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         <title>Book is a Hitchhiker&apos;s Guide to America</title>
         <description><![CDATA[If you're familiar with the <a href="http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/hhgg.html">Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy</a>, you may want to pick up "<a href="http://redwoodtodeadwood.com/">Redwood to Deadwood</a>," a book by <a href="http://redwoodtodeadwood.com/bio">Colin Flaherty</a> about hitchhiking across America. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchhiking">Hitchhiking</a>? In this day and age? And living to tell about it? Now that's an adventure. 

That may be the cynical Detroiter in me (I grew up down there). Or maybe I've seen too many <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0934459/">hitchhiker horror movies</a>. 

According to author <a href="https://www.facebook.com/colin.flaherty">from Wilmington, Delaware</a>:

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         <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:10:56 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>A Handful of No-Fly Travel Options for the Holidays</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. However you celebrate during December, you don't need to fly to do it. Think about it. No airports. No delays, or overpriced foods, or announcements that you can't quite make out, or sitting next to someone you'd rather not. How about getting stuck with the middle seat? Convinced? Try these five green holiday trends on for size, via <a href="http://www.greentraveller.co.uk/">Greentraveller</a>, with five no-fly holiday ideas. 

The list, published recently on the <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/business-traveller/2011/11/01/five-green-holiday-trends-for-2012/">Reuters Business Traveller</a> site, puts an emphasis on the carbon emissions you'll keep out of the atmosphere. But you don't need to be a greenie to appreciate these. Greentraveller calls them Fiv]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/no-fly-travel-options-holidays-greentraveller.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:50:48 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Meet Stanley Selengut, the Father of Sustainable Resort Development</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Sustainable resort development doesn't have to be an oxymoron. Meet <a href="http://www.ecotourismconference.org/news/2011/ties-lifetime-achievement-award-honoree-stanley-selengut-present-estc">Stanley Selengut</a>, who created Maho Bay Camps, a 114-unit campground on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, in 1976. It was built to be an economically viable and environmentally friendly camp, compatible with National Park mandates. It's now one of the most profitable businesses on the island. And as with any good story, there's more. 

<a href="http://www.maho.org/">Maho Bay</a> was built by locals on hand-dug footings to minimize impacts to the land. How refreshing, and quieter than heavy machinery. Beep beep beep. 

Maho Bay is considered a pioneering development by leaders in the ecotourism]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/meet-stanley-selengut-father-sustainable-resort-development-ties.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:47:26 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Certified Green: Top 10 Loony Travel Destinations</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Planning makes perfect. Or maybe that's practice. If you're planning for a <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/take-your-kids-snorkeling-oceans-punta-cana-dr.html">Spring Break trip</a> (me too), you might want to consider these Top 10 Emerging Destinations for Green and Sustainable Travel from a site called <a href="http://www.greenloons.com/">Greenloons</a>. 'Loons? It seems they're only loony about guiding people to spots that have been certified as green. 

"Traveling sustainably in new destinations helps raise living standards and can create environmental reverence by emphasizing conservation education and advocating sustainable activities that lessen degradation," says <a href="http://www.greenloons.com/about-greenloons.html#who">Irene Lane, Greenloons founder</]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/certified-green-top-10-greenloons-destinations.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:16:13 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Is Space Tourism a Bust? </title>
         <description><![CDATA[Sir Richard Branson's <a href="http://www.virgingalactic.com/">Virgin Galactic spaceline</a> is still in the works. Still. As some potential passengers jump ship. The latest to give up his ticket is venture capitalist Alan Walton. If you have an extra $200,000, now's your chance to snatch it up. 

