generate unnecessary heat, requiring the air-conditioner to work overtime, using even more electricity.

■An ordinary incandescent bulb converts most of the energy into heat not light. An energy efficient bulb can use up to 80% less energy and lasts about 8 times longer. Although it costs about 10 times more than an ordinary $1 bulb it will save over $80 in electricity. “Developed countries represent 25% of the global population but use 80% of its resources and produce 75% of its waste.”

Transportation & Travel

■If you commute for 2 hours every day, in 40 years you will have spent 2.3 years commuting.

■The aviation industry generates 2% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Boeing alone is expected to deliver more than 27,000 aircraft over the next 20 years (doubling the existing worldwide fleet).

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​Event organizers can now report on sustainability issues

January 25, 2012 · Filed under enviromental hotels, environmental facts

Sustainability takes center stage as new reporting guidance is launched 24 January 2012 Rollup ImageImage CaptionNews article intro ​Event organizers can now report on sustainability issues like impacts on communities, natural environments, and local and global economies, thanks to new guidance published today (Tuesday 24 January 2012) by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).Page Content The events sector is diverse: its activities range from business meetings, conferences, and exhibitions to sports and cultural festivals – all of which have impacts on the economy, environment and society. These impacts need to be considered, measured and shared in order to improve the sustainability performance of the events industry. Today’s new Event Organizers Sector Supplement (EOSS) will enable event organizers to report their sustainability performance in a comparable way. The sustainability reporting guidance, tailored for the events sector, aims to make reporting more relevant for event organizers by defining how to provide qualitative and quantitative information on sustainability issues. In addition to more widely applicable issues such as greenhouse gas emissions and waste, the guidance helps event organizers report on more specific issues including attendee travel, legacy of the event, and initiatives taken at the event to promote sustainability and transparency. Maaike Fleur, Senior Manager Reporting Framework at the Global Reporting Initiative, said: “Over the last ten years there has been a growing interest in the ‘greening’ of events, with more and more organizations considering the sustainability performance of their activities. Public sustainability reporting is still quite a new concept for event organizers, but we anticipate that this new guidance will help them be more transparent about the impacts of their activities. “Reporting is also about sharing best practices and can enhance learning for event organizers not yet so familiar with sustainability strategy and reporting. Attendees are interested to know the sustainability strategies behind events. Events are a significant business investment so it is vital that we start measuring and reporting sustainability impacts if we are to move to a sustainable global economy,” added Fleur. The Event Organizers Sector Supplement provides reporting guidance that is suitable for all types and sizes of events. The guidance covers the complete project life cycle of an event, from bid to planning, execution and, finally, post-event – including the issue of event legacy. The Supplement can be used to report before or after an event has taken place. According to Sebastien Tondeur, CEO of MCI and Chairman of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), “transparent reporting is fundamental to organization success and growth. GRI provides the most widely used guidelines for sustainability reporting. With the GRI Framework, including the sector-specific guidance, it will be easier for the events industry to provide transparent information on the sustainability strategies and performance of their organizations and events. The Sector Supplement is already helping both MCI and MPI to improve their sustainability initiatives.” “Sustainability is an integral consideration in planning and delivering the London 2012 Games,” said Phil Cumming, Corporate Sustainability Manager at London 2012. “Our vision is to use the power of the Games to inspire lasting change. We want to set new standards and create a powerful knowledge legacy for more sustainable event management. GRI’s Event Organizers Sector Supplement will play a key role in achieving these aims.” Meegan Jones, Working Group member, President of Sustainable Event Alliance and previously Greening Consultant for the global concert Live Earth, said: “It has been a privilege to be a part of the Working Group for the Event Organizers Sector Supplement. The events industry has been in need of such guidance for a long time now and this can only mean a step in the right direction – towards a more transparent and sustainable industry.” The Supplement was developed according to a multi-stakeholder process. Volunteers from events companies, governments, labor and civil society organizations were brought together in a Working Group to develop the guidance. The public then responded to two Public Comment Periods, before the Working Group took the consultation feedback into account and finalized the Supplement.

