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EcoReport is written and edited by Evelyn Kanter, a professional journalist with a lifetime of experience a magazine and newspaper writer and photographer, radio and television news producer and reporter, and guidebook author and editor -- all focusing on travel, automotive, lifestyle, the environment, and your rights as a consumer.

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Budget travel deals for June to save you vacation dollars

Angkor Wat, Cambodia, just before sunset

Gas prices and airline tickets are not wallet friendly these days.  But don’t despair, there are plenty of budget travel deals and bargains — if you know where to look.

Southeast Asia — Save $1,00o or more on a 12-day tour of Thailand, Cambodia and [...]

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Best Green Hotels in USA: Epic Hotel, Miami is Green Seal Certified

Epic Hotel is Miami's newest four-star Green Seal hotel

The Epic Hotel is the newest Green Seal certified four-star hotel in Miami.  That’s just it’s latest award.  The Epic also has been named one of the top 25 hotels in the U. S., and one of the trendiest.

The Epic is part of [...]

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Best eco-lodges in USA: Zion Lodge in Zion National Park

Zion Lodge in Utah's Zion National Park, receives Green Seal certification for its environmental practices

Zion Lodge, in Utah’s Zion National Park, has just received Green Seal certification for its environmental programs that protect the park’s ecosystem.  The Green Seal certification is just the latest of many awards and honors the Zion Lodge [...]

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Green B&Bs use solar energy and offer electric car charging stations

Adobe on Green Street, Santa Cruz, generates 80% of its electricity with solar power, and offers a charging station for guests driving plug-in vehicles

California B&Bs have gone green with a variety of innovative and eco-friendly practices, including using solar power and geothermal energy systems to reduce electric costs, and providing electric car [...]

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Best green hotels in USA: The Henry in Dearborn, Michigan

How appropriate that at the same time the Ford Motor Company is making headlines for producing green, energy efficient vehicles such as the Focus and Fiesta, a hotel named for company founder Henry Ford has earned a top rating from Green Lodging Michigan and the Michigan Dept. of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth.

The [...]

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Best Green Hotels in USA: San Diego’s Hotel Solamar

Kimpton's Hotel Solamar in San Diego is Green Seal certified

San Diego’s Hotel Solamar is the city’s first downtown hotel to become  Green Seal™ certified, and one of just 20 in all of California to earn this top rating for social and environmental responsibility.

The Hotel Solamar is operated by Kimpton, which is [...]

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