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Vail Resorts Makes Commitment to Serve Natural Meats, Organic Dairy
Vail Resorts Inc. announced today it will be providing Good Food on a Grand Scale by serving natural, hormone-free meats and poultry and organic dairy products in casual on-mountain restaurants at its five resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado and Heavenly in California and Nevada beginning the 2007-2008 ski season.
Keep readingIowa’s Earthpark, Set to Open in 2011, Will Include Rain Forest, Green Hotel
Maxon Holdings LLC (Maxon), a leading energy and environmental development company, announced a partnership with Earthpark, North America’s first center for science literacy and the environment. Maxon will provide $10 million of in-kind financial and technical support toward the completion and opening of Earthpark, scheduled to open on Earth Day, 2011.
Keep readingTravelers Choosing Green (But Not At Any Cost), According To New Survey
More than half of all U.S. adults say they would be more likely to select an airline, rental car or hotel that uses more environmentally friendly products and processes, according to the results of the latest travelhorizons survey by the Travel Industry Association (TIA) and Ypartnership.
Keep readingEight Boston Area Hotels Add Energy Star Designation
Three additional hotels in the Boston area have earned an Energy Star label by documenting superior energy performance and efficiency. With the new designations, there are now eight hotels in the Hub metropolitan area that have made sufficient energy improvements to achieve an Energy Star label.
Keep reading100% Wind Power for the Intercontinental in D.C.
The Willard InterContinental, Washington DC’s premiere historic luxury hotel, is now powered by 100 percent wind energy.
Keep readingLuxury “1 Hotel” Coming Soon to D.C.
Starwood Capital Group and Perseus Realty, L.L.C. (Perseus Realty) announced that they have signed an agreement to build an eco-friendly luxury hotel at 22nd and M Streets, N.W. in the heart of the Washington, D.C.’s West End neighborhood.
Keep readingBoston’s Royal Sonesta Earns Energy Star
The Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston has just received official Energy Star status in recognition of its energy conservation and efficiency efforts. The hotel, built in 1963, has just completed a year-long effort to achieve this status.
Keep readingEcuador Vows to Save the Yasuni Rainforest
At this week’s Clinton Global Initiative, Ecuador announced its promise to cease the development of the country’s largest oil reserve, located in the Amazon basin just below Yasuni National Park.
Keep readingBiofuel trial flight set for 747
The 747 flight is one part of a deal signed by the airline, engine producer Rolls-Royce and aircraft manufacturer Boeing to research “greener” flying. One of the four engines will run on a mixture of kerosene and a biofuel, and is set for late 2008 or early 2009.
But Virgin Atlantic is planning to beat Air [...]
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 [...]
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