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HopStop Includes a Carbon Calculator to its Services

I always thought that GoogleMaps was one of the coolest things when it came to finding your way. As a person who is prone to getting lost, it’s a constant guide when I navigate new cities. Now, HopStop is aiming to do one better – in addition to helping you find your way, they also [...]

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Calculating Your Travel Carbon Footprint is Priceless Thanks to MasterCard

The sustainability consultancy Brighter Planet has partnered with MasterCard to provide a carbon accounting solution. Last week at the Ceres Conference in Oakland, Brighter Planet announced a new initiative that replaces expensive software and consultants with a simple carbon emissions software.

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Get Your Hands Dirty on Your Next Vacation with Zuvy

Do you love to travel and experience new cultures? Better yet, do you have exotic travel plans for this holiday season? If either answer is yes, Zuvy is a start-up you need to know about. Zuvy matches travelers like you with hand-selected and meaningful in-country service experiences at organizations working to change the world. If [...]

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Tourism’s Role in Preserving the Planet

There are a million great reasons to travel. Seeing the world renews the spirit, refreshes the soul and teaches us about the way other people live. It provides us with perspective and is ultimately the best way for us to learn about who we are and how we are all connected. As we fill our [...]

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Roadmonkey Starts Up an Adventure Philanthropy Company

There are vacations and then there are travels and they are not, I would venture, the same. People vacation when they want to lie on beaches or ride roller coasters or take bus tours. Traveling is about going somewhere new rather than just being somewhere. In his travelogue Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck wrote “…we [...]

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Eco-stats On Travel, David Suzuki Style

Continuing a line of previous posts about terrific eco-stats coming from David Suzuki’s Green Guide (on energy and food), here is a summary of travel-related stats for the eco-conscious that can be used in marketing for any green entrepreneurs in the travel industry. More Americans have died in car crashes than in all the wars [...]

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