Got to feed the hungry baby: growing air traffic means higher fuel usage. You may have noticed a number of announcements and articlse in recent weeks about airlines signing deals with producers of biofuels–fuels made from plants, from…
The video above is included here because without it you might not believe the story. A Swiss tourist, visiting the Cies Islands off Galicia in Northern Spain, was filming a seagull on a cliff wall in the area, which is a protected national…
Volcanic eruption in Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression, 2014 Photo: Iany 1958 / Wikimedia The European Council on Tourism and Trade, an association of
The good news: The Great Barrier Reef is no longer one of the most endangered World Heritage sites. The bad news: a number of World
With temperatures still high and ozone pollution levels rising, Swiss authorities have moved to encourage weekend travelers to leave their cars at home by temporarily cutting train and bus fares. In Geneva, all forms of transit will continue at…
In the face of an ongoing heat wave, Paris authorities are keeping five large parks open around the clock, Monday to Friday. 127 other smaller parks are already open full-time.
Boeing and Alaska Airways have figured out a way to both reduce carbon emissions at Seattle’s SeaTac International Airport, and save the airline money
“Tartine de Nutella”—Breakfast for France? Photo: A. Kniesel / Wikimedia While most observers of international relations have been focused
Elephants in Tanzania’s Ruaha national wildlife park. Photo: Anna Rydin / Wikimedia China has pledged to phase out manufacture and sale of products
Marriott hotels has set a corporate goal to reduce it’s water consumption significantly. Year 2014 over 2013 saw the giant hotelier reduce water use by 5.3%, and 16% since 2007. The company set a target in 2007 to reduce its water…
Got to feed the hungry baby: growing air traffic means higher fuel usage. You may have noticed a number of announcements and articlse in recent weeks about airlines signing deals with producers of biofuels–fuels made from plants, from…
The video above is included here because without it you might not believe the story. A Swiss tourist, visiting the Cies Islands off Galicia in Northern Spain, was filming a seagull on a cliff wall in the area, which is a protected national…
Volcanic eruption in Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression, 2014 Photo: Iany 1958 / Wikimedia The European Council on Tourism
The good news: The Great Barrier Reef is no longer one of the most endangered World Heritage sites. The bad
With temperatures still high and ozone pollution levels rising, Swiss authorities have moved to encourage weekend travelers to leave their cars at home by temporarily cutting train and bus fares. In Geneva, all forms of transit will continue at…
In the face of an ongoing heat wave, Paris authorities are keeping five large parks open around the clock, Monday to Friday. 127 other smaller parks are already open full-time.
Boeing and Alaska Airways have figured out a way to both reduce carbon emissions at Seattle’s SeaTac International Airport,
“Tartine de Nutella”—Breakfast for France? Photo: A. Kniesel / Wikimedia While most observers of
Elephants in Tanzania’s Ruaha national wildlife park. Photo: Anna Rydin / Wikimedia China has pledged to phase out
Marriott hotels has set a corporate goal to reduce it’s water consumption significantly. Year 2014 over 2013 saw the giant hotelier reduce water use by 5.3%, and 16% since 2007. The company set a target in 2007 to reduce its water…