It seems that even the 1%ers (shameless <a href="http://occupywallst.org/">Occupy Wall Street</a> reference) are being careful about how they spend their dollars these days, based on <a href="http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-virgin-galactic-space-tourist.html">a report at physorg.com</a>. Walton was among the first folks to sign up for this spaceflight, which involves being sent on a suborbital trip, 60-some miles high, for a feeling of weightlessness (and a potential awesome new Facebook prof]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/is-space-tourism-a-bust-virgin-galactic.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:19:51 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Ben Sollee, Sans Van, is Pedaling His Brand of Folk Music</title>
         <description><![CDATA[You may recall a post earlier this year on <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/biking-with-a-cello-ben-sollee-ditch-the-van-tour.html">plans by soulful folk musician Ben Sollee</a> to embark on a second, two-wheeled tour. That is, a tour on a bike, towing a cello (since he's a cellist). I remarked back then that he'd have to park his "clunky old van" after a road show, and pedal his music for a while. Well, the tour dates have now been announced. And just in time, because his van broke down. 

To refresh, <a href="http://bensollee.com/">Ben is from Kentucky</a>, his newest CD is "<a href="http://bensollee.bandcamp.com/">Inclusions</a>," and his bicycle trek is officially called the "2011 Ditch the Van Tour." The tour was planned for the summer, but you know how that g]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/ben-sollee-sans-van-tour-2011.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:35:29 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>What&apos;s That Noise? Play a Saw, Save a Tree</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Have you saw, I mean, seen the latest trend in music? Actually, the proper verb is saw. And maybe it's not a trend. But if you thought saw-playing died with Jackyl's "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackyl">The Lumberjack</a>," you're wrong. It's still going on, sans chainsaws that run with two-stroke engines. Astoria, New York, recently hosted the ninth annual <a href="http://musicalsawfestival.org/">NYC Musical Saw Festival</a>. People came from all over to play music using saws. And people came to listen. Boy, does this music sound weird. There's no way to describe it, except maybe "Wooo ooooo."

If you're making plans for 2012, you might want to consider the 10th annual festival. It's bound to have even more teeth than last year. Teeth, like you use on a saw to cut wood. Performe]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/whats-that-noise-play-a-saw-save-a-tree.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:31:27 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>They Draw &amp; Travel Features Art, Adventure &amp; Maps</title>
         <description><![CDATA[When you're packing for a trip, it helps to have a list. One more thing you might want to add, besides clothes and a camera, are art supplies. But what if you're flying instead of driving? Is there a <a href="http://www.tsa.gov/311/">TSA requirement</a>? I hope not, because your next trip could result in a map on <a href="http://www.theydrawandtravel.com/">They Draw & Travel</a>, if you've got the skills. 

They Draw & Travel features maps illustrated by artists from <a href="http://www.theydrawandtravel.com/map">around the world</a>. And the term applies to professional and amateur artists. Hint: If you can't get your brushes, paint, markers or canvas through airport security, you might want to pack them carefully in a suitcase, or wait until you get home to sketch out your <strong>maps-t]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/they-draw-travel-features-art-adventure-maps.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:51:51 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Brother, Can You Spare 1% for the Planet?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[How much do you set aside for helping the planet, as in living more sustainably? Do you spend more for organic food, offset your carbon emissions or maybe even ride a bike (that counts, bikes aren't free). There are <a href="http://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/en/members/">a number of businesses</a> that donate at least 1% of their sales to support about 2,600 environmental organizations around the world. And that number just grew by one, as in <a href="http://www.outsideonline.com/">Outside Online</a>, an outdoor publication. Does that sound funny? An online outdoor mag called Outside? 

Either way, the partnership between <a href="http://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/en/">1% for the Planet</a> and Outside will span print, digital and broadcast media. And it's one more reason to check ]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/brother-can-you-spare-1-for-planet-outside-mag.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:59:35 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Make Tracks for Traincations, the Newest Travel Trend</title>
         <description><![CDATA[You've heard of vacations and staycations. What about <a href="http://www.greentraveller.co.uk/blog/introducing-traincation">Traincations</a>? It's what it sounds like, taking a break from work and at-home hassles via the rails. According to some experts, it's becoming the next big travel trend. 

As most folks who have flown on commercial airlines can attest, flying is no fun anymore. Long waits and delays, cramped seats, bland snacks. 

