Carbon neutral: the 'fairy tale' castle of Neuschwanstein

Yes. We know from German folklore (think Hansel and Gretel, and Little Red Riding Hood) that the forest, or Wald, was an important part of life in Germany’s past. With forest still covering 31 per cent of the country – almost three times as much as the UK – the nation is deeply green.

It is also way ahead in terms of “green” issues. Germany recycles three-fifths of domestic waste compared to about one-fifth here; there are now only 150 landfill sites in Germany, compared with 50,000 in the early Seventies.

If you are choosing the nation at the heart of Europe initially for its environmentally friendly credentials, you are in for a treat in terms of the green and open spaces it offers. Germany has one-third more people than Britain, but the population density is lower and more rural.

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What happens at Oktoberfest, stays at Oktoberfest.

I want to go to Italy, and you will too, after you indulge yourself, listening to the voice, heart and soul behind VistaNuova.com

Smart Green Travel sparks your artistic curiosity, at the exact spot Columbus set sail from Italy.

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An Organic Conversation
Helge Hellberg & Mark Mulcahy

VistaNuova
Andrey Tamarchenko

• What's Going Green in Amusement Parks? on Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco Yep, that's the "Harry Potter Forbidden Journey" ride at Universal in Florida. Buckle up and pull down your harness, for a virtual roller coaster ride on Green in Amusement Parks. Smart Green Travel, hears from America's biggest Amusement Parks and their Green steps to sustainability in the most wild places.......
• Earth Day April 22nd - Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco Earth Day is Thursday and in America we are leading the way with support for NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE Did you know that kids today spend on average only 4 minutes outside each day? Learn more on Smart Green Travel, how important you know why NOW is the time to......
• Swimming with Dolphins in the Wild on Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960am San Francisco Dolphins! Have you spoken to anyone who swims with them in the wild frequently? On Smart Green Travel, you'll hear Lisa Alpine share spectacular play by play details of water dancing with the dolphins and what she describes as dolphin daycare,  in Hawaii, where pods of dolphin parents drop their......
• Green in the Mountains on Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco BREAKING NEWS: Calif State Parks will only allow you in FREE to all STATE PARKS if you have an ACCESS PASS.  How to get one?? Find out on Smart Green Travel. Mt. Tamalpais - means 'Bay Mountain' - the Coast Miwok Indian definition Plus, Mom's and Dad's,  I have an......
• Greenest Cities in the World with Jerry Hart on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco [/caption] Who's recycling more and "trashing" less? Smart Green Travel visits the top green cities and few runners up who have made the most impressive strides toward eco-friendliness and sustainability. Factors are air, the climate, our health, the landscape and the habitat. When a city accepts as a mandate its......

• Top Travel Places to Go in 2010 reprinted from New York Times 2. Patagonia Wine Country Ten years ago, a group of adventurous winemakers set their sights on an Argentine valley called San Patricio del Chañar, an unusually fertile and eerily beautiful corner of Patagonia. They plowed, planted and waited. The outcome? A blossoming wine country with......
• I'll Be Waiting Preface It all started when I joined the spyworld when I was 16. I was shortlisted as a candidate after a 10 day camp. All of us thought it was just an outdoor camp that was very different from the other courses. So yeah, a lady posed as a principal......
• Glacier National Park turns 100 [/caption] GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. – Age has not been kind to Glacier National Park. The gorgeous million-acre park in northwestern Montana celebrated its 100th birthday on Tuesday. But many of its glaciers have melted, and scientists predict the rest may not last another decade. The forests are drier and......
• How to teach your dog the call # 2 You are exercising with the exercise of call , but the results are slow in coming. Perhaps you're committing some small mistake that could easily avoid. Often the dog will associate the recall of something unpleasant. If you call only when it is time to go home, and he......
• The 'Real Unemployment' Needs Real Solutions [/caption] by: Leo Hindery, Jr. chairs the US Economy/Smart Globalization Initiative at the New America Foundation. He is the former chief executive of AT&T Broadband and other major media and telecom companies. "Everyone agrees that the recession is over," said Larry Summers, President Obama's top economic advisor, on December 13.......

