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Hawaii’s eco-friendly Mauna Lani Resort offsets guests’ air travel
The eco-friendly Mauna Lani Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii has partnered with True Offsets to sells and track trees for guests to plant in order to offset their travel carbon footprint.
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Boeing joins fight for Sustainable Biofuels
Airline manufacturer joins aviation, energy and academic leaders in an effort to develop sustainable alternative fuels.
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Fuel and energy costs are biggest threat to Caribbean tourism
The combined factors of a slow U.S. economy, increased competition, rising energy costs, and threats of reduced air service are affecting levels of occupancy and profits for the region’s hotel owners and operators.
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Cleaning Up the Online Carbon Footprint Using GreenrMe
GreenrMe is a newly launched website that solves the problem of the steadily increasing online carbon footprint. The website calculates users’ online carbon footprints and gives them free carbon offsets to become carbon neutral online.
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Airbus, JetBlue form partnership to develop sustainable biofuels
Airbus has teamed with engine manufacturer International Aero Engines, Honeywell Aerospace, UOP and US low-cost airline JetBlue Airways to pursue development in second-generation biofuels. Airbus believes such fuels could provide up to 30 percent of all jet fuel by 2030.
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 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 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 readingEnterprise partners with TerraPass for Carbon Offsets
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has announced a new partnership with TerraPass, the most popular travel related arbon-offsetting programs available today.
Keep readingCarbon Offsets on the Defensive
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the idea of carbon offsets recently. This commentary, via Energy Race, attempts to shed some light on the issue and stand up for offsets. What is your opinion?
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What’s Greener, Flying or Driving?
Many listeners ask about the effects of air travel on the environment. The questions come as part of our Climate Connections series with National Geographic.
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