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• Green Tourism meets App

  Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

  Green Travel and Tourism is hot…So are smartphone apps. So why not blend the two? Well, good news, that has recently been done! Green Travel Choice has created a Green Travel app for the iPhone. It is useful for a short drives or international travel. The basis of the app is it allows your to [...]

  
  

• How will you celebrate Earth Day?

  Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

  Tourism Vancouver Island wants to know how you are celebrating Earth Day this year! And remember, Earth Day is not necessarily about “global warming” or being “green”. Earth Day is rather a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment, which of course also is your one and only home planet. And [...]

  
  

• Earth Day at Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa

  Thursday, April 15th, 2010

  Everyone is invited to Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa’s first annual Earth Day Extravaganza! This is a community event open to everyone looking to celebrate the Earth, nature and sustainability in a fun, educational and festive setting. Invite your family, friends and neighbours! But before we get into the details… The challenge is on and [...]

  
  

• Green Christmas

  Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

  Well another year is coming to an end. It has been an interesting year for the world, including of course the tourism world. But, we made it through and there is definitely optimism for 2010, reserved though is may be. And the greening of our economy and tourism specifically will only continue to grow in [...]

  
  

• Paperless Office – Reality or Myth

  Monday, December 21st, 2009

  Remember hearing about the paperless office revolution. It was said to happen in the 80′s, and again in the 90′s. Now it almost seems people have given up on the idea. The crazy thing is, the technology to make it happen is here and is affordable, more so than ever. So then, let’s get down [...]

  
  

• Reducing Business Travel

  Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

  It has often be said that this global economic downturn will bring about significant changes in business, in how we do business. It is also well known that a recession is great time to make changes to your business. So together this means that there is both the opportunity and the need for change. Where [...]

  
  

• What is cool, solid and green?

  Thursday, November 26th, 2009

  Take a look at these objects and guess what they are and what they are used for? Did you guess Lego or ink for your print? Well if you believe it, the latter is correct. And I don’t think anyone could be criticized for not knowing these blocks were actually solid ink.

  
  

• Microgeneration – Macro Solution?

  Thursday, November 12th, 2009

  Not familiar with microgeneration? That’s alright, it is far from mainstream. In fact your spell checker probably doesn’t recognize the word yet! But it is important so you may want to read on. Microgeneration is the generation of zero or low-carbon heat and power by individuals, small businesses and communities to meet their own needs.