You've seen it somewhere, heard about it from someone or another, a trend of sorts that's being adopted and embraced the world over. Everywhere you turn these days it seems like someone is talking about 'going green' in one sense or another. Whether it be an ad for a hybrid car, a tip for saving electricity, computers, home appliances, even eating habits all come with the promise to conserve or improve the environment, thus making the planet we live on that much better of a place.

'Going green' has quickly become the coined catch phrase, at times cliche, for environmentalists, politicians, businesses, and individuals alike. But what's the big deal? Why all of a sudden is it so important to 'go green'? What does going green actually mean? Is it really worth the effort or is this a phase we're going through that everyone will forget about in a few years? In this article I'll begin a discussion in an attempt to better understand this whole concept of going green as it applies to global travel...

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Every day billions of cigarette butts are tossed on our sidewalks, parks, and beaches. With these numbers one might begin to think that cigarette butts are no longer considered to be potential litter...then again maybe they never were..