Driving can be fun, but you're supposed to pay attention to the road, not the countryside. 

Trains can be more inviting than planes and automobiles, with more room, food cars, and places to plug in your laptop. Being a <a href="http://www.metro.co.uk/travel/819187-rail-against-climate-change">low-carbon form of travel</a> doesn't hurt either. 

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         <description><![CDATA[The other night, my wife made drugs for dinner. Actually, the dish was walnut garlic linguine, made with a recipe clipped from a magazine in 1996. It seems that, even back then, walnuts were prized for being delicious. They're also pretty healthy. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers at least one brand of walnuts to be a new drug. Finally, I'd say. 

Just as medicinal marijuana is taking off, and attracting the disdain of authorities, comes walnuts. Walnuts to the rescue. You just don't smoke or snort these. You eat them. What are the benefits? Is this what <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Want_a_New_Drug">Huey Lewis</a> was singing about? 

The FDA, in <a href="http://www.fda.gov/iceci/enforcementactions/warningletters/ucm202825.htm">a warning letter to Diamond ]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/walnuts-are-crunchy-drugs-fda-says.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Our Girls and Boys Need More Exploring the Stars, and Less &apos;Dancing with the Stars&apos;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[What do little girls want to grow up to be? Princesses? How about scientists and teachers? Time Warner Cable and other corporations (Discovery included) are behind a push to foster "<a href="http://www.ny1.com/content/special_reports/connect_a_million_minds/143468/-green-girls--identify-possible-careers-in-science">Green Girls</a>" and boys for the next generation. 

Time Warner recently helped put on a program with the <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/">New York City Parks Department</a> where girls learned about the ecology of dragonfilies and <a href="http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/uniramia/odonatoida.html">damselflies</a> (how appropriate). 

Now some girls, my two daughters included, may think bugs are yucky, but they think science and "saving the Earth" are cool. And what]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/girls-boys-more-exploring-less-dancing-with-stars-science.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:34:12 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Diversity, Vegetables, Peace and Brett Dennen for President</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Brett Dennen is a modern day rockstar. Instead of sex and drugs, he's into living healthy, cooking from his backyard garden, and <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/spring-sprung-detoxify-body.html">eating mostly raw</a>. Does that make him totally uncool, or just a too-unusual role model? 

<a href="http://brettdennen.net/">Brett</a> is currently on tour with <a href="http://www.reverb.org/index.php">Reverb</a>, a Maine nonprofit that <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/instrumental/reverb-fans-biodiesel-bus.html">greens concert tours and venues</a>, including for artists like <a href="http://www.davematthewsband.com/">Dave Matthews Band</a>. Brett is on <a href="http://www.dmbcaravan.com/brett-dennen/">the Matthews' Caravan tour</a> this year as well. 

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         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:22:48 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Science Says Lobsters Can Live Forever, But They&apos;re Still Delicious</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Can you ever eat a lobster again after reading this news? It turns out that our clawed friends have self-repairing DNA, which means they would essentially live forever if it weren't for being caught and eaten, or dying from injury or disease. 

<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16349118">When I told my wife this</a>, she didn't believe it. But <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1196/annals.1297.096/abstract">it's apparently true</a>, and due to an enzyme, although not well known among seafood eaters (including me). Who doesn't love a nice lobster tail once in a while? <a href="http://www.cooking-lobster.com/drawn-butter.html">Drawn butter</a>? Anyone? 

The enzyme, <a href="http://animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/400-pound-lobster.htm">called te]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/science-says-lobsters-can-live-forever-but-delicious.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <description><![CDATA[Here's a way to brighten your day. Hate your job? Bummed out by <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/17/news/economy/annie/fortune_annie051705/index.htm">crummy "summer"</a> weather? Or maybe the job is fine, but you're stuck indoors on a sunny day? Well, then, take a look at this. <a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/bestinternship/2011/episodes/episode1.aspx">Kokei Otosi</a> has the Best Internship on Earth. What will she be doing? 

