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• Carbon in numbers – Weighing in on the sources that add to the planet’s greenhouse gases
  06 Apr 2009 in Cars & Transportation

  Photo credit: Taras Kalapun The environmental footprint per capita in developed countries is more than 10 tones per year. For example, 10,8 tones of carbon is emitted per capita by British, 12,7 per capita by Greek and 22,4 tones per …

• Travel Green: Manual 3
  24 Mar 2009 in Travel & Nature

  Photo credit: muha… This post is an continuation of Travel Green: Manual 1 and Manual 2. Opt for green: Whether it is a hotel or a tour operator, its environmental initiatives should be codified as policy, thus proving its sensitivity …

• Travel Green: Manual 2
  18 Mar 2009 in Travel & Nature

  Photo credit: moonjazz Riding personal watercrafts is generally a not recommended choice. They pollute the air and water, but if used with care, they can be relatively harmless. Since they go in areas inaccessible for larger boats, they can damage …

• Travel Green: Manual 1
  16 Mar 2009 in Travel & Nature

  Photo credit: Joshua Davis (jdavis.info) Just as even the longest journey starts with one step, the salvation of the planet can start with one person: you. Each person that wants to be an eco- conscious traveller has to respect nature …

• Guiding the public towards a greener way of life
  02 Mar 2009 in Travel & Nature

  On Saturday the 21st of February, an unusual event took place in the central square of Athens. The Tourist Guide Organisation took a very important initiative in raising public awareness by organizing a unique exhibition. Using a small part of …

• Parking spaces vs Green spaces
  23 Feb 2009 in Cars & Transportation

  Photo credit: thienzieyung During the past few months, and under high pressure put by the European Union, Greece has started to adopt a greener policy. Among other measures and actions, eco-friendly plastic bags were introduced into the market, bio-eco products …

• Humanity’s need to cut down on fossil fuels
  05 Jan 2009 in Energy

  Right after the industrial revolution, the exploitation of natural resources by human societies increased at top speed. Fossil fuels are ever since the main source of energy used to cover most of our needs. This made people believe that they …

• Blog Action Day: Poverty and Environment
  15 Oct 2008 in Business & Politics

  During the last few years societies familiarise quickly with environmental issues. The First and the Second World residents get gradually informed about problems such as climate change and the greenhouse effect, that take place due to human activity. Wealthy people …

• Overpopulation
  11 Sep 2008 in Culture & Celebrity

  Six billion people. That’s the current human population on Earth, and the highest ever reached as well. Things start to get cramped in the cities, while there is everywhere a noticeable depressing atmosphere due to having too many people around, …

• Soil Contamination
  17 Jul 2008 in Travel & Nature

  Soil covers most of the surface of the Earth’s land. It occurred after the erosion of rocks, due to strong winds, water, ice and due to the activity of living organisms. Soil is usually suitable for plants and small organisms …