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May is Military Appreciation Month, and a good time to remind ecoXplorer followers that current and retired US Military and Gold Star Families now are entitled to FREE admission year-round to national parks and historic sites and other federal lands. It’s a new lifetime perk, authorized in 2022 by the Biden Administration. New lifetime passes
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Circle K is the latest national chain to open EV charging stations at its roadside locations – and the first to use chargers made in the USA. The first site is in Wytheville, Virginia, along Interstate 81 at State Highway 121. This site supports still-limited charging availability in the Appalachian region, and is part of
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Celebrate National Park Week with FREE admission and FREE events in many of the 424 national parks in the USA. National Park Week 2023 is April 22-30, and encourages all of us to discover something new about their national parks and monuments, from the Statue of Liberty in NYC to Yosemite in California. With at least one
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Despite the abundance of buffets and restaurant choices on cruise ships, until now Vegans have not had much choice. That is changing with new plant-based menu items aboard all six ships of Windstar Cruises. The menu rolls out fleet-wide in June. In addition to being plant-based, dishes also are prepared without added salt, oil, and
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There are five FREE admission days to national parks, monuments and historic sites in 2023, one less than in 2022, including on Earth Day, which is also the start of National Park Week. There are more than 400 National Park Service sites nationwide, with at least one in every state. The fee-free days continue a
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April is Autism Acceptance Month, and Chrysler is introducing a new Calm Cabin package for its Pacifica minvans, to help those with autism feel calm, safe and comfortable. The new interiors are in partnership with the Autism Society of America, and on display at the New York International Auto Show, which opens to the public
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EV manufacturer Polestar is on a mission to reduce CO2e-emissions in every vehicle produced, starting with the mining of materials for the battery and production of steel and aluminum for the chassis. The goal is to cut current emissions in half by 2030, including in the new Polestar 3 SUV. Polestar is so committed to
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St. Patrick’s Day means parades and green beer, bagels, donuts and milkshakes – plus great deals at national restaurant chains. Some are valid only on Friday, March 17, 2023, others for a few days before and after. Our leprechauns have been busy searching for this pot of gold list of money-saving deals, offered alphabetically, because
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Switzerland is building a gi-normous solar installation – the size of 35 football fields – to produce electricity for up to 15,000 homes. The solar project is to be built around the Bern Airport. Called the BelpmossSolar project, it is expected to cost around $33 Million, and scheduled for completion in 2026. According to SwissInfo,
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The world’s tallest hotel made almost exclusively from wood has opened in Swedish Lapland, the the birthplace of cross-country skiing and home of the reindeer. The Wood Hotel in Skellefteå is no rustic cabin in the woods. It is a 20-story luxury hotel downtown, dominating the skyline, and surrounded by the spruce and pine forest
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