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Ten airlines, two Indian and eight Chinese, accounting for nearly 3% of global airline carbon emissions (which in turn account for around 1.6% of the total global carbon footprint), still refuse to meet a final, June 15 deadline to report their emissions data to the EU. According to an EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) effective from January 1, 2012, all airlines flying to EU countries are obliged to cover 15% of their emissions by purchasing emission permits. The extra charge, wiRead More...
An excellent example of how ecological farm tourism can help revive the real, local economy in Greece. We want more of this, and not at all pharaonic mega-tourism & real estate projects or oil platforms in the Aegean or Ionian.
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As I wrote in one of my recent travel stories, people are keen to see bears. Now there's an app for that. Where's the Bear app tells you where bears have been spotted in Yellowstone.
Bears are popular sightings with tourists
The Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre in Ban Khamyong, Luang Prabang province, Laos (TAEC) is a non-government museum that relies on ticket and shop sales to keep its doors open. Grants and donations allow us to undertake significant research, conservation and education projects.
Tales from the Frontier, "Out of the Chaos"
By Costas Christ, from the May 2012 issue
Story on Greek Tourism
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/tales-from-the-frontier/greece/
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