Thursday, June 21st Radio Show

Responsible Tourism: Eco-Trippin'

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Need a vacation? Want to save the planet? Today we are talking about eco tourism and how going green with your travels can both make for a better vacation and a better world.

Today's Featured Radio Guest:

Lisa Patterson - Carbon Neutral Manager for Intrepid Travel, an agency that helps travelers discover real people, real cultures and have incredible real life experiences along the way and is going carbon neutral by 2009.

Topics Discussed Today:

Virgin Blue Carbon Offsetting - To help address climate change Virgin has implemented a range of initiatives to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and we are aiming for a further reduction of our aircraft emissions by up to 5% per aircraft by 2008.

Nature Air - San Jose, Costa Rica based carbon neutral airline.

Solar Impulse - First company working to circumvent the world in a solar powered airplane.

BioBeetle - Rent a car that runs entirely on biodiesel on your next vacation.

EV Rental - Rent a hybrid car on your next vacation.

OZO Car - NYC car service whose fleet of Honda Prius cars comes with a Mac Laptop, Sirius Satellite Radio, and all the amenities you need to ride in style.

Kimpton Hotels - Hotel chain committed to both the environment and the authentic boutique experience.

Orchard Garden Hotel - First LEED certified hotel located in San Francisco that features cutting edge eco innovation and absolute luxury.

-- Margaret