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Chicago hotel earns Silver for being Green

The newly redesigned eco-friendly boutique hotel, Hotel Felix Chicago, has officially become the first Chicago hotel to be awarded with Silver LEED Certification for its commitment to environmental standards and progressive design.

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Anamaya Boutique Hotel and Health Resort

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Galapagos Diving – Keeping it Green

Is it possible for us to enjoy the benefits of Galapagos diving without leaving further footprints on this, the most wonderful of natural resources?

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Las Vegas CityCenter’s holistic spa now taking reservations (or, ‘Why I need to go to Vegas’)

Sin City’s sustainable wonder, CityCenter, is unveiling its the intimate Vdara Health & Beauty -a “sensuous spa sanctuary” focused on holistic health and well being – on December 1, 2009.

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JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa

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El Manantial

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Sustainable and responsible travel by any other name: Vail Resorts hears an ‘ECHO’

Previously known as “Vail Resorts 360,” ECHO encompasses the company’s long-standing efforts in volunteerism, environmental stewardship and charitable contributions.

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What happens when city slickers go green? Find out from a new series on Planet Green

Premiering in 2010, a new primetime docu-series from the good green folks over at Planet Green turns the camera on two city dwellers who trade in their urban lifestyle to head for farmland hills.

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Eco-friendly updates for California’s Bancroft Hotel

Located in Berkeley, California, boutique property The Bancroft Hotel has partnered with environmentally safe furniture refinishing company The Refinishing Touch to update furniture in a very green way as part of a large-scale renovation project.

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Eco-friendly hotel amenities now come in bulk sizes, too

Green hotel-pampering agent Pineapple Hospitality is now offering the Sonoma Soap Company’s eco-friendly amenities in daily and bulk gallon-sizes in an effort to further promote its own sustainability standards in a big, big way.

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Taking it slow with sustainable dining in Napa Valley

Napa Valley’s Silverado Resort takes its culinary delights “slow and steady” while emphasizing environmental and agricultural sustainability.

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Eco eating in Crete: new Responsible Travel programs help preserve culture with tourism and good food

Crete’s Culinary Sanctuaries, the educational travel program noted for best practices in Responsible Travel, is offering a new workshop to educate professionals in tourism, conservation, agriculture, and the culinary arts from October 11-18, 2009 on how to implement programs that include heritage preservation, organic agriculture, and building mutually beneficial relations between local populations and the tourist trade.

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Which wines are eco friendly? 25 wines get Greenopia’s seal of approval

Recently, environmental concerns have risen over the enormous amounts of required water and land needed to produce wine, as well as the impact of wine bottle production and shipping on the environment. Answering the call for a comprehensive listing of eco-friendly spirits, popular green-living guide “Greenopia” has released a sustainability review of 25 major wine labels.

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Fairmont fights fuel costs with kitchen oil green recycling program

With fuel prices jumping all over the charts, over 22 of the famously eco-friendly-lodging brand’s properties are working to reduce waste disposal costs and switch to cleaner fuels by recycling used kitchen oils into biodiesel – a domestic and renewable fuel derived from natural oils. This marks Fairmont’s latest initiative as a leader and role model in responsible travel and environmental stewardship, adding to the company’s ambitious announcement made last year to combat climate change alongside the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

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Californian vineyard shows us how to eat, drink and be merrily green

California-based Paul Dolan Vineyards and Parducci Wine Cellars (the country’s first carbon neutral winery) dedicate their business to responsible land stewardship, sustainable viticulture and green business practices that yield superior wines while protecting the environment and supporting local farmers.

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Fancy, schmancy: Ritz-Carlton in Charlotte to be the company's first green property

Scheduled to open in October 2009, The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte will unveil a host of eco-friendly initiatives for the luxury lodging company, being its first environmentally-built hotel (and the first for greater Charlotte), designed to attain LEED Gold certification in two distinct categories.

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California's Terranea Resort officially opens its doors

After ten years in the making, Destination Hotels & Resorts has officially debuted its newest property: the breathtaking and eco-friendly Pacific-oceanfront Terranea Resort.

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Keeping it simple: eco-friendly hotel bath products

Luxury meets eco-consciousness with a new line of earth-friendly amenities. Spanning a range of benefits and budgets, Earth Simple and Earth Perfect products allow hotel guests to pamper themselves in a whole new, green way.

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Green spa in Austin offers weekend getaway to get "Gorgeously Green"

Austin’s award-winning green spa in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, The Crossings, is kicking off its “Gorgeously Green Getaway Weekend” on May 30-31, hosted by New York Times bestselling author Sophie Uliano, author of “Gorgeously Green Diet”.

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Two resort companies billed as Canada's 'Greenest'

Maclean Magazine has listed Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Whistler Blackcomb as two of Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2009. The two companies were recognized for for earth-friendly initiatives in promoting environmental awareness in their organizations.

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