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To celebrate the start of fall, Avelo Airlines is selling tickets at 50% off for all flights in the month of September. The sale commemorates the end of summer and start of fall travel to all of Avelo’s 47 destinations in 25 states and Puerto Rico. The 50% off* sale is for travel between September
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Sounds brilliant and simple – carpet the space between the rails with solar panels to produce a supply of alternate energy to help power the trains. Since Switzerland is famous for its trains, it made sense to test a solar railroad project here. Except the program has run into trouble and halted. Derailed, you might
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The Postal Service has issued a new stamp honoring Chief Standing Bear. He is the Native American civil rights icon who won a landmark court ruling in 1879 that determined a Native American was a person under the law with an inherent right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The dedication ceremony for
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ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter visits Churchill, Canada, where polar bear outnumber humans.
Standing on its hind legs, an adult male polar bear can reach 18 feet or more, so you don’t want to be in a cute little subcompact car, or even a pick-up, that a curious bear could push over or climb on. The “tundra buggies” that carry tourists for close-up views of these phenomenal animals are bigger and tougher than the bears. Think school bus on steroids.
Consider one of these five eco-hotels for your next travel escape, including one destination with a LEED certified spa and another within a UNESCO World Heritage site. The super green eco-hotels are new members of Beyond Green, a global portfolio of sustainable hotels, located in such popular destinations as Miami Beach, Lake Tahoe, Maine and
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Domino’s Pizza isn’t just the world’s largest pizza company. It also is the largest electric vehicle pizza delivery fleet operator in the country, with more than 800 Chevrolet Bolt EVs now, and 1,100 planned by the end of 2023. The EV delivery vehicles are 2023 Chevy Bolts custom-painted to be rolling advertisements. They are in
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Again this year, Land Rover is honoring local community groups and charities which make a positive impact by giving away fully customized and equipped Defender 130 rescue vehicles, designed to save lives. The Defender Service Awards expands in 2023 beyond US groups to include Puerto Rico and Canada, plus significant money awards to help non-profits
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Should e-bikes be allowed in National Parks? The National Park Service wants your opinion on the potential impacts of electric bikes in parks, to the eco-system including wildlife, plants and flowers, and to visitors on foot. The NPS has rules on dogs, off-trail hiking and mountain bikes, camping and cook-outs, boating and other things we
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One US airport is offering passengers with non-visible disabilities the opportunity to travel with confidence. The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program is a FREE and simple tool for passengers to voluntarily share that they have a disability that might not be immediately apparent, and would need a little extra help, time and understanding while at the
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Along with an exclusive color and other features, the 2024 GMC Hummer EV Omega Edition is a tough-as-nails tricked-out off-roader able to launch Zero-60 in 3.5 seconds. And expensive – at $149,995, its nearly double the price of the regular production model. Do you really need to spend nearly $70,000 extra for special blue paint
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