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Staying green in Tennessee
A new statewide model for sustainable tourism has been unveiled in Tennessee in an effort to enable hotels and other lodging facilities and restaurants to be aware of their environmental impact and take steps to reduce their carbon footprint while increasing the overall sustainability of their operations.
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‘Green is for Go’ – Greening Your Hotel Meetings and Conferences
Diana Driscoll outlines some of the biggest questions surrounding green meetings and travel. How do hotels measure up? And what exactly IS a “Green Meeting?”
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Google to world: carbon cutting makes good business sense
Google – arguably the biggest business success story in internet history – has recently spoken out in support of setting a price tag on carbon in an effort to combat global warming. And who wants to argue with Google?
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Is Costa Rican ecotourism under attack?
Unprotected national parks in Costa Rica may pose the greatest threat to the country’s ecotourism industry, as outsiders set up shop amongst the country’s most precious treasures.
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What are the world’s most ethical travel destinations?
Set all over the globe, these destinations have made the best efforts to promote responsible travel via the protecting of natural environments and building a tourism industry that truly benefits the local communities.
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Is COP15 on the right track, or a losing battle?
With the Copenhagen Climate Conference off and running, former Vice President Al Gore takes a hard look at the numbers, and doesn’t like what he sees.
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Ecotourism finds funding in African nation of Namibia
Namibia has been chosen as the first US-based Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) client to receive a $70 million ecotourism grant in an effort to establish the nation as one of Africa’s leading tourism economies within ten years.
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Timberland’s new climate change campaign ‘gets things done’
Timberland’s new political campaign, “Don’t Tell Us It Can’t Be Done,” takes a hard-hitting approach to socio-political change in line with next month’s COP15.
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Looming climate change adds even more stress to humanitarian aid
With climate change-related disasters frequently occurring throughout the world, humanitarian aid organizations are struggling to keep pace with the increasing demands of affected communities.
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One example of how political pressure can hurt ecotourism
A future nature preserve in Puerto Rico was taken off the agenda by the commonwealth’s governor – sparking fears in many that the land will be used for hotel resorts and other detrimental human activity.
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Can the U.S. set the stage for a successful Copenhagen Climate Change Conference?
The United States is the only developed nation that has not committed to an emissions target. Poorer nations are threatening to stage a walk-out of the UN summit in Copenhagen next month unless President Obama commits to an ambitious carbon reduction.
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A new green hotels program comes to the South
The State of South Carolina has just launched a new certification program for the hospitality industry called the South Carolina Green Hospitality Alliance.
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All aboard the month-long Climate Change Express to Copenhagen
The Climate Change Express is a one-month, 9,000-kilometer journey that symbolically joins the site of the last global warming pact with what is hoped to be the birthplace of the next major, and stricter, treaty to combat climate change.
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Help Congress protect our kids from toxic chemicals
Scientific studies are emerging on an almost daily basis that continually link toxic chemical exposure to serious health problems, especially in young ones.
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Help Save ‘Tourism Concern’
Responsible tourism advocacy organization Tourism Concern is in danger of closing its doors due to a lack of government funding.
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How to contribute to post-tsunami efforts in Samoa
While the Samoan government is working tirelessly to provide health care, food, water and basic household items to evacuees, the communities themselves are in dire need for both financial and “in-kind” contributions.
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New merger unites sustainable tourism around the globe
Two leading sustainable tourism initiatives have launched a joint effort to provide global sustainable tourism guidelines and international accreditation to the travel industry in an effort to help protect the environment and support local communities.
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Tunza youth call for governments to ‘Seal the Deal!’ action against climate change
Young people from around the world have challenged world leaders to take radical, positive measures to combat the problem of climate change in preparation for the U.N. summit in Copenhagen this winter. Approximately 700 young people – ranging from 10 to 24 years old – created the largest global youth gathering on climate change in history.
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Tourists can help stop child sex tourism in Peru
Young women and girls, as well as boys, are being exploited by a commercial sex industry fueled by increasing numbers of tourists who visit Peru to engage in sex with children. Travelers are banning together to help put an end to child sex tourism, or trafficking, out of Peru with a new campaign that aims to put pressure on the Peruvian government to pass sterner laws regarding the commercialization of children.
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Thailand tourism hoping for a rebound
The Royal Thai Government is extending its visa fee waiving for an entire year in order to help revive the country’s travel and tourism industry in the wake of a number of global and local events that have led to a temporary decline in visitor arrivals.
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Giant sea turtles swimming up to safe haven in Panama 
New adventure travel site launches to help “Book the Adventure of a Lifetime” 
San Francisco welcomes new shark exhibit in name of conservation 
Boeing helps Haiti rebuild, schools are top priority 
‘Freedom to Travel’: How will an ease on Cuba travel restrictions affect the industry? 
Sustainable hotel brand Adoba helps ‘Move America Forward’ with William Shatner 
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