Archive for December, 2007
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Amtrak: On the Right Track to Green
With gas prices consistently soaring, airport delays, high costs, traffic and the like, train travel is becoming more and more popular as a viable and more green alternative.
Keep readingOffsetting your Holidays: Is it viable?
This week, Green Daily ran a post that recommends proper car maintenance for fuel efficiency and decrease in emissions (not a bad idea), as well as purchasing carbon offsets. But, citing current offsetting controversies, a recent article by m-travel suggests that it just isn’t enough.
Keep readingU.S. Resolves to Go Green in 2008
According to a recent poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media, 49% of American adults plan to make their lives greener next year, by reducing energy consumption in their homes, recycling more and easing up on the use of harmful chemicals in their daily lives.
Keep readingVail Resorts Plans Sustainability Project for RockResorts
Well known for its eco-friendly initiatives, Vail Resorts is instituting a plan for its RockResorts chain that addresses water conservation, renewable energy, construction, guestrooms, meetings and events, cuisine, local community outreach, education and guest activism. The plan outlines how Vail will integrate environmental features to the hotels while delivering a luxurious experience to guests.
Keep readingNew Bahama Resort Funds Reef Conservation
The Reef Atlantis, a new 497-key tower on Paradise Island, will offer guests “home-like accommodations and amenities” while initiating a program for the environmental conservation and protection of the ocean.
Keep readingHope in Sight for Crumbling Coral Reefs
Coral ecosystems are renowned as one of the most fragile ecosystems throoughout the globe, as well as one of the most beautiful, making them a top activity for tourists everywhere. Their sensitivity to temparature, salinity and sunlight make them an easy target to human hands, with everything from tourism, pollution and other factors. However, according [...]
Keep readingEnterprise sets Precedence of Green Rentals with Carbon Offset Program
This past September, execs from Enterprise Rent-A-Car met with representatives of TerraPass, a 14-employee San Francisco-based upstart that specializes in carbon offsets. Enterprise, the operator of the largest fleet of rental cars in the world (1.1 million vehicles), has reportedly been interested in the carbon offsetting game for quite some time.
Keep readingSustainable Tourism gets Focus Group Study in England
A study group of international designers recently investigated the idea of having various we had more examples of sustainable tourism on which to build future endeavors.
Keep readingContinental Airlines announces Carbon Offsets
This week, Continental Airlines announced its new carbon offsetting program. The program enables customers to view their “carbon footprint” for a particular booked itinerary and then make a contribution to Sustainable Travel International, Continental’s partner in the program.
Keep readingCoalition Petitions on Aviation Emissions
California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico and Pennsylvania, as well as a variety of environmental groups are pushing for the federal government to curb global warming pollution from the aviation industry, which is responsible for about 3 percent of the country’s overall carbon emissions.
Keep readingSnowless Peaks Make Due for Ski Season
In today’s climate, it may not be until late January in upstate New York that winter finally picks up steam and covers the landscape in a blanket of white. Prior to that, rain may fall instead of powdery snow, frustrating skiers. What is a ski lodge to do?
Keep readingInternet Saving Billions in Carbon: Looks like we’re doing something right
A new report from the American Consumer Institute has calculated that within the next 10 years, the world will save roughly 1 billion tons of carbon by operating on the Internet.
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