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Looks like we have big push to bring the electric car back to the market. Sounds good so far – jobs and electric powered cars. I’m not sure about the infrastructure support, but I guess we have time for that.
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=16862550
For those who read the first line of this post and thought, “back to the market?”, read on…
Hopefully this electric car won’t end up like the first electric car – Find out about who killed the electric car the movie.
Well, we have a book site up. Shari Thurow and I published a book in April of 2009 that brought together search and web usability and now the site, after a month or so (give or take few months) is not live. Thanks for the patience.
When Search Meets Web Usability – the book companion site is live.
I wish I knew about this after I washed my iPod with my color clothes. Surprisingly, the little bugger didn’t work after the last spin cycle.
If you end up washing your iPod or iPhone, get a new iPod or iPhone and don’t have a home for your old one please consider recycling it before tossing into the garbage. You can also recycle cellular phones, PDA’s, Palm Pilots, digital cameras too.
Recycle your old or broken cellular phones, PDA’s, Palm Pilots, digital cameras here.
I wrote about Bluefields Bay Villas, an all-inclusive vacation villa in Jamaica in June of 2008 and how they don’t pitch themselves as a destination for ecotourism in jamaica. That was before I went there. This post is from my personal experience.
Ecotourism – Jamaica vacation
As I stated in my previous post on Bluefields, they don’t promote themselves as green and sustainable, but they do work with local communities, are mindful of the land and the reef just offshore. We can’t all be 100% green (myself included), but it’s steps like this that deserve recognition as the right steps toward sustainability and ecotourism in Jamaica.
I wanted to write about Bluefields once more as this is the time of year people start planning their winter get-a-ways. You might want to consider this ecotourism Jamaica vacation get-a-away. I know what you are thinking, Jamaica is unsafe, etc. That was one of my concerns too. Bluefields Bay is an hour from Montego Bay and about 4 hours from Kingston. It’s far away from the noise and the city. I didn’t experience anything remotely unsafe, but I think this is what people think of regarding “unsafe” so I figured I’d mention it.
Now the good stuff – all-inclusive, seaside view at a private villa, ala Jamaica ecotourism
There are few places that live up to the hype. This vacation villa in Jamaica did that and more. They took care of everything including picking up and dropping us off from the Montego Bay Airport, 3 meals a day, snorkel gear and a full cooler of drinks on the beach. It’s hard to describe just how good it was.
The weather in Jamaica
We went in July, and surprisingly, the weather in Jamaica for this time of year was very pleasant. I was expecting to sweat the entire time. The weather on vacation was probably better than the weather back home (NJ). I would go back in the summer again, but there something really nice about getting out of the cold too and escaping to a tropical paradise while everyone else you know is snowed in.
All-inclusive means all clean clothes
One of the things I dread about going on vacation is the post-vacation unpacking. That wasn’t my experience with Bluefields Bay. I left with a clean packed suitcases for my Jamaican vacation and I came home with a clean packed suitcase. They clean your dirty clothes. It’s a really nice way to return home.
You can see my pictures from our Jamaica trip on Flickr.
You can find out more about Bluefields Bay Villas and what they can offer your on your Jamaica vacations.
If you plan on going to vacation in Kauai or Oahu, Hawaii, you should probably go sooner rather than later.
Geologists say that more than 70 percent of Kauai’s beaches are eroding, and Oahu has lost a quarter of its sandy shoreline. They warn that the problem is likely to get significantly worse in coming decades as global warming causes sea levels to rise more rapidly.
Seems there has been an upswing jellyfish resulting in tainted fishing grounds. Some say it due to global warming.
“These increases in jellyfish should be a warning sign that our oceans are stressed and unhealthy,” said Lucas Brotz, a University of British Columbia researcher.
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http://green.yahoo.com/blog/the_conscious_consumer/19/recycling-by-mail.html
Here’s a quick one on recycling just about anything including:
Ryan Bros Coffee of San Diego – Organic, fair trade and quite delicious
One of the easiest ways to start to go green is with a daily cup of organic and/or fair trade coffee.
If you live in San Diego, CA you can stop by and pick up a cup of fair trade coffee yourself. You can also buy organic coffee and fair trade coffee online at http://www.ryanbroscoffee.com/.
Ryan Bros are:
Support your independent organic and fair trade coffee retailer. For more information on organic and fair trade coffee in San Diego visit the Ryan Bros web site.