A social network for greening tourism

With 151 joined members, Greening Tourism is a growing social network of people who are sharing best practices in the industry.

Watch The Story of Stuff! Gather the kids if you got em.

The Story of Stuff, by Annie Leonard, uses a beautiful flash movie to demystify the story of where all our “things” come from. It’s a great wake up call to understand what we are buying. It’s made to explain the process to kids as well so saddle up for the next 20 minutes, this is a good one!

What is the Story of Stuff?

“From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.”
-From Annie Leonard, at http://www.storyofstuff.com/

Watch the video here and then surf the site to see what you can do!

The Go Green Portal: A Great Sustainability Resource

The recently launched Go Green Portal is an attractive and functional website for people who are looking for a greener lifestyle. Worth checking out! The design is simple and easy to navigate, and they just launched a subscribe function so now you can receive their XML newsfeeds. Some of the popular stories covered on the site include the new eco-resort to be built by Pamela Anderson in Abu Dhabi, Britain’s First Plastic Free Town, called Modbury and ‘Green Automobiles’ for the Beijing Olympics.