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How are LEED standards getting more energy-serious?
The newest version of LEED certification - Version 3 - takes advantage of new technologies and advancements in building science while prioritizing energy efficiency emissions, meaning a potential boom for businesses in the green lodging technology space.
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Charlottesville, VA kicks green tourism into high gear
Local tourism is getting a big, green push in Charlottesville, Virginia, with the launch of new tourism campaign “Green Goes First!”, challenging the local hospitality and tourism industry to join the state’s initiative to become certified Virginia Green businesses.
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TRX delivers carbon tracking solutions to booking tools
Companies looking for reliable insight into air travel-related carbon emissions now have full access to TRX’s new Carbon Emissions Developer Toolkit - a robust set of calculations required to accurately assess the carbon footprint of air travel by corporations and individuals.
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Florida's Green Lodging Program: Only the good die young
A model of sustainable travel certification since 2004, the Florida Green Lodging Program will be undergoing major funding cuts as of July 1st- reducing its staff from 4 to 1 and drastically changing its methods of certification.
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Green business travel events and meetings gets an eco-incentive with tree planting initiatives
Meetings and events technology company, SignUp4, is raising the bar on corporate green initiatives with its promise to plant three trees for each new and renewing customer.
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Green Globe re-structures its green certification process for travel industry
Well-known green certification provider Green Globe International has just updated the requirements for official “Green Globe Certification” in order to keep pace with the latest scientific data in sustainability.
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Obama supports biofuel development and expansion
President Obama has voiced his concern and outright support for the future of development of the country’s biofuel industry as a main factor in the reduction of U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
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Free webinar series promotes and discusses expanding role of Responsible Tourism
Starting on June 4th, a new series of free webinars produced by whl.travel will feature a set of global responsible tourism advocates. Speakers will present their visions for the current and future promise of the responsible tourism market.
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Can three conservation groups win protection for sea turtles with a lawsuit?
The U.S. government is being sued over sea turtle protection, or rather lack thereof, by three conservation groups. The lawsuit has been filed against the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over violations of the Endangered Species Act.
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Latina American tourism enters the green certification biz
Green Globe has joined forces with the Responsible Business Alliance to help travel businesses go green in Central America and the Caribbean in an effort to bring corporate social responsibility to the forefront of the region’s travel industry.
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Obama: Traveling by car in the U.S. about to get a little greener
President Barack Obama has officially unveiled plans to curb vehicle emissions with new fuel efficiency standards for cars in the States. His agenda will call for hybrid cars and light trucks that will be 40% cleaner and more fuel efficient by 2016, raising the minimum passenger-vehicle consumption allowance to 39 miles per gallon.
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Businesses focus on the planet with 'MeetGreen'
Portland, Oregon based “MeetGreen” provides event management, consulting and training services that embrace eco-responsibility as its core value and defining specialty with green meetings services.
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Find a 'Deeper Shade of Green' with new luxury hotel certification
Global nonprofit leader in sustainable travel, Sustainable Travel International, is launching a new certification standard for luxury hotels and resorts.
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UNWTO responds to crisis with a 'Roadmap for Recovery'
Amidst facing a global economic crisis and influenza threat, the UNWTO suggests that international tourism should rank as a top priority in the transformation towards a green economy.
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Orbitz supports lifting U.S. Travel Ban to Cuba with OpenCuba.org
The online travel mega-juggernaut has launched a campaign in support of the lifting of a U.S. travel ban to Cuba, based on findings of a series of traveler opinion polls. The OpenCuba.org campaign is designed to give Americans the opportunity to petition the U.S. Government to open up travel to Cuba.
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