She'll be doing her part to save the planet we call home, as a intern with the <a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/">Sierra Club</a>, traveling around to promote the appreciation and protection of nature through outdoor education and adventure.

You might say she's helping protect the things that make life worthwhile. The things that make it worth working for ]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/oh-its-tough-having-best-internship-on-earth-sierra-club.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>How to Take an Extended Vacation, Around the World, in Style</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This could be called "An Introduction to Digital Nomad Living." It's one of those ideas you come across on <a href="http://su.pr/ATIdSw">StumbleUpon</a>. A family of three from Santa Cruz, California (at one time, anyway) is spreading the message. They've found that they can travel the world and "live large" for less than living at home. How is this possible? 

This lifestyle also is called <a href="http://www.soultravelers3.com/2008/06/how-to-do-exten.html">extended travel</a>. 

<strong>Some tips:</strong> Get a cheaper flight by staying longer and going off-season, and book a rental rather than a hotel. Cook at your new temporary home, rather than eating out every night. For those meals out, do lunch, which is cheaper than dinner anyway. 

The <a href="http://soultravelers3.com/">Soultr]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/how-to-take-extended-vacation-soultravelers3.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Four Ways to Write Off a Trip, to Anywhere</title>
         <description><![CDATA[When you hear write-off, you may think taxes. Not in this case. This is a writing contest on water conservation. You come up with a proposal to better a part of the world, and a travel company will send you there for your efforts. The four ways ... 

Those are the categories: Health, Environment, Education, Sport. 

The contest is being put on by a nonprofit called <a href="http://www.travel2change.org/">travel2change</a>, and aims "to identify and fund the most creative ideas or proposals for improving the sustainable management of water in travel destinations."

You may have heard that <a href="http://www.43places.com/lists/24896/everybody-hates-a-tourist-usa">everybody hates a tourist</a>. Some possible reasons: Folks who come to a place, take pictures, spend money and leave behind thei]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/four-ways-to-write-off-a-trip-to-anywhere.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:11:32 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Cicada Invasion Becomes Frozen Treat (June Bugs Next?)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Cicadas. They emerge as adults every (lucky) 13 years, then die and are boiled, covered in brown sugar and milk chocolate and mixed into ice cream. What? You've never heard of that last part? Us neither. But it was a hit in Missouri.

That's the "<a href="http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/slogan.asp">Show-Me State</a>," as in show me a way to make the best of <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/04/30/135867081/brood-19-cicadas-poised-to-swarm-the-south">the Brood 19</a> cicada invasion. <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/06/07/137042196/making-the-best-out-of-invasion-missouri-shop-makes-cicada-ice-cream?ft=1&f=1001&sc=tw&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">As NPR reports</a>, the potentially yummy treat is a creation of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spark]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/cicada-invasion-becomes-frozen-treat-june-bugs-next.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:06:19 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description>Nash Hoover is 12, and like (too) many kids, he turns on a light when he enters a room, but doesn&apos;t turn it off when he leaves. It&apos;s only one bulb, after all (multiplied by rooms of bulbs in homes across the USA). Nash is learning, though. He and his dad, an inventor and journalist named Pierce Hoover, began a journey on June 1 across the USA. All 4,000 or so miles of it. And they&apos;re using an amazing hybrid vehicle that is expected to make the trip on only a light bulb&apos;s worth of energy per day.

That translates to 1,000 miles per gallon. Take that, gas hogs and oil barons. This hybrid vehicle is human-electric, and is traveling from New York to Oregon.

Hoover managed to turn most every father&apos;s problem (turn off the lights, kids) into a story pitch and a cross-country ride. The journey i... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/father-son-team-traveling-nyc-portland-1000-mpg-vehicle-pop-sci.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:34:48 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>The World&apos;s Most Beautiful Beach Art ... from Jersey (Photos)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The first creatures who crawled out of the water and onto the beach left a line in the sand. 

