Daily Archives: June 29, 2007

Ecoescape

If you are struggling to find an environmentally friendly place to stay or visit in the UK I suggest that you go and purchase a copy of Ecoscape, which has been written by Laura Burgess. It’s only £3.65! Visit Ecoscape’s website.

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Green marketing

A short article in the Financial Times asks leading advertising agencies about the predicted growth in green marketing.

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The Nomad

The Nomad is a yurt produced by Ecoshack an innovative company based in theUSA.  The Nomad has a number of green credentials as the WeatherMAX cover does not rely on environmentally unfriendly coating compounds to make it waterproof.   Ecoshack also have a good set of photos on Flickr about their prototyping phase during the [...]

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Eco-tourism: It’s not easy being green

“Eco-tourism – generally defined as ‘responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people’ – is booming. The International Eco-tourism Society (TIES) estimates that eco-tourism is growing globally three times faster than the tourism industry as a whole. But the term is often misunderstood, shorthand for any trip [...]

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Rising Seas to Destroy U.S. Beaches

Andrea Thompson, LiveScience Staff Writer notes that: “You may have to kiss that summer trip to the beach goodbye later this century, thanks to rising sea levels and more intense tropical storms, scientists predict.” Read more here.

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