Eco-Travel
Another Plastic Bag Free "Village" October 2nd, 2008
It's not quite Modbury, the town which has gone plastic bag free for a year now, or Kew, which isn't giving them out in shops, but it is ours. Belsize Park, a leafy neighbourhood in...more
SF Mayor Challenges 1,500 businesses To Go Solar October 2nd, 2008
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is challenging San Francisco’s largest 1,500 business to go solar by this time next year, and inviting them to join him as members of the Mayor’s Solar Founders’ Circle. Those...more
Portland Tops U.S. ‘Green’ City Rankings September 24th, 2008
The 2008 SustainLane U.S. City Rankings have been released, with Portland, San Francisco and Seattle named as top three green cities and Mesa down at the bottom, CSRwire reports. Based on 16 economic, environmental and...more
Public Transit: Buenos Aires Could Welcome Metrobus System next May September 23rd, 2008
(Photo: Metrobus in Mexico city. By World Resources Institute.) With the goal of improving public transit in the city, Buenos Aires could have its first bus rapid transit system, also referred to as 'Metrobus', in...more
Chicago Unveils New Climate Change Plan September 22nd, 2008
Image source: Chicago Climate Action Plan Mayor Richard M. Daly laid out a plan to cut Chicago's emissions to 3/4 of 1990 levels by 2020, announced yesterday in an ambitious and comprehensive Chicago Climate Change...more
Post-Olympics Beijing To Traffic: "Welcome Back!" September 18th, 2008
Photo: Reuters Beijing will not extend its Olympics-time odd-even car restriction policy past its deadline of Sept. 20th, officials said this week, as the Paralympic Games drew to a close. Drivers will be "encouraged" instead...more
UK’s 50 Best Green Companies September 16th, 2008
Times Online announces its list of the 50 best green companies in the UK, which includes companies that are improving their environmental performance in a joint effort by management and its workforce. The results are...more
Ban Against Plastic Bags: Buenos Aires Province Joins September 15th, 2008
(Photo: s2art.) The government of Buenos Aires province (independent from the authorities of the city of Buenos Aires) has approved a law to ban shops and supermarkets to give polyethylene plastic bags in its territory....more
1000 Megawatt (or Maybe Less...) Wind Power Project Planned for Inner Mongolia, China September 11th, 2008
China, but not Inner Mongolia... Photo: Leo Kan Massive new expansions in wind power seem to be waiting in the wings of the public stage. Search the TreeHugger wind power archives and you’ll find announcements...more
The Man Burns Green September 10th, 2008
The Environmental Mission at Burning Man 2008
Last week, I had the privilege of making my second excursion into the Nevada desert for Burning Man 2008. Situated two hours east of Reno, Burning Man is a weeklong arts, music, and cultural festival,...more
