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Are you ready for Earth Hour 2010?
As the world prepares to plunge into 60 minutes of complete darkness, we look around the globe to see who is doing what to join the festivities and take a united stand in the fight against climate change.
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Vancouver wins Platinum for being green
Hot on the heels of its uber-green Olympic initiatives, the great northern city of Vancouver isn’t stopping there. The city’s Vancouver Convention Centre has been awarded the highly-prestigious LEED Platinum Certification for its environmental benchmarks.
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Who are this year’s Tourism for Tomorrow Award finalists?
The World Travel & Tourism Council has officially announced its 12 finalists for the 2010 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards – one of the most prestigious awards in the sustainable travel industry.
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How green are the 2010 Winter Olympics?
With such a grand, global audience – an estimated 3 billion television viewers worldwide – the 2010 Winter Olympic Games are an excellent venue to highlight eco-responsibility at every corner. So, just how “green” are this year’s Games?
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Abu Dhabi: getting bigger and greener for 2010
In line with hosting the upcoming World Green Tourism Conference in December 2010, Abu Dhabi has officially announced its commitment to a 10% energy reduction, as well as a 20% cut in both water usage and waste-to-landfill.
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CNN helps strengthen world tourism economy
CNN International has partnered with UNWTO to collaborate on various industry events to ensure the best breed of knowledge and latest data is imparted to sector professionals.
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Do the Olympics hurt or help international tourism?
Generally, the Olympics should benefit a host city’s tourism economy. So, is there any real truth to claims that an Olympic Games host city can actual suffer economic and environmental damages by hosting the Olympics?
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World’s first eco theme park, Environmentaland, debuts in Los Angeles
Hyped as the world’s first interactive environmental hybrid theme park and museum, Environmentaland is situated in Los Angeles at the Hollywood & Highland complex.
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Virginia’s upcoming Salamander Resort and Spa to host meetings and events in green luxury
With construction underway for a scheduled 2011 debut, the luxury Salamander Resort & Spa has announced plans to a new, eco-friendly groups and meetings initiative called Meeting Green.
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Tripadvisor: Let’s get naked
In honor of the recent Nude Recreation Week, the popular travel community site has unveiled a new list of the Top 5 Naked Events and Nude Beaches for summertime, according to both site editors and travelers alike, highlighting everything from a massive skinny-dip to hanging in the breeze on sunny shores.
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Ontario’s Forest Festival concerts link nature, ecology and music
The Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve (no, not that Haliburton) has just announced the lineup of its 2009 Forest Festival concert schedule – a popular outdoor concert and events series set over a four-day weekend. The festival will run from Thursday, August 20 through Sunday, August 23, 2009 at the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve, where audiences can gather to experience the work of fantastic local Canadian musical performers and artists against a stunning wilderness backdrop of tranquil lakes and unspoiled forest.
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What is Sheraton doing to go green in Seattle?
Sheraton Seattle has recently been recognized by AH&LA for its environmental commitment with the 2009 Good Earthkeeping Stars of the Industry Award. From recycling to laundering, green teams and cleaning products, the property has become a model for green responsibility to both guests, employees and competition.
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Tradeshows can be green, too! Travel meetings and events company gets nominated for sustainability award
IMEX, a global tradeshow geared at the incentive travel, meetings, and events industry, was recognized by the Association of Event Organizers (AEO) as one of eight companies to make it onto the shortlist for its coveted 2009 Sustainable Initiative of the Year Award; an award granted to a project that reduces environmental impact across an event or company over a period of 12 months.
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Cape Town counts down to 2010 FIFA World Cup
With one year to go, Cape Town Tourism is gearing up for the surge of tourism anticipated in celebration of the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a year-long string of celebrations and social media events.
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Watch live World Environment Day video at home while learning how to protect gray whales
With Mexico being the main hub for this year’s World Environment Day, many throughout the world risk missing out on a front-row seat to the festivities. However, sustainable travel company Pax Terra is offering a live video stream of the events at Puerto San Carlos Comondú in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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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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Your Planet Needs You! What to do and where to be for World Environment Day 2009
Millions of people around the world are planning to “Unite to Combat Climate Change” this World Environment Day, June 5th 2009 – just 6 months before the crucial U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen.
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U.N. wildlife photo exhibit commemorates World Environment Day
A new photographic exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in NYC on Thursday, June 4, titled “Shared Life: Wildlife from Africa to the Arctic”, celebrates the world’s animals and highlights environmental sustainability throughout the world.
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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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Update: Climate Project's North American Summit brings together eco leaders
A few posts back, we announced that Nashville’s new, green Hutton Hotel would be the home for the historic 2009 North American Summit, a project put together by AL Gore’s The Climate Project. The organization has now released an official panel listing and agenda for the green business event.
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