Time is running out to get one of the best deals on the planet, the $10 lifetime pass to America's National Parks for those of us 62 and older. That deal vanishes soon, when the price jumps to $80, so get your pass now before the price increase goes into effect. It's first price increase for the Senior Pass since 1994. The new fee is part of a larger move to pay for major projects and … [Read more...]
UNESCO Adds 23 Biosphere Eco Sites Around the World
UNESCO has added 23 new Biosphere Reserves sites around the world, including four that straddle national boundaries, plus enlarging eleven others. Biospheres protect endangered environments, at the same time they are learning places for the sustainable use of natural resources. New and extended Biosphere Reserves are in every part of the world, from Europe and Africa to the Caribbean and the … [Read more...]
Car Care Tips: Synthetic vs. Regular Oil
Synthetic or regular? Save money or get better performance? Save money or save the planet? Making an informed choice about oil changes just got easier, thanks to new research by AAA on the quality of engine oil. AAA found that synthetic oil outperformed conventional oil by an average of nearly 50 percent. That translates to significantly better engine protection for just $5 more per month when … [Read more...]
Trading Lawn Mowers for Goats in Negril, Jamaica
No kidding, the newest eco-friendly lawn mower at a popular resort in Negril, Jamaica is Betty the Goat, who nibbles s her way around the grounds and has become the star of the resort's weekly nature tour for guests. Betty is was introduced as part of an exchange through which the hotel shares its food waste with local pig farmers. It’s through eco-friendly arrangements such as this that Sunset … [Read more...]
Avoid Buying Turtleshell Souvenirs
The hawksbill sea turtle is critically endangered, but even though there's an international law against it, that isn't stopping the sale of turtleshell products, or stopping tourists from buying them. A survey of nine Caribbean and Latin American countries has identified more than 10,000 hawksbill turtleshell items for sale. That's despite international efforts to halt the trade of products … [Read more...]
BMW Adds EV Chargers in National Parks
BMW is charging up US national parks, landmarks and historic sites with up to 100 electric vehicle stations. Appropriately, the first is at Thomas Edison National Historic Park, the laboratory and home of of the man most associated with electricity. BMW has partnered with the National Park Foundation, National Park Service and Department of Energy to make electric vehicles a feasible option for … [Read more...]
Celebrate our National Parks with Beer
Our National Parks are a national treasure. Celebrate them all during National Parks Week, April 15 to 23, with FREE admission on the two weekends and enjoy some of more than 84 million acres of scenery and 27,000 historic structures, from the Statue of Liberty to Yellowstone. Public lands are facing a tough four years, with proposed budget cuts and other White House and Congressional initiatives … [Read more...]
Best apps for skiing and snowboarding
Life should be downhill in winter, and there's plenty of snow left to ski and ride this season. Simplify your spring skiing or snowboarding vacation with one of these FREE apps that keep track of your runs, speed and vertical, even your kids and friends, and allow you to share the info. Warning - These apps use GPS running in the background to track you, so they suck power like crazy. You would … [Read more...]
Best St. Patrick’s Day parades in USA
As the saying goes, everybody is Irish on St. Patrick's Day. Just about every city in the United States has a parade honoring the saintly man who drove the snakes from Ireland, either on March 17, or the weekend before or after. New York City - The biggest and oldest St. Patrick's Day parade has been marching through the streets of NYC since 1762, fourteen years before the Declaration of … [Read more...]
Concept cars show road to the future
The road to the future is paved with concept cars, an important glimpse of the technology and design we’ll be driving one day soon. Concepts from Jaguar, Mitsubishi, Chrysler, VW and Toyota are being showcased at current auto shows. Some concepts are just for show, while others are really pre-production models, giving the R&D team the time and permission to make final tweaks before the … [Read more...]
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