Tag: Beaches - Page 5
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Seven Breathtaking Green Island Escapes
When you think of breathtaking green island escapes, does tropical spring to mind? Unfortunately, too many visitors to the planet's wondrous tropical island vacation spots return frustrated at the overcrowding. And the
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Oysters are Restored to Waters in Need
During the last weekend in April, a group of volunteers laid the final necessary pieces into Withers Estuary to reintroduce oysters to their native ecosystem. The project is part of the Withers Estuary Community Collaborative
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Surf's up for Oceana
Ted Danson was nowhere in sight for his baby, Oceana, but his Hollywood colleagues caught a wave for Project S.O.S. (Save Our Surf), an inaugural event on behalf of
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6 International Resorts Dishing Pampered Eco Luxury
Luxury by its very definition means indulgence--while eco-consciousness, such as that employed by Scandic in its moderately-priced hotel chain, is more likely to mean slashing consumption.
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Leaky Sewage Pipe Shuts Down Tel Aviv's Beaches for a Month
This being World Water Day, the issue of water management and conservation (always a big one in this part of the world) got a bit of extra press in Israel today. On the positive side, the morning papers
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"Beach Nourishment": The $285 Million Answer to Vanishing Shorelines?
Beaches are America's number one tourist attraction—they pump $320 billion dollars into the economy every year. With sea levels rising twice as fast as 100 years ago and beach erosion rates accelerating, concern is mounting that both
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What Will Consumers Pay for a Green Vacation?
Image: Adlwarth ppt, ITB First CSR Day at International Tourism Convention in Berlin The International Tourism Convention in Berlin, ITB, convenes yearly. In 2009, the "World's Leading Travel Trade Show" (as it is billed), introduced the first ever ITB
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Ultimate Boarder Takes Sports and Green to the Extreme
Folks in SoCal love their sun and they love their action adventure (extreme) sports. With all these folks congregating in one spot for competitions, it was only a matter of time before they also decided to clean up
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7 Greenest Spring Break Trips
For most people, spring break conjures up memories (or expectations) of beaches, beer, and--if MTV is your source--lots of bikinis. And while there’s nothing wrong with collecting your best friends and heading out for a
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How to Go Green: Spring Break
What began as a spring training trip in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for college athletes, has turned into a huge, money-making, right of passage for students and families across the United States. If you're among these ranks, after
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7 Romantic Green Hotels to Wow Your Sweetheart
We're all trying to cut back a little these days--both environmentally and financially--but every now and then you just need to get away. Sometimes it's easy: find an eco-friendly hotel a few hours from home--or in one of our
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Resurf: First Group to Recycle Surfboards and Wetsuits
So you hit a gnarly wave and end up on shore with your board in two pieces. Bummer dude. But your green side can't bear to just trash that board that's gotten you through some pretty wild rides. You could repair it yourself,
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Biomimicry Yields Bone-Healing Superglue from Sea Worms
Broken bone? Soon, you'll be able to have the break superglued back together, all thanks to sandcastle worms and biomimicry. Researchers at the University of Utah have been inspired by the
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One Cure for Year-End Account Statement Blues? A Guaranteed Investment "Note"
In the last few months, reading your savings and investment account statements is a depressing business, even if you have been dedicated to green investments. Calvert Foundation's Community Investment Note - defined as an unsecured security - says it
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What Will Business Get From Poznan?
The world watched, although in what seems to have been a relatively detached manner, given the general lack of coverage, the events happening over the last two weeks at the UN's climate change conference in Poznan, Poland (1-12 December). "Present
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Update to Celebs Surf and Bare Feet for Oceans
Earlier this summer, Barefoot Wine hosted several surfing invitationals to raise money for Surfrider Foundation. Now, Barefoot Wine is continuing its ocean-saving
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Surf eCo School Saves Rainforest
Torrey Trust, owner of Surf eCo, wanted to do more to protect the oceans and the environment so she opened up her own surf school that teaches kids young and old about the environment while helping them catch a few waves. Located in Encinitas, CA,
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Start a Sea Change This Weekend with the Ocean Conservancy
No plans this weekend? Why not Start a Sea Change? Planet Green’s non-profit partner, the Ocean Conservancy, hosts their 23rd annual International Coastal Cleanup