So goes the description of the reasons behind the <a href="http://www.jerseybeachart.com/">MyMemory.com World Beach Art Championships</a>: To celebrate the creation of art that only lasts until the next high tide. 

Of all the places on Earth to stage this first-ever contest, organizers have chosen Jersey.

That's <a href="http://www.jersey.com/english/aboutjersey/theisland/pages/default.aspx">Jersey, the island</a>, off the coast of Normandy, France. Not <a href="http://www.state.nj.us/nj/about/garden/">New Jersey, The Garden State</a>. 

This island of Jersey, <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/RSQA">seen here on Google Maps</a>, is the warmest place in the British Isles, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/worlds-most-beautiful-beach-art-jersey-island.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>The Ultimate Experience? Become a Galactic Astronaut for $200,000</title>
         <description><![CDATA[It's been 50 years since <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_171.html">the first American astronaut</a> flew into space, <a href="http://www.life.com/gallery/59671/image/50551344#index/25">back when JFK was president</a>. It's not too late, however, to <a href="http://astronauts.nasa.gov/">become an astronaut</a> yourself aboard SpaceShipTwo, the world's first commercial spaceship. All you need is a fearless attitude, and $200,000.

The offer comes from <a href="http://www.virgingalactic.com/">Virgin Galactic</a>, which recently tested out <a href="http://www.virgingalactic.com/overview/spaceships/">SpaceShipTwo</a> --- described by the company as "an air launched glider with a rocket motor and a couple of extra systems for spaceflight."

<a href="http://www.]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/ultimate-experience-become-virgin-galactic-astronaut-200k.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Wi-Fi Could Go Bye-Bye With Climate Change</title>
         <description><![CDATA[If you don't like being tethered to an office chair, then you've likely learned to appreciate wi-fi. Ah, the freedom. Work at the coffee shop. Or on the beach. With freedom, however, comes responsibility, right? Like taking responsibility for our carbon emissions, both personal, national and international. 

If this sounds too preachy, and you're tired of the climate change alarms, just consider one more: A warming planet egged on by <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index.html">human-related emissions of greenhouse gases</a> <strong>could affect wi-fi signals</strong>. 

So much for traveling and working from the road or a more relaxing place if this prediction comes to pass. The wi-fi trouble is being predicted by <a href="http://www.defra.gov.uk/en]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/wi-fi-bye-bye-climate-change-work-travel.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Is Your School on the List of the 311 Greenest Colleges? </title>
         <description><![CDATA[So I'm now the holder of a Master of Arts degree in Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Sustainable Development and Policy. How does that roll off the tongue? It took me four years, taking classes on the side. Over the weekend, I visited the campus of the <a href="http://www.uis.edu/">University of Illinois-Springfield</a> for the first time. How is this possible? 

The classes that I took were virtual, at a university that has about 5,000 students, 25% of which take classes online. Did I choose the <a href="http://www.uis.edu/environmentalstudies/">UIS Environmental Studies program</a> for its convenient green-ness, so I wouldn't have to spend every weekend or several weeknights driving to classes? Yes. I also chose the program because it was accredited, and offered <a href="htt]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/is-your-school-list-311-greenest-colleges-us-canada-princeton-review.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Save Russia&apos;s Strange, Beautiful, Endangered Saiga Antelope (Photos) </title>
         <description><![CDATA[These are Saiga Antelope. They're known for <a href="http://www.factzoo.com/mammals/saiga-antelope-asian-steppe-wanderer.html">buggy eyes and big snouts</a> ... and for being one of the fastest-declining mammal species on Earth. 

Or maybe they're relatively unknown outside of Russia. The <a href="http://www.saiga-conservation.com/">Saiga Conservation Alliance</a> aims to make these creatures the poster children of conservation efforts, before the animals are gone. 

The alliance is offering <a href="http://www.saiga-conservation.com/news_article/items/sca-launches-first-international-saiga-ecotour-to-southern-russi.html">10-day eco-tours</a> of Southern Russia to raise money for conservation of the species. 

