All Posts Tagged With: "sensitive ecosystems"

“Drill baby, drill?” Are we still on that?

Last week, a BP oil rig burned into the ocean and created an oil spill that continues to grow and threaten our shores. Its effects on wildlife will have catastrophic consequences to entire communities whose livelihoods depend on the ocean.

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Washington D.C. hotel is for the bees

May 21st, 2009 in Hotels and Accommodations • News

The nation’s capital just got bit more crowded with the introduction of over 100,000 honey bees to the rooftop of The Fairmont Washington. No stranger to environmental initiatives, Fairmont is looking to address and promote awareness of the nation’s current honey bee shortage due to pollution and loss of natural habitat throughout the country.

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Protecting Where the Wild Things Are

May 5th, 2008 in Business and Politics

Where the wild things are is often where inquisitive travelers congregate, potentially setting up a love-it-to-death dynamic in the visited environment. A small, visionary travel company, Ecoventura, has announced a new partnership with the environmental heavy hitter, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), to reduce the detrimental effects of growing tourism in the fragile ecosystem of the Galapagos Islands.

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