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San Francisco welcomes new shark exhibit in name of conservation
The Aquarium of the Bay has just added a HUGE Sevengill Shark to its many exhibits, setting an example for ongoing shark research and marine conservation.
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How one luxury hotel brand is making eco-history
The luxury and super-chic W San Francisco is now the first property of a major hotel to earn LEED certification for an existing building, thanks to its employee-driven green business program.
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Where: California, San Francisco
Fairmont Hotels raises money for California parks
The hotel giant is helping to raise the funds to promote the Save Our Parks Campaign to boost travelers’ eco-awareness, providing guests the opportunity to contribute $1 dollar per room night between September 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009.
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Travel socially with your iPhone and Facebook
TourSpot is making travel social by combining an iPhone travel and city guide with Facebook, combining rich content and live mapping with location-based search capabilities updating features, making it the ultimate e-travel guide.
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GO Group recognizes major cities for being green
In celebration of Earth Day, April 22, The GO Group, LLC, the world’s largest airport ground transportation provider, is paying tribute to the earth-friendly efforts of some of the largest cities it serves, including Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Paris and San Francisco.
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San Francisco's Orchard Hotel earns LEED Certification as the city's first and only certified 'green' hotel
The Orchard Hotel achieved “green” with the LEED-EB® (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification for an existing building by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). San Francisco’s only hotel to earn this honor, the Orchard Hotel is the second hotel in California and fourth hotel in the world with this certification.
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Save money and the environment when you travel with NileGuide.com
With a new design and enhanced functionality, NileGuide.com helps travelers “save green” in more ways than one with all-new trip planning tools.
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San Francisco's new InterContinental aiming for LEED Certification
The first of a new generation of hotels, the InterContinental San Francisco is planning to achieve LEED certification by early 2010 on every facet of the property from construction and design elements to the types of amenities used in hotel guestrooms.
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Timberland sponsors Green Apple Festival in 10 U.S. cities for Earth Day 2009
The popular apparel company will be a presenting sponsor of the nationwide “Green Apple Festival” and Earth Day Network events over Earth Day Weekend, April 17 – 19, in an effort to encourage volunteerism and community service.
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13 free things to do in Sonoma's 'Wine Country'
In tough economic times, a vacation in Sonoma’s wine country that centers on free, or almost free, activities is just the prescription. With a reputation as a wine country that is welcoming, friendly and relaxed, Sonoma County is also known as a great value for those seeking the lifestyle of great wine and fresh food.
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Alcatraz Cruises launches nation's first hybrid ferry boat
The retrofitted “The Hornblower Hybrid” is a multipurpose vessel within the Alcatraz Cruises fleet, ferrying visitors to Alcatraz Island and Angel Island, as well as taking school groups and other passengers on cruises around the Bay.
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Emirates Airline launches world's longest Green Flight Trial
On December 15th, Emirates Airline, with one of the world’s youngest fleets, will trial a new environmental program to execute the longest green journey. The program, to be analyzed and reviewed on the airline’s inaugural flight from Dubai to San Francisco, will represent the world’s first cross-polar green flight.
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New Lesbian Travel Company Partners with Carbonfund.org to go Carbon Neutral
Sweet, a new lesbian travel company, announced today that it is offsetting its carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, one of the country’s leading carbon offset organizations.
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The Cultural Explorer, a San Francisco-based cultural and philanthropic tour company, shows travelers how easy it is to help others as they travel
The Cultural Explorer, a San Francisco-based cultural and philanthropic tour company, shows travelers how easy it is to help others as they travel.
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Sweet: New Lesbian, Eco-Friendly Travel Company
Sweet, a new San Francisco-based lesbian travel company, delivers fun-filled, eco-friendly, volunteer-oriented and empowering lesbian travel experiences. Travel itineraries will include volunteer programs that provide aid to under-served communities and fund-raising activities that support non-profit groups around the world.
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San Francisco Home to a new "Green Museum"
The new “green” California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s famous Golden Gate Park is almost complete; anticipating an official opening in September 2008. The future home of a state-of-the-art aquarium, planetarium, and natural-history museum, constructed beneath two “hills” which are really a two-and-a-half-acre “living roof”, looks like a futuristic augmentation of the park itself.
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