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Articles tagged “green”

Tourism

Indian conservationists and travel industry agree: Tiger tourism ban hurts cats and people

The supreme court's ruling -- ostensibly to protect tigers -- looks wrongheaded now as both industry and environmentalists unite to show how much the ban will hurt tiger habitats.

Helen Pidd, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Airlines

Spirit says baggage fees and planes with no legroom make it the U.S.’s greenest airline

Well, it's right. By cramming in passengers and giving them an incentive not to bring their baggages, as well as having a young fleet of fuel-efficient places Spirit is plenty green -- both in dollars and in eco terms.

Arlene Satchell, Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel | 12 years ago

Uncategorized

Chicago will get 34 miles of new bike lines before the end of the year

The mayor's promise of extended bike trails is part of a worldwide trend seen from Copenhagen to D.C. that is changing the way we travel within a city and making bikes into a travel must-have.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Environmental groups tell Obama administration to hold off challenge to EU emissions scheme

There's such bi-partisan anger in the U.S. congress over the EU rules that even though the NGO's push for a calmer approach makes total sense it's doubtful that it's politically feasible.

Valerie Volcovici, Reuters | 12 years ago

Environmental groups tell Obama administration to hold off challenge to EU emissions scheme

Uncategorized

Saudi Arabia plans to build first electric subway train for capital city

Is Saudi Arabia, a nation with one of the largest oil reserves, warning the rest of the world to curb fuel use by accepting bids to build its first electric subway, or do they simply benefit by selling more oil abroad?

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Senate bars U.S. airlines from complying with EU carbon emissions law

If Republicans and Democrats can agree and compromise on something, surely we can work something out with EU, right? Either way, more chaos and drama to continue as yet another major power unites against EU standards

Reuters | 12 years ago

Senate bars U.S. airlines from complying with EU carbon emissions law

Airlines

U.S. airlines get ready for a big battle over the EU’s emissions scheme

The EU's trading scheme isn't a surprise, it's just that airline companies and nations have been slow to address the issues surrounding Brussels setting global aviation policy.

Valerie Volcovici, Reuters | 12 years ago

U.S. airlines get ready for a big battle over the EU’s emissions scheme

Cruises

Cruise lines protest new emissions standards designed to protect pristine places their ships visit

The government quietly passed an anti-pollution program requiring all large ships to cut their fuel's sulfur content from 2.7% to 1% by August 1. The cost is estimated as an additional $19 a day -- less than lines routinely pass on as "fuel surcharges."

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

India bans tourists from tiger reserves to protect them from development

Hundreds of tourists will have to rebook hotels today after India's highest court imposed a buffer zone around tiger reserves, a decision that is a win for conservationists and a loss for one sector of India's tourism industry.

Nirmala George, Associated Press | 12 years ago

Tourism

Video: The Asian elephants driven close to extinction by the tourism industry

A somber look behind tourists' favorite pictures reveals the stressful, sometimes deadly, transportation of elephants from Burma to Thailand, and how little is being done to stop their extinction.

Skift | 12 years ago