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Hyatt’s Fourth Andaz Property to Include Green Roof, Organic F&B
The East Avenue Investment Group LP and Global Hyatt Corp. announced plans to develop a hotel under Hyatt’s new luxury brand, Andaz, as part of a mixed-use development in Austin’s central core. The 210-room hotel will open in 2010. The announcement comes on the heels of Hyatt’s unveiling of its new brand in April 2007, [...]
Keep readingFairmont Hotels & Resorts Finds Unique, Creative Ways to Reduce Waste
Fairmont Hotels’ commitment to protecting the environment is nothing new. For more than 15 years, Fairmont’s participation in comprehensive recycling and environmental protection programs has demonstrated its goal to minimize its impact on the planet. And the results have been tangible. But the effort goes beyond the expected. Each of the hotels within the Fairmont [...]
Keep readingShangri-La Hotels and Resorts Rolls Out CSR Plan
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has launched a two-year development strategy to enhance its corporate social responsibility activities. A corporate CSR Committee, spearheaded by the group’s chief operating officer, has been established to continue to fulfill the group’s responsibilities in five key areas: the environment; employees and the community; health and safety; supply chain management; and [...]
Keep readingVail Resorts Outlines Specific Green Measures for $1 Billion Resort Development
Vail Resorts, Inc. has announced more detailed plans for making the $1 billion Ever Vail the largest LEED-certified, multi-use resort development project in the nation.
Keep readingA Veritable “Mind-Blowing Species Factory” Found Off Indonesian Coast
by Kimberly D. Mok
A barely-explored underwater coral reef has revealed what scientists are calling a “species factory,” due to dozens of new exotic species of fish and corals being discovered there in two recent expeditions. Though it lies in an area one tenth the size of the Great Barrier Reef, the Bird’s Head Seascape – [...]
Historic Inns of Rockland, Maine Band Together as Environmental Leaders
Quietly, yet tenaciously, the Historic Inns of Rockland, Maine are working hard to reduce their environmental impact. All three have been certified by the State of Maine as Hospitality Environmental Leaders, making them the first known B&B association in New England totally dedicated to sustainable eco-tourism.
Keep readingHappy Trails: Libya’s Bold, New Eco-Tourism Plan
by Jasmin Malik
A group of consultants and wealthy Libyans are planning to create a carbon-neutral green development zone in Cyrene, a 550,000-hectare site of desert and forest (the size of Wales) centered on ancient Greek ruins, a UNESCO world-heritage site.
Boulder Outlook Hotel & Suites Boldly Pursues Lofty Zero Waste Goal
If you would like to learn about the Boulder Outlook Hotel & Suites’ zero waste program, I suggest checking with the property’s Ambassador of Cool (owner Dan King)—or maybe its Green Goddess (environmental champion Diane Schevene). Believe it or not, those are the titles the two have given themselves. Both have worked hard to push [...]
Keep readingSacramento: The Up and Coming Green City
Buoyed by a directive from the Governator himself that all state office building achieve at least a silver LEED rating, California’s capital city has quietly built itself a mini-empire of green buildings.
Keep readingRetreat at TreeGap: an Eco-Journey
by Bonnie Alter
This lovely looking house is the starting point for an environmental and ecological journey. Megan Reynolds decided to give up her day job, move into her family’s house in Woodstock, New York, and turn it into a one room eco Bed and Breakfast. She has kept an ongoing “memoir in progress” of her [...]
Off the Grid Eco Lodge Turns to Biodiesel Powered Electricity
by Paula Alvarado
With all the discussions going on about biodiesel and its benefits (knowing that, for example, using corn to produce it is actually more energy consuming than the energy the fuel could generate), and the opposition of some sectors around the use of crops as fuel instead of food; saying that an eco lodge [...]
Parks ‘failing Africa’s wildlife’
National parks in Africa, originally set up to conserve endangered species, are failing to protect wildlife within their boundaries, a study claims. Researchers say a decline in the number of large mammals, such as antelopes, was a result of increased pressures on the reserves’ ecology. They said the parks faced an uncertain future as a [...]
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