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Biking the hills of Marin County is a fun and environmentally friendly way to see the countryside.

(Photo by Dennis Anderson)

Below: Heidrun Meadery

planning a Green Vacation By kiMBErLy diJkSTra kdijkstra@antonmediagroup.com

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hose who care about the future of our planet strive to be environmentally conscious in our daily lives. We do our best to recycle, conserve water and electricity, choose natural and locally grown products and make good transportation choices. If we can think about our environmental impact every day, there’s no reason we can’t extend this thinking to planning a vacation. Here are some aspects of green travel to consider before your next trip.

research

A little research goes a long way.

Start by checking which cities are the most eco-friendly. In the U.S., Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, and San Francisco, CA, often rank on top due to their green policies and attitudes.

Check the tourism bureau of the destination you’re interested in to find what sustainable practices they employ. For example, Marin County, just north of San Francisco, details its Certified Green lodging properties, agritourism and farm-to-table experiences on its website www.visitmarin.org.

Transportation

Public transportation is always a better choice when it comes to your carbon footprint. However, trains and buses are not always available or convenient in certain destinations. If you feel like going off the beaten path and getting a rental car is inevitable,

choose the one with the best gas mileage, or better yet, go for a hybrid or an electric vehicle.

traditional French Champagne method. The honey is sourced from local and migratory beekeepers and ultimately has a positive impact on the environment. Each varietal captures the essence of the wildflower pollinated by the bee, resulting in one-of-akind flavors.

Lodging

Many hotels have adopted eco-friendly practices to keep up with demands of eco-conscious travelers.

Limiting water waste, ditching disposable amenities and reducing laundry are a few ways hotels lean green. Take it a step further by staying at homier accommodations. Bear Valley Cottage (www.bearvalleycottage.com), at the heart of Marin in Olema, is a home away from home, with two bedrooms, a kitchen and a relaxing backyard.

The cottage is stocked with locally made granola, muesli, milk and cream, as well as EO soaps and bath products, which are made with natural ingredients right in Marin County.

There are also bins for compost and recycling in the kitchen and a 220-volt charging station outside for guests with an electric car.

Wherever you stay, practice good habits by turning off lights, heaters and air conditioners while you’re out for the day.

restaurants

While on vacation, seek out restaurants that source their ingredients from the nearby vicinity. Not only will this give you a true taste of the locale, your meal will be filled with the freshest ingredients that didn’t have to travel across continents on a fossil fuel-burning mode of

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transportation. Station House Cafe (www.stationhousecafe.com) in Point Reyes Station serves up farm-to-table cuisine, including local artisan cheeses, sustainable seafood and organic baked goods.

activities

There’s no need to sacrifice fun if your focus is green travel. When choosing how to spend your time, try to support unique local businesses.

Reach out to the tourism bureau for recommendations on sustainable establishments in the area. Consider taking a bike tour, a food tour or a farm-to-table cooking class.

In Marin, go for a tasting at Heidrun Meadery (www.heidrunmeadery. com). The sparkling honey wine at Heidrun is produced using the

Building a vacation around a national park is one of the best ways you can ensure your trip is as green as can be—literally and figuratively.

The National Park Service is a leader of conservation and park employees are eager to share sustainability practices with the public. Point Reyes National Seashore (www.ptreyes.org) park rangers drive hybrid and electric vehicles and Bear Valley Visitors Center relies on solar energy to power its operations. The park attracts 2.5 million visitors annually to its 70,000 acres of wild coastal beaches and headlands, estuaries and uplands.

In the springtime Point Reyes is very green and ideal for hiking and camping. Later in the summer, the grasses turn golden and take on a new beauty.

As at any national park or wilderness area, be a good eco-tourist and “leave no trace”—don’t litter, follow the rules for making campfires and respect wild animals by keeping your distance and not feeding them.

With a little bit of forethought and common sense, you can make your next vacation a bit greener. The environment will thank you.

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Go Solar

By Jordan Hopkins

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ith the heat of summer slowly rising and the days getting longer, air conditioners, fans and generators are going to be running full steam ahead. Fossil fuels are becoming more problematic as we learn more about climate change, one of the most interesting and dynamic new fields of study is solar energy.

Solar energy companies have sprung up all over the country, taking advantage of one of the largest-growing markets in the world right now. Plenty have built their home on Long Island, where wide open skies and hot summer sun make it a great place to build solar panels, whether its for personal use atop your house or in a professional capacity. One of the biggest and most successful of these solar panel companies is Greenlogic Solar, which is developing solar technology for Long Island residents to take advantage of the best new way to develop your own energy without harming the environment.

“We’ve installed more than 2,250 residential, commercial and municipal systems,” said Greenlogic president Nick Albukrek. This is the equivalent of planting 10,800 acres of trees and a savings of almost half a billion dollars to our clients...What is equally gratifying is that we have thousands of happy and satisfied clients out there. These loyal clients are a direct result of not only the savings we have helped them achieve, but also because we have always strived to provide them with the highest quality of equipment, workmanship and service.”

