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Archive for the ‘Tuesday Travels’ Category

May 16th, 2008

Daily Tomorrow Looks Back at Its Favorite Five Posts

As I mentioned at Fertility Notes, I would love every post here at Daily Tomorrow to be seen noteworthy. But, if I must choose five, and it seems I must, here are the five most popular posts from the last few months:
5. Another Reason to Love Mushrooms - Bioremediation California experiments with mushrooms. It’s not […]

By Gabrielle -- 3 comments

April 29th, 2008

Where in the World is the Green in That?

I love the fact that “Going Green” is all the rage. The bandwagon is huge - room enough for everyone! The more the merrier, I say. I love that businesses, companies (small and large, including the one that employs me) are all clamoring to say, “hey, look at us! We are green!”
I can certainly think […]

By Gabrielle -- 5 comments

November 27th, 2007

Tuesday Travels: In Scotland, Trade Your Used Cooking Oil for Reduced Bus Fare

Stagecoach, one of the UK’s largest bus and coach operators, is offering passengers in Scotland reduced bus fare in trade for their used cooking oil.
The Worldwatch Institute recently reported on the initiative which will help power eight buses that run on 100-percent biodiesel.
Stagecoach group chief executive Brian Souter told Worldwatch Institute:
“This innovative project is a […]

By Ali -- 1 comment

November 20th, 2007

Tuesday Travels: The 100 Mile Diet

Eating locally is one of the best ways to green you nutrition. It allows you to eat food with lower embodied energy and enables a fresher, more seasonal table. The 100 Mile Diet is a resource to help you do both, to think globally and act locally.
The idea came from two Canadian writers, Alisa Smith […]

By Ali -- 1 comment

November 13th, 2007

Tuesday Travels: Green Hotels

If you are planning a little winter getaway there are plenty of ways to make your trip a little greener. One way is to look for a little shelter away from home through the Green Hotel Association.
The Green Hotel Association helps hotel managers implement programs and strategies that save water, save energy and reduce waste […]

By Ali -- 0 comments

October 30th, 2007

Tuesday Travels: Energy Goblins

As far as I’m concerned Halloween marks the start of the Holiday season. Here in Germany it’s even less of a stretch. All Saint’s Day is celebrated on November 1st and then before you know it St. Martin is visiting and St. Nicholas is dropping treats - and that’s all before Americans have celebrated Thanksgiving.
Yes, […]

By Ali -- 0 comments

October 23rd, 2007

Tuesday Travels: A Green Night Out by Bike

This past weekend I got together with some friends for dinner at their house. Between the wok, the wine and desert I was not even thinking green but as we pedaled our way home, somewhere between midnight and morning, I realized that we had done more for ourselves and the planet by making the simple […]

By Ali -- 1 comment

October 16th, 2007

Tuesday Travels: Top 10 Ways to Green Your Commute

We’ve all been there at some point, stuck in traffic alongside thousands of other morning commuters. It’s stressful for both us and the environment - wasting billions of hours of time and billions of gallons of gas. There are easy ways to take some of the burden of commuting out of your morning that can […]

By Ali -- 7 comments

October 9th, 2007

Tuesday Travels: San Francisco thinks big on bikes

The first time I visited San Francisco I was shocked, at the traffic. I had this romantic idea of everyone riding around on Trolleys so walking around amid bumper to bumper commuters was a bit of a eye-opener. I am psyched to see that San Fran is getting on the bike-share program.
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By Ali -- 1 comment

October 2nd, 2007

Tuesday Travels: Biofuel to take to the skies

The BBC reported Friday that Air New Zealand plans to take to the skies fueled in part by biofuel. It will be the first commercial test flight using the alternative fuel. The test flight won’t happen until 2008, or even 2009, and will not carry passengers, but the announcement shows an exciting shift in […]

By Ali -- 0 comments