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Tibetan Village Project responds to 2010 quake that killed over 2500 people 25 May 2012 | 01:53 am
On April 14, 2010, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck Yushu, an ethnically Tibetan area of China’s western Qinghai Province. According to Xinhua news, 2,698 people were killed and more than 12,000 inju...
Sex trafficking becomes cultural target at this year’s Summer Olympics in London 16 May 2012 | 03:50 am
Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS), a leader in socially responsible investing, and a coalition of U.S. and U.K. investors and NGOs have united to call on corporations to strengthen their f...
Can you “Live Below the Line” on $1.50 of Food per Day? (video) 9 May 2012 | 06:07 am
A new social media campaign, Live Below the Line (on Twitter: #belowtheline) is challenging people (Americans, mostly) to live for FIVE WHOLE DAYS while spending only $1.50 or less on food and/or drin...
United Nations takes on sex trafficking in tourism 9 May 2012 | 03:30 am
While the travel industry continues to grow (one billion tourists will travel abroad this year alone) and positively affect the global economy, the tourism infrastructure is also being used for the ex...
Have your say on what makes a destination ‘sustainable’ 4 May 2012 | 02:00 am
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council has issued an open call for feedback in its effort to develop a global criteria on sustainable tourism – most specifically, destinations. Having just announced ...
Green Product Components – The detail unzipped 28 Apr 2012 | 06:58 am
Unless you use a poncho when you step up to the crag, throw a leg over your bike or slide into your kayak, you have a debt of thanks to pay to the unrecognised titans of adventure gear manufacture. Zi...
Berlin’s Radisson Blu offers guests a glimpse into the deep blue sea 26 Apr 2012 | 06:55 am
This may not be in the realm of “responsible” travel – though it does lend well toward wildlife preservation and recognition – I would argue that we can file this under the “Super Cool Travel” categor...
U.S. tourism spending continues to grow amidst a healing economy 26 Apr 2012 | 04:26 am
New data coming out of the U.S. Department of Commerce shows that tourism spending throughout the United States jumped dramatically, signifying a growth spurt in one of the largest sections of the nat...
Why Aren’t More Bloggers Writing About Responsible Travel? 25 Apr 2012 | 04:30 am
The following entry is a cross-post from the good folks over at TheTravelWord.com, who have agreed to its republication here. Before the US Civil War, while Abraham Lincoln was still just a US state ...
For Earth Day 2012, help commit a ‘Billion Acts of Green’ 5 Apr 2012 | 02:09 am
Since the very first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, over 20 million Americans from all walks of life have contributed to major environmental accomplishments, such as pressuring government leaders for th...