If you can't make it from Aug. 29-Sept. 7, they're also <a href="http://www.saig]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/save-saiga-antelope-russia-alliance.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Biking with a Cello? Ben Sollee Ditches the Van</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Kentucky musician <a href="http://bensollee.com/">Ben Sollee</a> is going back on the road. That doesn't mean tour buses or even a step down, to a clunky old van. Ben is going on a bike. And he's a cellist. Should he have chosen a guitar (or just been a singer with a microphone)? This guy does things the hard way, apparently. Like his latest video for "<a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2011/04/video-premiere-ben-sollees-close-to-you/1">Close To You</a>," a handmade effort filmed in one take with the help of more than 80 volunteers. Which is weirder, the bike, the cello, the video? Look and listen. 

Ben's 2011 Ditch the Van Tour will head out later this summer, when he and his band stop driving and flying and start biking their way from show to show. 

His newe]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/biking-with-a-cello-ben-sollee-ditch-the-van-tour.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>I&apos;m a PC, and I&apos;m Greener Than a Mac</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Let the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming_(Internet)#.22Flame_wars.22">flame wars</a> begin. I still have friends who are Apple nuts. I used to be one. I moved to a PC years ago. I was tired of being a pioneer. And tired of hearing "the Mac version will be released soon." PCs cost less, they're more widely used, etc. 

Of course, not everyone agrees on those undeniable points. And I still use an iPhone and an iPad (and <a href="http://www.apple.com/ipad/from-the-app-store/pages.html">Pages</a> doesn't beat <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/">Word</a>, by the way). 

But I digress. The purpose of this post is to share news that Greenpeace says Apple is the dirtiest Information Technology (IT) company. While Newsweek has named Dell as the greenest computer company. ]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/im-a-pc-im-greener-than-a-mac-greenpeace-newsweek.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>What&apos;s On Your Must-See List? The Northern Lights Top Recent Poll</title>
         <description><![CDATA[You work hard, and you want your vacation to be special. In their time away, most folks in a recent survey would rather see what's in the sky than what's on the ground. The <a href="http://fairbanks-alaska.com/northern-lights-alaska.htm">Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights</a> won out against spots like <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=274">Machu Picchu</a>. Nightlife beats wildlife, in other words. 

The survey comes from <a href="http://www.adventurecompany.co.uk">The Adventure Company</a>, and 8,000 U.K. travellers were polled. Check out this run-down, featured on <a href="http://www.travelinggreener.com/trends/2011-adventure-travel-trends/">Traveling Greener</a>, and see if you agree with the choices for <strong>the Top 10 places people would most like to experience:</s]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/whats-on-must-see-list-northern-lights-adventure-company.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112237/ronald-mcdonald-fades-as-chain-changes?mod=family-kids_parents">Ronald McDonald</a> is on his way out, you may have heard. It's high time that a corporation stopped using a clown to market to kids, right? That doesn't mean my kids still don't ask for McDonald's, and that I don't cave in once in a while. What if, however, true green practices and conservation were as common as McDonald's? The burger (and increasingly gourmet coffee) chain is starting to construct more energy efficient, LEED-certified buildings.

Does this make <a href="http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/home.html">McDonald's</a> the next green giant? Not really. <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/could-the--happy-meal-ban-teach-kids-to-avoid-junk-f]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/making-conservation-common-mcdonalds-leed.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Reality Check: 101 Ways to Travel Without a Gas-Powered Car</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Have you seen the price of gas lately? Of course, $4 a gallon in the U.S. is cheap compared to what people in other countries have been paying for years. Either way, the cost can make you think twice about taking a trip. Unless you're <a href="http://www.goboaz.com/">Boaz Frankel</a>. This eco-adventurer traveled 12,000 miles across America using everything BUT a gas-powered automobile. 

Let's see. How did he come up with 101? Some of the different modes he chose include a pedal-powered kayak, a camel, a couch bike, a secret Senate subway, a paraglider, a hot air balloon, a crop duster, a pneumatic pogo stick, a mechanical walking rickshaw, a dog sled, and an electric motorized cooler.  

