Comments for Simple Green Choices http://www.simplegreenchoices.com Green travel ideas from two environmentally conscious travelers Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:38:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 Comment on Getting Started on Green Travel by Larry Vance http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2008/06/04/getting-started-on-green-travel/#comment-559 Larry Vance Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:39:42 +0000 http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2008/06/04/getting-started-on-green-travel/#comment-559 You know, there are a lot of ways that responsible citizens can help to reduce damage to the earth - and ourselves in the long run. One easy thing is to pick "green" accommodations when available, not just those who say they're doing something, but those who actually are. You can do this through a website I've run across recently, iStayGreen.org, where you not only locate green hotels, but rate them, which puts pressure on hoteliers to do as much as they can to be well rated. Uniquely, the site features a social networking system, so groups with like interests can get together, advise each other and exchange information. It's about time something like http://www.iStayGreen.org came along. You know, there are a lot of ways that responsible citizens can help to reduce damage to the earth - and ourselves in the long run. One easy thing is to pick “green” accommodations when available, not just those who say they’re doing something, but those who actually are. You can do this through a website I’ve run across recently, iStayGreen.org, where you not only locate green hotels, but rate them, which puts pressure on hoteliers to do as much as they can to be well rated.

Uniquely, the site features a social networking system, so groups with like interests can get together, advise each other and exchange information. It’s about time something like http://www.iStayGreen.org
came along.

]]> Comment on Great Green Travel Resources by ghermine http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2008/07/11/green-travel-resources/#comment-526 ghermine Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:44:56 +0000 http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2008/07/11/green-travel-resources/#comment-526 Try not to fly. If you do, fly during the day and fly nonstop to use less fuel. Cool site about how to pack light and avoid fees onebag.com cool tips for green travel http://www.ecoluxurylodging.com/pdf/easygoing-green-vacation-tips.pdf Try not to fly. If you do, fly during the day and fly nonstop to use less fuel. Cool site about how to pack light and avoid fees onebag.com cool tips for green travel http://www.ecoluxurylodging.com/pdf/easygoing-green-vacation-tips.pdf

]]> Comment on Costa Rica–Eco Destination by Richard http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2008/06/26/ecotourism-costa-rica/#comment-506 Richard Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:28:36 +0000 http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2008/06/26/ecotourism-costa-rica/#comment-506 The Villa Blanca Cloud Hotel has also earned a 4 Green Eco-Leaf Rating from iStayGreen.org. Here's the listing: http://www.istaygreen.org/getcity.cfm/city/San%20Ramon%20Alajuela/cntry/CR The Villa Blanca Cloud Hotel has also earned a 4 Green Eco-Leaf Rating from iStayGreen.org. Here’s the listing: http://www.istaygreen.org/getcity.cfm/city/San%20Ramon%20Alajuela/cntry/CR

]]> Comment on Getting Started on Green Travel by Ghermine http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2008/06/04/getting-started-on-green-travel/#comment-482 Ghermine Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:15:52 +0000 http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2008/06/04/getting-started-on-green-travel/#comment-482 "eco" doesn't always equal "green." Check for good green policies. Example at http://ecoluxurylodging.com/e-policy-s.html#green_policy or http://www.greenvacationhub.com/greenquestions.php If you want out of the mainstream touristy info on hiking Sedona, AZ, try http://ecoluxurylodging.com/sedona-trip-resources-hiking.html “eco” doesn’t always equal “green.” Check for good green policies. Example at http://ecoluxurylodging.com/e-policy-s.html#green_policy or http://www.greenvacationhub.com/greenquestions.php

If you want out of the mainstream touristy info on hiking Sedona, AZ, try http://ecoluxurylodging.com/sedona-trip-resources-hiking.html

]]> Comment on Hilton or Marriott? by ass bomb 45 http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2007/12/21/hilton-or-marriott/#comment-481 ass bomb 45 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:31:42 +0000 http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2007/12/21/hilton-or-marriott/#comment-481 I personally would always choose the Hilton. as a contractor with 25 years on the job, ive worked in both chains' hotels all over the east coast and i can say this : I always enter these hotels through the freight/service areas. Hilton report: Clean always, smells clean and fresh all the time, never saw a roach MARRIOT: FILTHY SERVICE AREA, FULL OF ROACHES SCURRYING ABOUT EVERY TIME I VISITED, ALWAYS SMELLED LIKE SHIT Considering all food/towels/linens/etc. enter this way, HILTON ALL THE WAY I personally would always choose the Hilton. as a contractor with 25 years on the job, ive worked in both chains’ hotels all over the east coast and i can say this :
I always enter these hotels through the freight/service areas.
Hilton report: Clean always, smells clean and fresh all the time, never saw a roach

MARRIOT: FILTHY SERVICE AREA, FULL OF ROACHES SCURRYING ABOUT EVERY TIME I VISITED, ALWAYS SMELLED LIKE SHIT

Considering all food/towels/linens/etc. enter this way, HILTON ALL THE WAY

]]> Comment on Getting Started on Green Travel by Aparana Chauhan http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2008/06/04/getting-started-on-green-travel/#comment-480 Aparana Chauhan Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:46:29 +0000 http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2008/06/04/getting-started-on-green-travel/#comment-480 Adopt eco lifestyle to make our planet more green. Adopt eco lifestyle to make our planet more green.

