Evelyn Kanter Eco Report » Green Travel

Best Green Hotels in U.S.: W San Francisco

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:54:04 +0000

The W San Francisco makes history by earning the first LEED certification for an existing building belonging to a major hotel chain, and only the seventh hotel in the United States to earn the LEED Silver rating. The W San Francisco is also certified by the state of California as a green business. This is [...]

18 Beaches the BP Oil Spill May Ruin Forever

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:49:48 +0000

Oil soaked wave

The newsletter Business Insider has identified 18 beaches Gulf Coast beaches that may never recover from the ecological disaster of the BP oil spill. Here are the five most endangered beaches, with photos that are even more upsetting than the oil soaked wave shown here –

Worst hit is Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, where [...]

Travel to the Gulf Now Despite the Oil Spill

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:05:35 +0000

Despite the BP oil spill, the worst environmental disaster in US history, most beaches along the Gulf of Mexico remain open and ready for visitors. One of the best ways you can help resort communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida is to travel there and spend your money in the local, family-owned restaurants, boutiques, [...]

Best Women Only Travel Adventures

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:40:00 +0000

First, let me say that I despise the term ‘girlfriend getaway’. That leaves out women only family travel such as a spa weekend for mother and daughter bonding, a grandpmother taking a favorite five-year-old skiing, or the joys of solo travel. So let’s talk instead about women only adventure travel.

Adventure Women tours offers these two trips in July 2010 to the American [...]

Baltimore Gets its First LEED Certified Green Hotel

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:40:31 +0000

Baltimore’s first LEED certified green hotel is the moderately priced Fairfield Inn and Suites is in the heart of downtown Baltimore. It is close to the city’s famous Inner Harbor and the Baltimore Heritage Walk, a three mile walking trail through four centuries of American history, making it an ideal choice for eco-travelers looking for a moderately priced hotel [...]

Solar Powered Brewbub in Portland, Oregon

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:12:42 +0000

Lucky Lab Brewpub, Portland, Oregon, is solar powered

Portland, Oregon is one of the most environmentally friendly cities on the planet, so it should not surprise anybody that this green, eco-travel destination has a solar-powered brewpub.

Portland’s Lucky Labrador Brew Pub is the first brewpub in Oregon to use solar power to brew beer. Definitely a green restaurant, but [...]

Guestroom Amenities Get New Life

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:52:53 +0000

Crystal Cruises recycles unused soap, shampoo

It always breaks my heart to leave behind soap and other bathroom amenities that I used only a couple of times, knowing they will be thrown out by housekeeping. I’ve been wishing for years somebody could figure out a way to recycle them. Somebody has.

Non-profit foundation Clean the World has developed [...]

Best Earth Day 2010 Festivals in USA

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:14:31 +0000

Earth Day 2010 Respect and Protect the Environment

Thursday, April 22nd is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and there are observances around the world to remind us about protecting and saving our beautiful green earth. Here is a High Five recognition of some of the biggest planet-friendly Earth Day observances in the USA:

Headquarters for the [...]

Earth Day 2010: Saving the Green in Your Wallet

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:23:37 +0000

Earth Day 2010: save the green in your wallet

April 22, 2010 is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, a day to think about the environment and keeping it green. Since my own personal definition of saving green includes saving the green in in my wallet, here are my High Fives – the five best travel websites [...]

Budget Hotel Chain goes Green with Biodegradable Guest Amenities

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:53:09 +0000

Nearly 900 Americas Best Value Inn and Canadas Best Value Inn hotels in North America will be putting soap, shampoo, body lotion and other guest amenities in biodegradable packaging. It’s a first for a hotel chain of this size, which is approximately 50,000 rooms total.

Each year, more than 3.5 billion bottles and caps go into landfills [...]