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We know that many of us love to travel, especially now during the summer months. But we also understand that traveling increases your carbon footprint and contributes to global warming. Lucky for us, there are ways to travel and minimize (or completely offset) your carbon emissions. The Sheraton Phoenix hotel has recently installed a rooftop garden and has plans to retrofit this hotel with LED and CFL technology. TerraCurve.com, along with the full story here, is a good source for environmental travel. It helps you find deals on green flights, hotels, and rental cars. Another option for traveling green is to look for sustainable packages offered by your favorite travel agent. For example, Orbitz.com, the online travel agency has resources to find and book eco-friendly travel vacations at Eco.Orbitz.com. Happy travels!

photo from http://www.terracurve.com/

Hard economic times are usually associated with declining job availability. However, this is not necessarily true for green jobs. According to a recent study by the Pew Charitable Trust, 770,000 people currently hold jobs in the clean energy sector. This is near the scale of the traditional fossil fuel based energy sector. Check out the full article from Wired.com.

photo from http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/06/green-jobs-grow

HP has recently launched “Green IT for Dummies” in the hopes of giving organizations the simple solutions on how to run implement Green IT practices, and lessen environmental impacts. The guide is a useful resource that recommends what course of actions you should take, and details the expense and difficulty to implement those actions. The best part is that HP is giving these guides away free, but hurry, it’s a limited time offer. Green your organizations with the guide! Get it here.

Image from http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/productdesign/greenit4dummies.html

Living in California, specifically coastal California means that your privvy to some of the best beaches and surfing in the world.  If you’re a surf or beach ethusiast, show your support tomorrow.  On June 20th a variety of different beaches will be hosting clean ups and other community service opportunities.  Read a great post from Good Magazine here to learn more about how to get involved tomorrow.

Images via Will Etling

Posted by Daniel Mabasa