What a long strange trip it’s been! The Magic Bus, takes off from the center of San Francisco, transporting you back to a time of peace, love, and rock ‘n’ roll.  Smart Green Travel showcases the man behind this Transcendental Transportation Authority.

Plus, what an honor to speak with the Tourism Director of Tanzania, an oasis of nature where you discover the 7th and 8th wonders of the world.

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Dr. Aloyce Nzuki
Director of Tanzania Tourist Board
http://www.tanzaniatouristboard.com/

Chris Hardman
Creator of Magic Bus
Antenna Theatre
415.332.8867
Tickets www.brownpapertickets.com/event/11269

Rana Kent
Trip Attendant

• I heard it through the Green Grapevine on Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco American's pair wine with food, while Europeans pair wine with life. The numbers speak for themselves. Whether you're like me, a novice with wine, or a connoisseur, the FACT IS: Europeans drink 28 gallons of wine per year, per person. American's drink 3 gallons of wine per year. What can......
• Earth Day April 22nd - Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco Earth Day is Thursday and in America we are leading the way with support for NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE Did you know that kids today spend on average only 4 minutes outside each day? Learn more on Smart Green Travel, how important you know why NOW is the time to......
• Swimming with Dolphins in the Wild on Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960am San Francisco Dolphins! Have you spoken to anyone who swims with them in the wild frequently? On Smart Green Travel, you'll hear Lisa Alpine share spectacular play by play details of water dancing with the dolphins and what she describes as dolphin daycare,  in Hawaii, where pods of dolphin parents drop their......
• Underground Portland Walking Tour, a no-holds-barred excursion into the worst Portland has to offer on Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco So what is the Underground Portland Walking Tour? It's a no-holds-barred excursion into the worst Portland has to offer. The dark and sordid side of Portland. A treat for lovers of all things sinister and you'll only hear it on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM, Saturday's starting at......
• Special Interview: Nelson Mandela attracts World Cup to South Africa, plus Green Weddings on Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco Sponsored by Dome Guys: When one of their geodesic domes first comes into view, you'll feel a sense of wonderment and anticipation. Step inside the dome, and the experience truly feels like no other. So, lets say you just don't care about the biggest sports event in the world, World......

• Review: Joey Green's Fix-It Magic: More than 1,971 Quick-and-Easy Household Solutions Using Labeled the Mad Scientist of Home Improvement, Joey Green has come out with another book where he lists of over 1900 easy household solutions using products you probably already have around the house. This tome is definitely a good one for the green movement, as you will be reusing products......
• A Weekend Of Green Fairs Around Los Angeles. This weekend we spent the majority of our time outdoors, as there were two different fairs around Los Angeles that had "green" aspects to them. Sure, the message might be lost on many of the fair-goers, but if just a few of them take the time to learn about recycling,......
• Introducing The Las Cruces, Green Chamber Of Commerce. Elisa Cundiff works for Energy Concepts, a New Mexico Solar Company. She is also a member of the newly formed, Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce. In Las Cruces, New Mexico we have just formed a “Green Chamber of Commerce”, representing the business interests of local, sustainably-minded companies. Already, over......
• HTC Magic Google Android Phone Hands-On Running "Cupcake" Build (Vodafone) Live from the HTC/Vodafone launch event, Noah gets a hands-on demo of the new HTC Magic. The second Google Android phone is slimmer than G1, and has no physical keyboard. It's a Vodafone exclusive for now, and is running the new "Cupcake" build of the Android OS. MORE MWC......
• San Francisco Tips for Traveling If you are planning on experiencing everything that San Francisco has to offer, then it would benefit you to have some San Francisco travel tips under your belt before you get the ball rolling on your travel. Here is a brief list of some of the most important San Francisco......