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https://www.globalreporting.org/information/news-and-press-center/Pages/Sustainability-takes-center-stage-as-new-reporting-guidance-is-launched.aspx

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2011 in review

January 2, 2012 · Filed under Uncategorized

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,500 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 58 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

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The Hotel Mercure Santo Domingo – Housing the largest hanging garden in Europe

November 28, 2011 · Filed under Uncategorized

The Hotel Mercure Santo Domingo – an oasis for slow travellers in the heart of busy Madrid The building houses the largest Hanging Garden in Europe, a green architecture project absorbing 25,000kg of CO2 per year The hotel promotes local art in its 200 themed bedrooms and serves traditional Spanish dishes with seasonal, local produce Madrid, November 2011.- The Hotel Mercure Santo Domingo, in Spain’s beautiful capital city, is every eco & slow traveller’s delight. One of its unique features is the hotel’s hanging garden, the largest in Europe, inaugurated in summer of this year and now dressed for the autumn with over 1,500 new seasonal non-allergenic flowers and 25 trees. Installed in the building’s inner courtyard, the garden is a natural jewel complemented with a spectacular 20 metre waterfall descending from the garden’s peak. “We don’t call our garden a vertical garden but rather a hanging one, since we have used the same kind of plants, supports and watering systems as in a normal garden, but placing all natural elements vertically. Thus, we have taken advantage of the enormous possibilities of being able to grow flowers beside treetops, capitalizing on a dimension provided by no horizontal garden”, explains Antonio Núñez Tirado, managing director of the Hotel Santo Domingo and project developer. The hanging garden is an excellent option for travellers who care about the environmental impact of their travels and select a hotel highly rated for its green policies. The project not only tastefully embellishes its surroundings but also provides important benefits, including sustainable heat regulation, the absorption of 25,000 kg of CO2 emissions annually, the generation of clean oxygen (it daily provides the amount consumed by approximately 200 people) and careful control of noise pollution. Given the high number of vegetable species involved, the garden favours biodiversity and hopes to foster small birds nesting. The sharp contrast between the bustle of downtown Madrid and the tranquillity of the Hanging Garden comes as an unexpected surprise to travellers. Eco-aware hotel The Hotel Mercure Santo Domingo has implemented green practices since its opening and is committed to developing its sustainable policies as one of the leading eco-aware hotels in Spain. The Santo Domingo is equipped with a LED lighting system which allows an 85 per cent energy saving when compared with halogen lighting. Its human motion detection system is another important electrical energy saver. As to the building’s climate, the Hanging Garden acts as heat insulator, reducing the temperature by 6 to 8 degrees in the summer (equalling 50 air conditioning devices), and acts in the winter as an excellent thermal cushion of 8 degrees in relation to the outside temperature, providing major savings in heating. The hotel has double glazing in every window and is equipped with heating and cooling units which adapt the climate of the bedrooms and public areas of the hotel according to its needs. The Santo Domingo bathroom fittings are easily removable thanks to an innovative system which enables them to be replaced over time without the need for further building work. The hotel is also equipped with a waste water recycling system which enables the water to be eliminated by decantation and recycled by chlorination, making it reusable in the hotel’s toilets. Regular storage of 1,500 litres of recycled water covers 300 to 500 water cistern discharges daily. Promoting local art and history Following its ‘slow philosophy’, the Hotel Mercure Santo Domingo’s 200 themed bedrooms are designed with its own unique theme and decorated by up and coming Spanish artists with total creative freedom. As a singular touch, the hotel’s parking facilities have been decorated with 1,200 square metres of mural paintings, also by local artists. The hotel’s panoramic views of historic Madrid are astounding. Its “swimming pool in the sky”, an oasis in the heart of this busy city, has breathtaking views of the city’s domes and characteristic rooftops. The stairway of the hotel, with its golden banisters inspired from the works of Dali’s organic shapes, guides the guest down to the subterranean floor of the hotel, where another very special surprise awaits: the sixteenth century Sandó Caves, perfectly preserved and currently housing one of the trendiest cocktail bars in the city. Seasonal dishes The crowning touch is the hotel’s prestigious restaurant, the Sandó, which serves traditional Spanish cuisine based on local and seasonal produce with innovative touches in an elegant, tranquil atmosphere. All this forms the unique universe of the Hotel Mercure Santo Domingo, which prides itself on offering guests unbeatable value for money. Cultural Madrid For travellers who are keen to discover the culture of this historic city, a short 5 to 10 minute walk separates the hotel from emblematic spots which are not to be missed, such as Madrid’s Teatro Real, Plaza Mayor, Palacio Real and the Sabatini Gardens. The world famous cultural centres, such as the Prado Museum and the Thyssen Museum, are also within a short, very pleasurable walk along the Gran Via, across the Plaza de la Cibeles and alongside the majestic park of El Retiro.

