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Making eco-friendly choices for your vacation starts with the right destination, and a big part of that destination is where you plan to stay.  When it comes to green lodging, vacation rentals often offer the best combination of the amenities you need and the small carbon footprint you want to leave behind. With vacation rentals available in a variety of popular eco-tourism destinations, you can create a vacation that will have minimal impact on the planet. The Green Choice Because a... Read Full Story

In part 2 of his ten part odyssey to uncover the truth and deconstruct the myths of greening our outdoor gear , Ed explores raw materials and looks at who is putting in more than they should be. Let’s be clear, ethical adventure clothing does not need to be about hippies dancing in circles and weaving reeds to make a hat. The adventure wear community is instead talking about ‘Input Stream Management’. Its cold, its real, and you’d better believe it’s calculated. The goal is to produce... Read Full Story

Is it possible to turn back the clock and save a species from extinction? Is it possible to successfully navigate a project so ambitious, that its aim is to return a once ‘critically endangered’ species to its natural habitat? The Begawan Foundation’s Bali Starling Project began with this premise – and a passionate belief that that they could achieve these goals. After all, a species that becomes extinct in its own natural habitat is gone forever, leaving later generations to mourn its loss... Read Full Story

Last week, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council officially recognized Sustainable Travel International’s (STI) “STEP” certification program as the industry standard of sustainability in the tourism sector. STEP – which has been designed to assist tourism businesses assess their operations and identify industry best practices – aims to mitigate harmful impacts while emphasizing positive returns. “We’re very excited that STEP is among the first global standards to be recognized by the... Read Full Story

Whilst Thailand is known globally for its jet-setting beach destinations such as Phuket, its teeming metropolis of Bangkok, and crowded resorts along the coast, the rural plateau of northeast Thailand, known by the locals as Isan, has remained a region seldom frequented by overseas visitors. Comprised of provinces generally dedicated to rice farming and agriculture, it is quilted by verdant rice fields and dotted with villages that have changed little over the past decades. Here, enterprising... Read Full Story

Can it be? Last week, I tweeted briefly on the rampant excess of supposed “eco” blogs pushing more and more needless “product” down the throats of consumers; a disconcerting trend that has seemingly taken over the “green” blogosphere perhaps due to there being little-else to talk about. In this accusation I cannot exempt myself, either. TerraCurve.com has, on occasion, promoted and/or reviewed it products and other services that – when viewed objectively – can also be tossed into this... Read Full Story

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has honored veteran Canadian travel journalist Theresa Storm with an award for excellence in photography. The award was for the best photograph published in conjunction with a feature article in a Canadian publication in 2010. It was the sole photography award announced during the media awards luncheon held December 8th as part of Caribbean Week festivities in Toronto. Storm took the photo in Guyana, South America (part of the CTO), on a fall 2009... Read Full Story

With the inevitable peak oil disaster being a tell-all on our planet’s reliance on antiquated energy sources, the travel industry is scrambling to find a viable means to secure its longevity in the trying times to come. Notably, the most oil-reliant aspect of the travel industry is air travel ; projected to comprise roughly 4% of total man-made carbon emissions in the world by 2012. Obviously, air travel holds some room for improvement – not to mention the various other aspects of travel... Read Full Story

Very often, some of the best news and opinion comes from the creative talents of other sites, networks and individuals from all across the globe. In the effort to further promote such diligence, hard work and commitment to building a better planet, TerraCurve’s “Social Sphere Round-Up” will highlight some of the day’s best and brightest for all to enjoy. LEED building design now safe for flying creatures , too – sustainablog.org VIDEO: Financial Meltdown, Peak Oil, Global Warming – Are... Read Full Story

Very often, some of the best news and opinion comes from the creative talents of other sites, networks and individuals from all across the globe. In the effort to further promote such diligence, hard work and commitment to building a better planet, TerraCurve’s “Social Sphere Round-Up” will highlight some of the day’s best and brightest for all to enjoy. Can green building design save taxpayer money? - inhabitat.com Is poisonous BPA lurking in our canned goods? - thegoodhuman.com... Read Full Story