Show: Saturday April 3, 2010
Sponsor: BetterHealthForDogs.com

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Lynn Jenkins
Indiana Living Green

Rebecca McMurry
Taste of Pismo

Tina Jesson
Greenfestindy.com

• National Geographic's 411 on Family Eco-Vacations plus Waterfalls no one ever told you existed in Yosemite on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco Find where waterfalls rarely visited in Yosemite are located and easy to walk too. And, I believe I've found the most perfect 3 day Family Staycations for Yosemite, under $200 bucks. OH! Your like me, and you want the 1-2-3 most easiest Yosemite Hikes for lazy people. Smart Green Travel......
• What's Going Green in Amusement Parks? on Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco Yep, that's the "Harry Potter Forbidden Journey" ride at Universal in Florida. Buckle up and pull down your harness, for a virtual roller coaster ride on Green in Amusement Parks. Smart Green Travel, hears from America's biggest Amusement Parks and their Green steps to sustainability in the most wild places.......
• Does green mean acting like a piece of fruit while you sleep? I've had so much fun this week. I've pledged to be a non smoker starting June 1, 2009. Giving back to me and the planet. I discovered I'm a lousy Green date [at least at the moment] and might not be sexy enough for the eco-walk, according to Planet Green......
• Underground Portland Walking Tour, a no-holds-barred excursion into the worst Portland has to offer on Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco So what is the Underground Portland Walking Tour? It's a no-holds-barred excursion into the worst Portland has to offer. The dark and sordid side of Portland. A treat for lovers of all things sinister and you'll only hear it on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM, Saturday's starting at......
• The Magic Bus: a tripped-out travelling show, and the creator is on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco What a long strange trip it's been! The Magic Bus, takes off from the center of San Francisco, transporting you back to a time of peace, love, and rock 'n' roll.  Smart Green Travel showcases the man behind this Transcendental Transportation Authority. Plus, what an honor to speak with the......

• Greenwash Of The Week: Ortho EcoSense Bug Killer. "*Not intended to imply environmental safety either alone or compared to other products" - you know you are in for a good Greenwash of the Week when that disclaimer is on a product labeled as "EcoSense". They are telling you right off the bat that their product might not really......
• Have You Overlook An Important Area When Saving Energy? One of the areas that seems the least understood when using green products is the "carbon footprint". To illustrate this point about green products, a simple story about the use of CFL (Compact Florescent Lamp) bulbs may help. When in a restaurant the other day, I noticed that the......
• The Truth of Green Product Claims If you are confused when it comes to green building products and the claims that are being made by their manufacturers, you are not the only one. Navigating the complex world behind green products and the claims that they make is not always easy, but it has become necessary in......
• From The Good Human Archives - July 2007. For new readers of The Good Human and for those of you who may have missed them the first time around, here are a few of my favorite articles from a year ago this month. With over 1,000 articles on the site, it's easy to miss some - I forget......
• Intriguing BCS matchups add sizzle to uninspiring college bowl season [/caption] by: Stewart Mandel>INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL> Sport Illustrated Welcome to my seventh annual ranking of this year's bowl games, No. 1 through 34, in order of anticipated entertainment value. Much like the bowl business itself, these rankings are based only marginally on the teams' actual merits. They also take into......

When the gas prices went up to five bucks a gallon, I was even thinking of driving out of my way to pay less. Since then, I simply pump my gas when I’m nearly out of gas. Period.

Yesterday, I pull into a gas station across the street from a Chevron station and notice the price per gallon is 30 cents less than Chevron. I noticed both stations had big gas tankers, the one at Chevron, of course, had the logo of Chevron. The truck at my station had no logo, probably because the station name was off brand, called Falcon.

Frankly, I’ve never stopped and thought so deeply about the quality of gas I might be buying for 30 cents a gallon less, up until that moment. Perhaps, I’d never seen such a precipitous price differential from the brand I grew up on, Chevron, across the street.

Nonetheless, I asked the truck driver what was the difference between the gas he was pumping and the Chevron truck across the street. Of course, he told me, “There is no difference. I know that truck driver,” he said, ”and we both just filled our trucks up today at the same fuel plant in Martinez, CA.”

“Wait a minute,” I said. He shot back, “And, the only difference?… Chevron pours into their fuel, one gallon of Techron additive for every 10,000 gallons of gas.”

What is Techron? It’s the only fuel additive that provides both unbeatable engine deposit control and protection against harmful sulfurs that can cause fuel gauge sensors to malfunction.

