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Further Reading on Going Green This Summer
- Lighter Footstep has an exhaustive list of tips to help cool your summer.
- The Fun Times Guide has a terrific guide to help you grill green all summer long.
- Road Trip USA gives some great opportunities for classic and scenic drives in America that might be terrific alternatives to taking the plane.
- The Rain Barrel Guide offers bundles of information on how to get the most out of the practice of collecting and storing rainwater for future use.
- Want to get involved in ecotourism? Check out the website of International Ecotourism. Not all eco-tourism packages are created equal, and some can really do damage to the place you’re visiting. This site helps you determine the difference.
- Railpass.com is offering a North American Rail Pass for sale this summer valid for 30 days of consecutive travel on any Amtrak or VIA train route in North America. They’ve also got plenty of tips and ideas for traveling by rail almost anywhere you’ll want to go this summer.
- Natural Life Magazine has put together a brief guide to planning a green vacation that might help with the process.
- Check out a site called Green Map for, not surprisingly, green maps around the world. Each one’s been created locally with global sustainability in mind, and they may be able to help guide you to greener places this summer.
- The Man in Seat 61 gives great tips and ideas for traveling overland comfortably where you just may have believed air was the only real option.
- Check out the Green Hotel Association for a listing of member hotels, tips, and ideas for a greener travel experience.
- Conservation International has a great carbon calculator to help determine your level of offsetting this summer. Give it a shot, and then take action!
- The EPA has some great tips on their website for reducing this summer’s waste stream, which is the best way to be sure it won’t be here next year.
- Readers offer their non-toxic mosquito repellant solutions.
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