]]> Comment on Top 5 Green Outdoor Activities by gusma http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2008/06/12/top-5-green-outdoor-activities/#comment-478 gusma Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:02:37 +0000 http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2008/06/12/top-5-green-outdoor-activities/#comment-478 There's lots of activities, but if it were up to me I'd navigate various rivers (ie. the Riachuelo in Argentina), dragging the river's bottom with a big heavy net. You can't imagine the amounts of rubbish on the bottom. And come on, who dislikes sailing? It'd be the true fishing game. And believe me, no fish can live in such heavily polluted rivers. It would be a good step towards cleaning them. Cheers! There’s lots of activities, but if it were up to me I’d navigate various rivers (ie. the Riachuelo in Argentina), dragging the river’s bottom with a big heavy net. You can’t imagine the amounts of rubbish on the bottom. And come on, who dislikes sailing?

It’d be the true fishing game. And believe me, no fish can live in such heavily polluted rivers. It would be a good step towards cleaning them.

Cheers!

]]> Comment on Trains, Planes, Automobiles by Heritage Foundation gets it all wrong « Trains For America http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2007/11/09/trains-planes-automobiles/#comment-468 Heritage Foundation gets it all wrong « Trains For America Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:05:12 +0000 http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2007/11/09/trains-planes-automobiles/#comment-468 [...] doesn’t come close to equating with decreased environmental consequences, not just from CO2, but also from other pollutants that are particularly potent when released high in the air. They [...] […] doesn’t come close to equating with decreased environmental consequences, not just from CO2, but also from other pollutants that are particularly potent when released high in the air. They […]

]]> Comment on Terminology: green travel, carbon offsets, eco-friendly travel, eco-tourism, sustainable travel, responsible travel, environmentally-friendly, zero-carbon travel, carbon-neutral, greenwashing, carbon footprint… by Changemakers http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2007/10/02/terminology-green-travel-carbon-offsets-eco-friendly-travel-eco-tourism-sustainable-travel-responsible-travel-environmentally-friendly-zero-carbon-travel-carbon-neutral-greenwashing-carbon/#comment-457 Changemakers Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:14:19 +0000 http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2007/10/02/terminology-green-travel-carbon-offsets-eco-friendly-travel-eco-tourism-sustainable-travel-responsible-travel-environmentally-friendly-zero-carbon-travel-carbon-neutral-greenwashing-carbon/#comment-457 Ashoka's Changemakers and National Geographic Need Your Vote: Select the World's Most Innovative Uses of Geotourism Join Ashoka’s Changemakers and National Geographic in the Geotourism Challenge, a worldwide search for leading innovations that help destinations benefit from tourism while protecting the assets that make these places special. Transformative ideas have poured in from 84 countries that demonstrate ways for tourism to do the most good and the least harm. Now it's your turn: Log onto www.changemakers.net and select your three favorites from the 15 finalists by June 11. All finalists are invited to attend the National Geographic and Ashoka's Changemakers Change Summit in Fall 2008, and the three winners will receive $5,000 each. Your voice is vital. Vote today! Ashoka’s Changemakers and National Geographic Need Your Vote: Select the World’s Most Innovative Uses of Geotourism

Join Ashoka’s Changemakers and National Geographic in the Geotourism Challenge, a worldwide search for leading innovations that help destinations benefit from tourism while protecting the assets that make these places special. Transformative ideas have poured in from 84 countries that demonstrate ways for tourism to do the most good and the least harm.

Now it’s your turn: Log onto www.changemakers.net and select your three favorites from the 15 finalists by June 11. All finalists are invited to attend the National Geographic and Ashoka’s Changemakers Change Summit in Fall 2008, and the three winners will receive $5,000 each.

Your voice is vital. Vote today!

]]> Comment on Going Carbon-Neutral: Pros and Cons of Carbon Offsets by Claudia Petrick http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2007/10/31/going-carbon-neutral-a-balanced-view-pros-and-cons-of-carbon-offsets/#comment-443 Claudia Petrick Wed, 21 May 2008 17:53:17 +0000 http://www.simplegreenchoices.com/2007/10/31/going-carbon-neutral-a-balanced-view-pros-and-cons-of-carbon-offsets/#comment-443 Great piece, I posted it on Digg for you. We're also putting a link to you from an article we're doing on green vacations. Great piece, I posted it on Digg for you. We’re also putting a link to you from an article we’re doing on green vacations.

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