Posted in community, giving back, peace, volunteering, tagged community, customs and culture, holiday, peace through service, travel, travel with a difference, volunteer vacation on February 15, 2008 | No Comments »
For anyone looking for a holiday plus something more, here is a great option - a volunteer vacation. From the Travel section of the Saturday, February 2, 2008, Toronto Star, front page and pages T8-T9, is this article about the rewards of a vacation based on volunteerism:
Volunteer Vacation - Cook Islands
LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE
Painting, helping kids to [...]
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Posted in climate change, environment, global warming, green, green living, take action, what you can do, tagged global warming, green, environment, carbon emissions, carbon offsets, climate change, airlines, travel, business travel, vacations, zero out, CO2, Plane Stupid, aviation, airline industry, air travel, greenhouse gas emissions, biofuels, train travel, carbon footprint, carbon neutral on November 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Next Flight: Less than Carbon Zero?
by Ginny Figlar
Getting on that big-ol’ jet airliner is less of a guilt trip when your share of that jet’s carbon emissions is zero. Ante up for carbon offsets offered by some airlines and travel sites, and you’ll effectively “zero out” your portion of the carbon emissions that result from [...]
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