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Brand Visual Language created for the World Wildlife Foundation

September 14, 2011 · Filed under Uncategorized

WWF has teamed-up with talented illustrator Guido Daniele


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Sadie Cove Wilderness Eco-Lodge in Alaska well worth a visit

July 17, 2011 · Filed under eco friendly resorts, enviromental hotels, geotourism, Green Hotels, green travel · Tagged , , , ,

Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge is located on the shores of a lake and  is renowned as one of Alaska’s premier vacation destinations for environmentally responsible eco-minded tourists. One of the many advantages of this eco-lodge is that it is located only just a few minutes away from the ”bear viewing capital of the world,” - Homer, Alaska.

This Wilderness Lodge has been voted one of North America’s top ten eco-resorts by Natural Home Magazine and is recognised by Forbes Traveler’s as one of the 10 best green hotels in the US!

At Sadie Cove guests has a great range of activities to do and there are lots of great places to visit in the local surrounds of this great Eco Lodge. No matter what your level of adventure is, l’m sure you will find an activity to suit your needs. Another great advantage of making Sadie Cove your base apart from the best viewing area for bear viewing is that it is located near the following National Parks:  Kenai Fjords National Park, Lake Clark National Park and Katmai National Park.

One important thing to note in terms of accessing this Lodge is that it is only accessible  by boat, helicopter or float plane, the rustic  lodge gives visitors a front row seat to a beautiful area of  Alaska’s vast wilderness.

www.sadiecove.com

 

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Help Protect Australias Coral Sea

July 5, 2011 · Filed under endangered fish, enviro facts, Great Barrier Reef, Ocean acidification, water quality · Tagged ,

The Coral Sea is a tropical marine jewel which lies east of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. It’s one of the last places on Earth where large marine animals can still be found in great numbers. It’s one of the last remaining places on Earth where populations of large ocean fish – sharks, tuna and billfish – have not been drastically reduced. With 90% of large ocean fish gone from the world’s oceans over the last 50 years due to overfishing, this makes the Coral Sea worth protecting. The Coral Sea has spectacular coral reefs, remote islands, towering underwater mountains and deep-sea canyons. Its abundant wildlife includes whales, dolphins, sea turtles, sharks and rays; seabirds; large ocean fish such as tuna, marlin, barracuda and swordfish and a diverse range of corals and reef fish.

We need to act now before it is to late. These beautiful natural santuraries are under threat and we cannot let them be destroyed!

for more information please head to: http://www.protectourcoralsea.org.au/coral-sea-help-protect-australia-s-coral-sea

source: www.greentimes.com.au

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Tiamo Eco Resort: an exclusive slice of paradise

June 18, 2011 · Filed under eco friendly resorts, enviromental hotels, green hotel options, Green Hotels, green travel, Green Travel Hints · Tagged , , , , ,

Tiamo Eco Resprt is an exclusive slice of paradise in the heart of the Caribbean.  Situated on South Andros Island in the Out Islands of the Bahamas, a visit to Tiamo is unlike most other experiences. Accessible only by boat or seaplane, and with a private beach and only 10 cottages in this resort, taking a vacation here really does enable you get away from it all. Indulge yourself in tropical surroundings: pristine white-sand beaches, lush green palm groves, and the clearest turquoise waters. Sail,  snorkel, or simply relax in private on one of the Caribbean’s best beaches; this  luxury eco-resort is an idyllic place for a truly amazing escape.

 

http://www.tiamoresorts.com/

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