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It's always interesting to read how mainstream media perceive and promote Sustainable Tourism, in effect redefining it. So checking this Euronews article: www.euronews.com/travel/2026/04/22/all-the-sustain… -
one notes that "Avoiding overcrowded destinations and travelling outside of peak season" is - supposedly - one of the key three sustainable travel habits tourists are adopting in 2026,...
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Arguably the greenest way to travel the world. Fascinating live view, 24/7 from the international space station along with interesting eco details about the locations down below. At sen.com you can also see a selection of past streams and more useful information. - at International Space Station
Today, Earth Day is one of the days when governments and CEOs remember the Earth. Considering that there are at least 100 globally recognised environment days, see list below, I believe they should remember it more often!
January
Jan 5: National Bird Day - nationalbirdday.com
Jan 26: International Day of Clean Energy (UN) - un.org/en/observances/clean-energy-day
Jan 31: International Zebra Day - worldwildlife.org
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Happy (?) Earth Day 2026 www.earthday.org/earth-day-2026/
Earth Day 2026 | Theme, Activities, Events & Resources
The theme for Earth Day 2026 is Our Power, Our Planet. Find out how to get involved now and on Earth Day, April 22, 2026.
New travel tools have arrived on Android phones in many countries. Among the most useful are live translation between many language pairs, and individual hotel price tracking. blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search…
7 summer travel tips with help from Google
The latest tools from Google can help you plan trips, find a great deal and explore your next destination.
We are all rightly concerned with the environmental impact of tourism, but if one is looking for the ultimate ecocidal villains, this is surely the Mining sector. Watch the story of Theonila Roka Matbob, one of the six recipients of the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize, and her efforts to obtain justice for the decades-long environmental and social devastation caused by the Panguna mine in... Show more - at Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Some find meetings counterproductive and time-consuming, but they may just help save their jobs from AI. At least until humanoid robots become indistinguishable. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/business/ai-jobs-human-…
For Protected Area Researchers & Enthusiasts: The National Parks History Collection at the Internet Archive hosts free resources dating back to 1920 related to the creation and maintenance of the United States National Parks Service. archive.org/details/nps-history
Flight Advertising Bans are coming! On May 1, 2026 Amsterdam - the first city to issue "stay away" ads against tourists in 2023, is banning flight and cruise ads (along with meat, petrol cars and other fossil fuel-based products and services) on outdoor billboards. It is the first capital to do so, following famous cities which are also major tourism destinations like the Hague, Florence,... Show more
Under the pretext of protecting young people, more states are introducing measures that restrict freedoms and increase online monitoring. In the age of AI, technofeudalism, authoritarianism, election interference and emerging surveillance/police states, we urgently need, new decentralized social networks and vpns. We won't get them unless we build them. The technology is available, and... Show more
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Some dismiss direct carbon removal as hot air, so they will be satisfied to hear that Microsoft, the major investor in this emerging tech has apparently quit. But projects were progressing rapidly and it would be a pity to delay a tool that may be indispensable in the future, even if new emissions are significantly reduced.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/climate/microsoft-carbo…
Community-led conservation plus community owned ecotourism is ecologic tourism at its best. Check out this report from Thailand on how wild cattle Banteng is thriving as an attraction news.mongabay.com/2026/04/how-wild-cattle-recovery…
Although the world, and most Greens around the world, do not feel very "happy" right now, congratulations are in order for a global political family marking its 25th anniversary and showing promising unity and endurance. It is of course indispensable as a vanguard of the global effort to avert the Climate Catastrophe. globalgreens.org/25-years/
Green walls are great to look at, and provide many benefits including combating urban heating, improving air quality, supporting urban biodiversity and can even absorb rainwater reducing flooding. But we tend to think of exterior green walls, rather than interior ones. This article reveals green walls can work wonders inside removing indoor air pollutants! Spathiphyllum wallisii aka the peace... Show more
Active Green Walls Remove Up to 98 % of Indoor Air Pollutants
Active green walls can remove up to 98 % of indoor air pollutants, offering a natural complement to traditional air filtration systems for improved air…
Passenger cars and vans consume around 25 million barrels of oil daily, which is a quarter of global oil consumption, and generate a large share of the profits and the political influence of our beloved Oil Multinationals. Although EVs are not a panacea in terms of reducing the impact of daily commuting - we also need hybrid and remote work and free or subsidized public transport - they are... Show more
Electric Vehicles: not a panacea, but a key part of the solution - Blog
Tired of getting into circular arguments with die-hard fossil fuel supporters about the 'unsustainability' and fake greenness of electric vehicles (EVs) I decided to do…
Yet another use for these old family holiday photos. A new study published in Scientific American indicates that looking at your younger self helps unlock, hopefully pleasant, childhood memories! www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-face-swapping…
A face-swapping illusion can unlock childhood memories | Scientific American
By making people feel as if they inhabit a younger version of their own face, researchers can bring childhood memories into sharper focus
In the era of the smartphone, instagram and mass travel, where millions of photos are taken by travellers every second, it is hard to comprehend the importance the art of travel photography once held. A visit to the website of celebrated travel photographer and best-selling author, Robert McCabe, will help. McGabe first travelled to Greece from Chicago as an undergraduate back in 1954, a... Show more
An opportunity for Sustainable Aviation Fuel? The attack on Iran and currently the Hormuz blockade are driving jet fuel prices through the roof, as around 40% of the jet fuel used in Europe is produced in the Gulf. Is this an opportunity for locally produced Sustainable Aviation Fuel, which is otherwise far more expensive? This is produced from used cooking oil, agricultural waste, and synthetic... Show more
