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by Tracy L. Barnett

  • Xilitla’s Las Pozas on the most endangered list

    The LA Times has just released its list of most endangered cultural sites in the Americas, and a rare treasure that’s been a longtime favorite is on the list. (Altug S. Icilensu photo) Las Pozas, the amazing surrealist garden created by the eccentric English millionaire Edward James in the Mexican jungle near Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, is [...]

  • Calling my bluff on Los Cabos

    (Melissa Gaskill photo) Eco-travel writer Melissa Gaskill called my bluff on my Los Cabos story last month. “Los Cabos is, unfortunately, an example of the worst kind of development and tourism,” she wrote. “No sense of place, no sensitivity to the landscape, destruction of natural resources, excessive use of water, ultra-luxury developments staffed by underpaid [...]

  • Turtle Rescue on the Eco Side of Baja

    by Melissa Gaskill A tent on the sand with a solar-powered light, solar shower hanging nearby, composting toilet behind a gnarled palo blanco tree. Travel doesn?t get much more eco than this. Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Organized by Baja Expeditions, one of the oldest outfitters on the Mexican peninsula, and SEE Turtles, a non-profit promoting conservation tourism, this [...]

  • Facing the wild snowy yonder: A flatlander learns to ski

    BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, UTAH ? Curled up in front of the fire, I look out to a line of snow-frosted pines. Twenty-three inches of snow fell last night, so the snow is still fluffy and soft. Beyond the trees, I can see the tops of the mountains I will be ascending tomorrow. I’m trying not to [...]

  • Last Organic Outpost’s Greenfest on video

    In case you missed it, the best of Houston turned out on the farm for the Community Greenfest at the Last Organic Outpost’s Emile Street Community Farm. Channel 39’s Going Green With Yolanda Green caught a great slice of celebratory life in a two-part video tour, now available on their website – and here. Enjoy!    

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Yolanda Green is a community pioneer, children's advocate and television personality. Ms. Green currently serves as the Community Relations Director and Host of "Outlook Houston" and "Going Green" for Houston's channel 39. As the Host of "Outlook Houston" she works to educate, inform and empower viewers on critical issues facing the Houston community. "Going Green with Yolanda Green" is a weekly half hour program highlighting businesses; commercial products, government programs and local initiatives making significant strides in ensuring our communities are eco-friendly.More here...

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