Green Travel News Items
Greener Phone Use
One way for us to be eco-friendly, advises Tapio Hedman of Nokia, is to, once you're done with charging your phone, take the charger out the mains. According to him, two-thirds of the energy consumed during the phone's lifecycle is wasted because of that. “That's why it beeps when the battery is full, it's telling you to do something,” he says.
A green dram - Scotland has a new Whiskey Distillery
Scotland will see the opening of its fi rst major new whisky distillery for over 30 years; and what’s more, it will be the greenest distillery yet, according to a NZ Herald report. Owned by drinks giant Diageo, the new facility at Roseisle has been built to strict ecological standards, emitting only a fraction of the CO2 produced by standard distilleries. It will also recycle all the waste water used in the distillation process. Once complete, the distillery will be will be one of Scotland’s largest, with a combined output of 10 million litres of whisky a year, the report said.
Plastic Water Bottle cure????
An additive to make plastic bottles biodegrade completely is now on the market for water companies in the UAE, Gulf News has reported. The oxo-biodegradable additive is similar to what is currently being used in plastic bags to make them degrade quickly once discarded. UAE residents reportedly have the world’s highest per capita consumption of bottled water, creating huge amounts of plasticWindmill Tours:
With the recent 'backout' by the U.S.A. from the Kyoto emissions agreement. And this from a country with the highest energy usage, it is pleasing to see someone in the U.S adapting that old 'Dutch and Belgian' technology of Windmilling! Visualise this: In a desert area 3,800 30 metre high white windmills that generate enough power to run 920,000 houses (and that is with an American energy consumption). And yes, it is now a tourist attraction. Worth a visit.
Cruising
Perhaps it is time to investigate which cruise lines maintain a recycling system
for plastic. This commodity is becoming the pest of the ocean. Regretfully, too
many cruise boats still simply toss their refuge overboard!! When you come down
to selecting your cruise boat check their rubbish and recycling policy. If you
witness abuse of this whilst on board report it.
Here is a short email with links
to various reports received from a friend of ours who also happens to be a
marine scientist.
Eco Minded Hotels and Resorts:
| Sth Africa | Malaysian Frangipani Langkawi Beach Resort | A whole Greek Island Ai Stratis | |
| Dubai |
Eco Friendly Land Transport
 New
Zealand Campervans go green and offer in-house CO2 offsets!!If you are planning a trip to New Zealand and intend using a campervan please read more... |
 "Care for the environment, travel Eurostar"Travel to the heart of Paris with the Eurostar. The CO2 emissions from a Eurostar train on a London Paris sector are 5.4 kg as opposed to 67 kg on a flight between London and Paris. |
National Parks: