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Marking 20 years since Murray Bookchin's passing... His humanist vision of ecology based on community & direct democracy is even more relevant today, in a world that is becoming increasingly dystopic and dangerous. freedomnews.org.uk/2026/07/30/murray-bookchins-lib…
Ikaria can be called the Greeks' favourite alternative Greek island. Named after the legendary Icarus who famously flew too close to the sun, it is unique in many ways: a Blue Zone regarding the longevity of its inhabitants, a Red Zone regarding their political preferences, and a Fun Zone regarding its famous feasts, the "Panigyria" of Ikaria, built on a traditional culture of Mutual Aid! The... Show more
Roots Tourism & the Panigyria of Ikaria - Blog
Ikaria can be called the Greeks' favourite alternative Greek island. Named after the legendary Icarus who famously flew too close to the sun, it is…
A fresh, innovative and transparent example of presenting local projects supported by the EU, is the EU Parliament's "In my Region - What Europe Does For Me?" Explore at what-europe-does-for-me.europarl.europa.eu/en/regi…
EPRS - What-Europe-Does-For-Me
How does Europe affect our everyday lives? How does it impact our jobs, our families, our health care, our hobbies, our journeys, our security, our…
Among the many treasures at the MIT OpenCourseWare collection of free lessons, is this gem "How to Speak" by the late Professor Patrick Winston. This annual, January, speech was an MIT tradition for over 40 years. Never old, just gold. Very useful for all who have to make presentations at various stages of their career - never too late to improve!... Show more
How to Speak | How to Speak | MIT OpenCourseWare
This page includes the full How to Speak video recorded in January 2018, along with related content and commentary
Edinburgh has joined cities like Amsterdam, Paris, Rome and Manchester by introducing a tourist accommodation tax, at 5%. The Scottish Greens, who have pushed for such a measure for over 15 years, have urged councils to follow Edinburgh’s lead. The levy is meant to raise funds for schools, libraries and housing rather than combat Overtourism. greens.scot/news/greens-urge-councils-to-follow-ed…
Greens urge councils to follow Edinburgh in rolling out ‘tourist tax’ - Scottish Greens
Edinburgh and Greens have led the way.
This video from the Okavango, Botswana is nearly one year old, but the relevant lessons should never get old. No crowding, keep distances, respect wildlife, constant monitoring needed. 14dd5266c70789bdc806364df4586335-gdprlock/shorts/UKv_jL_Nies
🚣♂😱 ELEPHANT FLIPS TOURIST CANOES IN BOTSWANA 🐘 - YouTube
A male elephant in Botswana’s Okavango Delta charged at British and American tourists, toppling two canoes and briefly dragging a woman underwater. Experts s...
We were very sorry to hear of Ronald Sanabria's recent passing at such a young age. Ronald was a genuine, green offspring of beautiful Costa Rica, a pioneer of Sustainable Tourism, Fair Trade and Organic Agriculture. As he mentioned in the very detailed Interview we conducted a few years ago, "If you are happy with what you do, if you believe and honour what you do, it becomes contagious to... Show more
Interview: Ronald Sanabria, Consultant & Advisor, Sustainable Tourism
Ecoclub Interview with Ronald Sanabria. Ronald Sanabria, a native of Costa Rica, has worked with the tourism industry on certification, productivity, quality assurance and sustainability…
Free Public Transport? Do it like Porto! What prevents other cities from copying this great, green decision? eutoday.net/porto-introduces-free-public-transport…
Porto introduces free public transport for all city residents - https://eutoday.net
Porto has introduced free public transport for its residents, allowing eligible passengers to use metro, bus, suburban rail, tram and river services across
Movie Tourism: Moviegoers flock to Prague.... I can think of a hundred other far better reasons to visit Prague, but anyway. apnews.com/article/odyssey-imax-prague-ad3d6aa0238…
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' draws thousands of foreign moviegoers to Prague's IMAX screen | AP News
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is drawing moviegoers to Prague for its rare 70 mm IMAX experience. This film is the first feature made entirely with…
Who needs rare earths? Finland just built a sand battery that can cover a whole town’s heating demands for a week in winter and a month in summer. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/25/finland-sand-battery-renew…
Sand battery: Finland’s radical answer to a renewable energy headache
A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.