Today is Blog Action Day 2009.  More than 10,000 bloggers (myself included) blogged today about climate change to bring awareness to the issue of global warming.  Here are just a few travel-related Blog Action Day posts I wanted to bring to your attention.

At Wayworded, MatadorNetwork trip editor Hal Amen notes that he has seen with his own eyes how climate change is causing the Chacaltaya glacier–the sole source of drinking water in El Alto–to disappear.  Read Climate Change and a Bald Bolivian Mountain for his insights.

Gadling.com offers up a smorgasbord of articles on eco-friendly travel.  Check their October 15 articles for tips on eco-friendly packing, discussions on biofuel and how airlines hype their “green” factor.

“Cajun Mama” Shannon Hurst Lane writes of the erosion of coastal Louisiana and the threat to the very existence of her home by global warming. She writes:  “By the time my grandchildren are old enough to party in the French Quarter, it may not be there.” Read her full post My Home Might Disappear.

Caitlin Fitzsimmons of Roaming Tales educates us all on the most environmentally-damaging form of travel, cruising, in Why You Should Rethink That Cruise:  “. . .when it comes to carbon emissions, cruising is worse than air travel. Much worse.  A cruise liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to North America produces far more greenhouse gas emissions per passenger per mile than an aeroplane making the same journey.” If you’ve ever thought about taking a cruise or have taken one, please read her full post.  If you’re going to do it, at least go into it knowing the consequences.

NakedHungary.com talks about Your Carbon Footprint and includes a terrific calculator you can use to figure out what the carbon footprint of your flight is.  Check it out here.

And a bonus post from White House Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Heather Zichal: In her post, she shares her address to the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, which met earlier today:  “If we are to be successful in the global effort to combat climate change, it is because we change the way we grow our economies so that we can still enjoy the fruits of continued development while lowering our greenhouse gas emissions. . . .” Read the full blog post at A Green Blog Action Day.

This is just a very small sampling of the blog posts that went out across the web today.  If you would like to see more, go to Blog Action Day 2009′s website.