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         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:02:48 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>&apos;Rent Green&apos; for a Getaway, or a Test Drive</title>
         <description><![CDATA[So you want to upgrade the house, or the car. Using less energy can cost you more money up front, although the idea is that the savings over time will pay you back ... and then some. What about renting? Traditionally, that's a sucker's bet. You should buy, as in a home. Or maybe that advice is from a long time ago, when people used to make money on the real estate market. Here's a way to find out what efficiency and technology is all about, however, without forking over the cash right away: Renting green. 

This may be something to think about the next time you plan your adventure (like right now). I've done vacation rentals with the family, including one fabulous cabin in the woods that sported a kennel for the dog. <a href="http://www.vrbo.com/">Vacation Rentals by Owner</a> is a super r]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/rent-green-for-a-getaway-or-a-test-drive.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:06:06 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>16-Year-Old Skis to North Pole, and Keeps on Going</title>
         <description><![CDATA[What did you accomplish by the time you were 16? What have you accomplished so far? A 16-year-old named <a href="http://www.parkerliautaud.com/">Parker Liautaud</a>, from London, just returned from a trip to the North Pole. He did it on skis, in four days. Was it just to update his picture on Facebook? Not entirely, although that is a bonus. He skiied for 112 kilometers (almost 70 miles) as an ambassador for One Young World, in an  effort to inspire other young folks to take up a cause. 

Parker, along with teammate Doug Stoup, finished the journey one week ahead of schedule. Parker's journey was in support of a resolution from <a href="http://www.oneyoungworld.com/home/">One Young World</a>, an international forum for youth leadership. The resolution calls for international legislative ac]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/16-yr-old-skis-north-pole-one-young-world-last-degree.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:10:22 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>How About a Free Trip for Turning Your Home into a Billboard?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[This idea from the <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2011/04/08/turn-your-home-into.html" target="_blank">Boing Boing</a> people gives me another. The gist is, a California company called <a href="http://www.adzookie.com/index.php">Adzookie</a> is offering to pay your mortgage if you're willing to let them turn your home into a giant billboard. No homes have been selected as of this writing, but what would you be willing to hawk to help pay the bills? This brings a new meaning to the "for sale" in the front yard.

What about ads on your home that give you some time away, as in a free adventure trip/vacation? After all, your neighbors may not be too happy about the ad anyway.

Some travel organizations that may want to consider this, from our Planet Green archives:

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         <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:01:54 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[I've been waiting to write this post, since a return from the Dominican Republic for some Spring Break relaxation and family bonding. Of course, I love my family, but sometimes the kids can be a handful. Like my 9-year-old daughter, who's sweet and wonderful, but can make your blood boil depending on the day. OK, but how to cool hot tempers? Snorkeling, I've found. 

Snorkeling is a perfect way to spend an afternoon, especially in a spot <a href="http://www.snorkelingpuntacana.com/">like Punta Cana</a>. You're in a refreshing place, breathing carefully through a tube, peering at what you normally can't see --- what's normally out of sight, and out of mind for many. 

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         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:13:44 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Celebrate Curiousity &amp; Discovery on International Obscura Day</title>
         <description><![CDATA[If you live in a place long enough, you should possess some local history to pass on to visitors. Bay City, Michigan, for instance, is the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B2bYmkbRdw">birthplace of Madonna</a> and the city that <a href="http://www.legacy.com/ns/news-story.aspx?t=annie-edson-taylor-heroine-of-niagara-falls&id=138">Annie Edson Taylor</a> called home before she became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (and survive). Which brings me to April 9, the second-annual International Obscura Day, a cultural event that aims to celebrate curiosity and discovery. Local tours are planned in several countries to spotlight "unusual places hidden all around us." Do you know of one in your backyard? Read on. 

<a href="http://atlasobscura.com/obscura-day">Internati]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/celebrate-international-obscura-day.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:15:47 -0500</pubDate>
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