Friday, May 2, 2008

Green travel dilemma essay

Eco-conscious traveler Jennifer Bernstein ponders "how easy is it really to travel green?" in her essay on the Brave New Traveler website.

Anyone can go to an eco-lodge and offset their carbon footprints, but what does this really do for the local habitats and people who live there?:

"Green means asking complex questions about what is right, and these questions get increasingly challenging in the context of an unfamiliar culture.

Plus, travel is about movement, which means you visit somewhere and then leave. Better travelers are environmentally and socially responsible, and make a genuine effort to learn about and appreciate the area they visit."

Read the full story: The inconvenient truth about green travel

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