Yale Environment 360
Russia, Asian Nations Pledge to Double Tiger Populations by 2020
Nations offered pledges but no money to save their embattled cats.»
Voices That Matter 
GreenUpgrader
Artists, Record Companies, and Concert Venues Launch a Green Music Group
Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow and others stars will use their stardom as a megaphone to reach the young.»
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Yale Environment 360
It’s Green Against Green In Mojave Desert Solar Battle |
Vistas and turtles on one side, clean energy on the other. What's an environmentalist to do?» | |
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Environmental News Network
Saudi Arabia to Use Sun, Not Oil, to Desalinize Its Water |
While supplying its people with drinking water, Saudi Arabia also aims to one day export solar power.» | |
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Yale Environment 360
Corrupt Indonesian Military Closely Tied to Illegal Logging |
Study finds that military officers at every level are complicit in the world's most rapid logging.» | |
Ecolocalizer
U.K. Plans to Reintroduce Insect Species
Nature, not man, caused these bugs to perish. Is it right to reintroduce them?»
Gas 2.0
Detroit: From Motor City to Urban Farm?
With abandoned lots and the lowest home prices in the country, Detroit has room for a different kind of growth.»
Green Building Elements
Three Rivers Eco Resort in Dominica
3 Rivers Eco Lodge is an enchanted sustainable hotel encampment consisting of hillside terraced cottages.»
Green Options
Greenomics’ Erich Schwartz on Sustainable Tourism
While sustainable tourism is on the rise from 1999, it still has a long way to go.»
News That Matters
Ecopolitology
Green Hotel News Roundup: Voluntourism, Kinetic Road Humps, Electric Cars
Travelers driving electric cars or plug-in hybrids will be able to make use of a charging station at the Lexington Element hotel, 20 minutes from downtown Boston.»
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Ecoscraps
Sierra Club Launches Social Network and Hiking Wiki |
The Sierra Club launched what is being billed as the world’s first-ever comprehensive hiking wiki. Like other wikis, the meat behind Trails is crowd-sourced, user-created and user-edited content.» | |
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Ecopolitology
London Gets Set for a Summer of Cycling |
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, announced details this week of a series of cycle events and schemes, including the return of the Freewheel event, designed to get more cyclists on the streets of London.» | |
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Environment News Service
Eco Everest Expedition 2009 Carries Climate Warning |
The sherpa who holds the world's record for the most ascents to the summit of Mt. Everest has set off to climb the world's highest peak for a record 19th time...» | |
Inhabitat
Costa Rican Airplane Hotel Takes Flight
If you have fantasies of living like the Swiss Family Robinson or even the characters in Lost, this rainforest resort near Quepos, Costa Rica may be just the ticket.»
Inhabitat
Bardessono: Napa Valley’s Newest Eco Resort
The Bardessono eco-resort is Napa Valley’s newest luxury hotel, and it looks to be quite the sustainable gem. The inn and spa took care not to disrupt the area’s natural habitat while including a»
Environment News Service
Missouri Travelers Will Find Newly Certified Green Hotels
Travelers now have a directory that recognizes those lodgings that go beyond existing state and federal regulations to insure that their operations have a minimal environmental impact on their local communities»
Environment News Service
The Destructive Side of Jamaica's Tourism Industry
The Jamaica Environmental Trust has launched "Jamaica for Sale," a 92 minute video documentary highlighting disturbing issues behind the island's normally rosy sun, sea and sand tourism image.»
Red Green and Blue
The Future of Flight
The planes of the future could come with features like retractable propellers and electric drive trains for runway taxiing that should cut down on fuel use, reduce noise, and allow for shorter runways.»