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This article is about how Marriot Hotels has pledged a portion of it's revenue from meetings booked on its properties between July 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 to Brazillian Rainforests in critical danger. It goes on to talk about how much meetings can play a part in resource depletion and over consumption.  Marriot wants to find a way for its customers and the organization to counteract that over usage.

This is an interview with the founder and editor of Ecoscape, the green travel guides. It's a good interview in that it highlights the importance of green travel options and the resources available to go green around the world.

The article talks about a new search engine that will help users search the net to save the environment. It also gives a breakdown of how the non-profit has the potential to divert millions of dollars to sustainable organizations through advertising.

This article is helpful in that it talks about travel guides that have a premise of being about Ecotravel. It gives reviews about the travel guides that are slanted towards ecotourism and helps decifer the options for those that want to travel but don't know where to start doing the research for Eco options.

This article talks about how to find reputable marine tour companies. Also talks about watching out for green washing with these companies and how to safely be in the water without causing more harm to the animals or areas that you are enjoying.

This article explains what an ecotourism project is, principles of Ecotourism, and costs associated with an Ecotourism project. If you’re interested in visiting an ecotourism project but you’re not sure what you’d like to do or where you’d like to go, there are a few current and long-term projects to give you a taster of what’s available.

This article discusses active ecotourism projects that travelers can be a part of to contribute to the wellbeing of an area or animal population. It seems that there is a growing number of people that want to do some good for the environment while they are using up some of their valuable holiday time.

Article about safely watching turtles in their natural habitat without disturbing them or their habitat. It talks about how the Sea turtle is among the most endangered of the turtle species and how declining habitat and the fishing industry have descimated the population.

This article helps people that are planning their wedding make green choices in getting the event together. It has information about buying eco friendly wedding decorations, where to have your wedding to have a smaller footprint, how to by a green dress.

This article is about the dwindling habitiat for Vultures in Africa. It discusses how the vultures have been killed by local farmers and that the habitat for these birds is dwindling as people and big agriculture move into the areas.

This article is about tree house accommodations for your holidays instead of using a typical hotel. If you are looking for something out of the ordinary but want to be in a comfortable and beautiful atmosphere a few feet off the ground these places are for you.

This article has a great definition of Greenwashing that is easy to understand. It also points out what to look for when choosing a green travel business. Finally it talks about how big business can be sneaky about how green they really are to get more customers through decepitive greenwashing techniques.

Green Apple Festival for Earth Day information and list of venues for 2008.

Article talks about the events going on for Earth Day 2008.