Solar energy has so much potential purely because it is endless. Residents with solar panels in high-energy areas can often pay off their entire electricity bill through solar usage—even to the point where they may receive checks from energy companies for energy saved. GreenLogic founders Nick Albrukrek, John Rocchetta and Mark Clejan have been running GreenLogic for more than ten years out of Long Island, and the experience has given them an insight into just how influential solar power can be. It’s also growing rapidly—with more than 2500 installations on Long Island alone, Albukrek also says that the vast majority of their business comes from customer recommendations. Homeowners can even receive benefits for referrals to neighbors.

Solar panels are still a new technology. It can still feel like a novelty to see panels on your neighbor’s house, but technology has become cheaper and have tax credits make it easier to be rewarded for using renewable energy. The idea has spread like wildfire. With an average growth rate of almost 50 percent every year, and the business now worth almost $17 billion dollars nationwide, it’s becoming clear that the vast majority of our future will be solar powered. Companies like Greenlogic mix activism with business, doing their part to continue the growth of renewable energy both on Long Island and across the country.

Jordan Hopkins is a writer with Anton Media Group.

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BY JENNIFER FAUCI jfauci@antonmediagroup.com

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here was a time when the term “eco-friendly” meant bland and boring materials when it came to home design and décor. Fortunately, that is no longer the case in today’s modern times when homeowners want to go green. And while you can’t control what’s outside your home, like the chemicals used in many products in the environment, you can control what’s inside, especially when it comes to your floors.

Forbo Flooring is in the business of making sustainable and healthy products that work for the entire family by developing their products to be a safe solution that is non-toxic and low emitting.

They are completely transparent in their methods and reduce, reuse, recycle and renew all of their materials.

“Since flooring makes up such a large portion of your home, any steps taken to reduce harmful toxins leads to a healthier indoor air quality environment,” said Anne Marie Garofalo Allen of Anthony’s World of Floors in Port Washington regarding the Breathe Easy Workshop.

So what material goes into eco-friendly flooring? Marmoleum, for example, is made from all natural ingredients including linseed oil (which comes from flax plant seeds), pine rosin, wood flour, limestone, natural color pigments and jute mesh (a crop whose fibres provide the material for the membrane onto the back of the linoleum). Marmoleum is made from 97 percent natural raw materials, 70 percent of which are rapidly renewable, along with 43 percent of recycled content.

“As the ideal floor to live and play on, Marmoleum reaches room temperature quickly, ensuring your house is warm and comfortable,” said Garofalo Allen. “It’s easy to clean and durable, it is also a carbon dioxide neutral product.”

Another natural flooring option is wool, the

original carpet fiber that has been used for more than 8,000 years due to its durability.

“Wool is a natural resource spun into a thread that can be dyed any color imaginable, and then be woven to create a carpet,” she said, noting that because of wool’s lack of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) that it is an anti-allergenic and acts as a natural air filter. “It doesn’t support dust mites and is naturally flame retardant so because of its high moisture content, it self extinguishes.”

Wool carpet is known to last twice as long as synthetic options because of it’s natural crimp, which causes less matting and crushing, therefore, it will spring back to its original form unlike synthetic fibers. It is naturally stain resistant because of it’s protective membrane, making maintenance easy.

Last but not least, is natural cork, which, according to Garofalo Allen, has been enjoying a resurgence in popularity.

“Many people think of cork as a relatively new and possibly unreliable option particularly as a surface flooring material, and yet, there are examples of Natural Cork floors in public buildings that were installed more than 100 years ago and are still in use today,” she said, adding that The Library of Congress in Washington, DC, is one excellent case.

Natural Cork is obtained from the bark of the tree, and its thickness is made of millions of tiny prism-shaped air pockets that create a resilient cushiony surface. An inherent waxy substance, suberin, serves as an insect repellent eliminating threat from many usual agricultural pests.

“The bark is regenerative, so its protective properties will grow back if damaged in any way,” said Garofalo Allen, who noted that the financial benefit lies not in killing the trees but in keeping them alive and in production for generations. “Regulations necessitate that a cork tree may not be harvested until it is 20 to 25 years old. At maturity, a typical tree can produce upwards of 450 pounds of cork per harvest.”

Today, cork flooring is created from the post-industrial by-product of the bottle-stopper industry.

This waste material is ground up and then formed into sheets using minimal amounts of adhesive to bind the particles together under high pressure. The size, quantity and type of cork granule in conjunction with varying degrees of pressure make the difference between “bulletin board” material and material suitable for flooring applications.

Luckily with today’s technology and a bit of imagination, eco-friendly flooring does not have to come at the expense of style. Improve your world and start with the floor.

—Additional information courtesy of Anthony’s World of Floors

Anne Marie Garofalo Allen of Anthony’s World of Floors shows off natural cork flooring.

(Photos courtesy of Anthony’s World of Floors)

Above: Forbo consciously develops their products to be a safe solution that is non-toxic and low emitting. Some of the products used in flooring in their natural state.

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