The only?

I began to ponder. Would I pay 30 cents more per gallon for a micro-ounce of that Techron in my truck? Ah…let me think about this for just a moment…. AH, NO!!!

I know some of my freinds swear by Techron for its value to their vehicle and would drive on fumes to remain a diehard Chevron fan and putter miles to locate a Chevron.

Will you buy gas at an off brand station?
Are you also a believer of the Chevron Techron Cult?
What do we consider a GREEN gas station? Has anyone figured that out?

We know how to determine if McDonald’s is green. They install car battery power stations so you eat and get your electric buzz on. Hey, we all start somewhere.

Notice when you visit a Chevron station, let your eyeballs browse and notice how many Techron stickers are EVERYWHERE!

Next time I drive off the lot of a Chevron, you’ll hear me, cause I’ll be screaming….”I LOVE MY TECHRON!!!”

You have to admit, Chevron is consistently clean, pumps almost always operable, and bathrooms that you can stand in for more than 10 seconds without your forehead caving in from the stench.  Hats off!

• Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart on Green 960 AM San Francisco: Saturday March 6th, 2010 Visit www.thegreenmorning.com to learn more about Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart Show: Saturday March 6th, 2010 Sponsor: BetterHealthForDogs.com Guests: Sam Friedman, Founder of Better Health for Dogs.com Kevin Fletcher of Audubon International Todd Stevens - Green Architect. Zach Conen of Green Key Global Vice President of Sales & Marketing......
• Environmentally we know that less is always more by Jerry Hart You may have missed the GREENFAIR blog post on Hart of Green on Monday about how green my soul has become following my fellowship with the movers and shakers of the green movement.  Every vendor was incredible, and not in that fake American way, rather, very ecologically aware companies who......
• Wipe those green onion tears, it's time to celebrate! by Jerry Hart I'm all about "Oh Wow" green stories. This is surely one of them. I'm not about hearing TV anchors make cheesy jokes about cool green stories. That's why Will Farrel in Anchorman was such a GAS! The short of it is....Onion plant goes green, big time and the news people......
• Does green mean acting like a piece of fruit while you sleep? I've had so much fun this week. I've pledged to be a non smoker starting June 1, 2009. Giving back to me and the planet. I discovered I'm a lousy Green date [at least at the moment] and might not be sexy enough for the eco-walk, according to Planet Green......
• "Hey Alex, I'll take Sustainable Energy for $300" What does sustainable mean? In the U.S. and Canada, many residential builders use the word “sustainable” as a synonym for “green.” We hear about sustainable development, sustainable homes, and sustainable building products. Now that the word “sustainable” has become ubiquitous — even at the GreenBuildingAdvisor Web site, where a new......

• How to Compare Hybrid Cars It is hard to find a comparative ranking for hybrid cars, so how do you compare hybrid cars if you have trouble getting the information that you need? Luckily there are not that many types of hybrid vehicles on the market today, so when you decide to compare hybrid cars......
• Gas stations are good places to buy gas They're not good places for buying much of anything else, though. I stopped in a Sheetz on the way home tonight.  (Somehow I managed to need exactly 8.000 gallons in my car, but that's another story.)  Their subs are good; I'll take their subs or Subway's equally.  Made-to-order food is......
• Your Used Laptop Batteries in Future Cars Due to increased awareness about global warming and the mysterious rising of oil prices, there has been an increased demand for green hybrid electric vehicles. A green hybrid electric vehicle is a vehicle that is a combination of gas and an electric motor, which uses far less than the average......
• The Million Mile Pickup Truck Earlier this week an article appeared on Yahoo featuring a man and his million mile pickup truck. You read that right; the truck actually rolled over one million miles in its seventeen year life. It struck me for a couple reasons. First, I drive a seventeen year old truck myself,......
• Tips at a gas station? Silly customer!  Tips are for gas station employees, too!Or so we'd think:What's up with all those tip jars?I agree with the author of this article.  Tipping someone who hardly does anything except punch a bunch of keys on a cash register doesn't even enter my mind.  Waitresses, yes.  Cabbies, yes. ......

Thirteen states outlaw text messaging now.

I think it should be every state, and the crazy part is I love to text behind the wheel.

I’ve heard some blaming the government gaining more control.

I think it’s one of the most obsessive habits I’m dealing with behind the wheel.

How do cops know you’re text messaging? Reckless driving? Actually seeing the person texting behind the wheel?

The awful crashes from trains, planes and automobiles all over the country should speak volumes to banning humans from exercising stupidity.

No matter how clever I can be at multi-tasking, like I’m fast finger Freddie, ah…..no…I don’t think so.

The average person texts for durations that are equivalent to driving the distance of a football field. Can you imagine how much time that is to, let’s see, take out a group of people on the sidewalk, hit a pole, drive into a Walmart, steer a massive train into another?

Then you combine texting with a provocative smart car dilemma and the results are shocking.

• Oil clean up nylons stuffed with pet and human hair from San Francisco's Matter of Trust.org on Smart Green Travel on Green 960 AM San Francisco Big Round of applause for MatterofTrust.org, requesting hair salons all over the nation to donate nylons stuffed with pet and human hair oil boom clean up effort. www.MatterofTrust.org, gleaned the idea from a TV show on Bravo and 6 months ago started collecting Nylons. It was intuition about a potential......
• We tear through plastic bags and bottles like they’re going out of style by Jerry Hart I like calling IT the “trash superhighway” and after digesting repulsive statistics  and then hearing politicians pushing to make historical changes, well, I applaud. Assemblywoman Lori Saldana, D-San Diego, who is trying to build on the 1970s success story of replacing the dangerous, sharp-edged, aluminum-can pull tab with one that......
• Small Business Owners, This is our time baby! by Jerry Hart My gut says, that the companies born in this recession will be the stuff of legend by the end of the decade.  Here's 5 trends for small business I see coming at us like a storm on doppler radar. 5. Mastering (note: the word "mastering", not just tapping into) social......
• When I think Green, I think awareness and humility [/caption] When I think Green, I think awareness. More awareness breeds more humility and gratitude. Agree? Dogs do seem to be so aware, I'm surprised we don't listen to their direction more often. Blind dogs (a dog that helps blind people, not literally a "blind dog")  have absolutely blown me......
• Top 6 dry cleaning facts to tell you if DRY is GREEN by Jerry Hart [/caption] Time to hold your dry cleaner accountable when they're using the word ORGANIC. The truth is, businesses who go green need to stop using false labels that lead to false advertising. Did you know, chemists define anything organic to be anything containing carbon, and those things aren’t necessarily good......

• Your Used Laptop Batteries in Future Cars Due to increased awareness about global warming and the mysterious rising of oil prices, there has been an increased demand for green hybrid electric vehicles. A green hybrid electric vehicle is a vehicle that is a combination of gas and an electric motor, which uses far less than the average......
• Fresh twists in Tiger's tale mean Woods is far from out of the woods yet [/caption] Is it just me? Or is Tiger Woods only an average-looking guy? He's not unattractive, but neither is he likely to cause a riot in a shopping mall. Still, throw a few billion dollars into the mix and suddenly Tiger Woods is a bit of a catch. Or is......
• How Should You Increase Traffic To Your Blog? This topic is relevant to many bloggers. The question sounds like "how should I increase traffic to my blog?" To begin with, I should point out that that the potential of attendance for each project is different. For example in this topic, 500 people are considered to be an excellent......
• Paris Hilton's Drugs And Driving Woes: A Timeline A history of the heiress' drug-related driving incidents.By Mawuse Ziegbe Paris Hilton Photo: Getty Images Paris Hilton is known for her jet-set lifestyle but things tend to go south when the heiress decides to travel by car. On Friday, Hilton was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine after......
• The New BMW Diesels, Now Hitting the US The new BMW X5 xDrive35d is one of the new 2009 cars to hit the market, alongside the updated BMW 335d sedan. The X5 xDrive35d is a hybrid that runs on diesel, utilizing the technology that has been tested in the European market for the past couple of years. Now......