The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) leaves no stone, or should I say, sector, unturned, and the Amsterdam-based sustainability reporting standards organization is now launching another sector supplement for the airport operator sector.
Capital Bikeshare has 1100 bicycles available for short- and long- term rental in DC. They are in tourist heavy areas like the national mall, are in chic neighborhoods like Dupont Circle, and are often placed by Metro stations.
Whatever happens during 2011, GreenGoPost.com will not go away. I love hearing from folks around the world: after all, readers from at least 130 countries have visited the site, and readership has jumped one-half since August. I’m sharing my thoughts and top ten most visited articles.
The Complexo do Alemão is not necessary on Rio de Janeiro’s visitors’–or locals’–itinerary. A group of poor favellas on Rio’s north side, Alemão was the site of a recent invasion by Rio law enforcement, and has been the host of tragedy after tragedy in recent years. Now a new transportation system offers hope.
Bus travel through the Balkans is a necessity unless you are brave enough to rent a car. Trains are sometimes an option, but they can run on the slow side, and to see many of the most impressive sights in the region, you must bear with the wheels.
The Chinese, who are keen to have goods move to the European Union move even more easily than they do now, signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Bulgarian government to develop a high speed rail system from the Bulgarian-Turkish border to Sofia.
Tom Bowden, a conservative attorney who lives in Virginia, gives some talking points about bicycles and bike paths that some of us can use when talking with those who might be dubious. His talking points begin with bikes’ greatest benefits: the freedom of movement, efficiency, and the legacy of entrepreneurism.
Trains do crisscross a fair share of Southeastern Europe, but the reality is that to move around between and within the countries, you are dependent on buses. Floods can have a tad bit impact.