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Loading ...I just came across this post on Wired about the $10 cellphone. In this day and age you would think that companies would be finding ways to make the products they create either: a. Last longer in order to prevent them being dumped into over crowded landfills. b. Bio-degradable or recyclable so that they can be re-used. The concept of a $10 cellphone means that thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of these plastic, metal, acid, cadmium, and silicon mini toxic bombs are going to be thrown into garbage bins and ultimately end up in landfills or polluting drinking water. Heaven forbid they... Read more »
(2 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...In honour of Earth Hour I thought I would take a few moments to share with you five simple things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint right now. In fact, once you’re finished reading this post, I challenge you to get up and do the following five things. You’ll feel better for having done them and maybe, just maybe they’ll become part of your daily routine. 1. Look around you right now and make a mental note of all the lights that are on in your home. If you are sitting at a computer chances are you’re either at a desk, on a couch, or in bed. Turn off all the... Read more »
Sustainable Tourism Starts with Communities
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I’ve been asked recently how sustainability impacts local tourism and how local tour operators can benefit from the latest initiatives around economic and environmental sustainability. For many local tour operators, the questions surrounding sustainability usually focus on costs and impact on profits. For example, what can a tour operator do to be environmentally active and remain profitable? The answer depends on the operators geographic location and their market. In North Vancouver, for example, which is a rather affluent tourist destination there are a number of local van and bus... Read more »
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I just received my latest newsletter from STI (Sustainable Travel International). In the newsletter was a really interesting article about a new global survey by Lonely Planet. The survey shows that travelers world wide are concerned about their travel impacts on the climate and will support neutralizing their travel related emissions through legitimate offset programs. The survey, which polled over 24,500 people worldwide, “showed 84 percent of respondents said they would consider offsetting their emissions in the future, where only 31 percent had done so in the past. Seventy percent of... Read more »
