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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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Go with the flow at Sonoma’s new h2hotel
A new, water-themed h2hotel features cool, eco-design and a strong emphasis on local elements.
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Starwood super-charges its commitment to energy conservation
Starwood Hotels and Resorts is calling for deep cuts in both energy and water use across the board of its entire 1,000+ property portfolio.
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World Travel Awards commits to water-aid charity ‘Just a Drop’
The “Oscars” of the travel industry has committed to supporting the Just a Drop foundation – an international water-aid charity that helps communities around the globe gain access to clean and abundant drinking water.
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Eco luxury: Ritz-Carlton commits to reducing plastic bottle use
The luxury hotel brand is introducing environmentally-friendly water bottles at its North American and select Caribbean properties – a breakthrough effort in plastic waste reduction from a front runner in the hospitality industry.
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Deepwater Horizon disaster: deadly for Sea Turtles in Gulf of Mexico
According to a new report by Oceana, the world’s largest international ocean conservation organization, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is devastating sea turtle habitats in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Marriott helps promote sustainable business in China
The popular hotel group is headlining a new campaign to protect fresh water availability to over 2 billion people in China’s Sichuan Province – an area hit hard by the 2008 earthquake – as well as spearhead a variety of sustainability projects across the board.
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Saving one billion sea turtles
A new sea turtle expedition project is kicking off during El Salvador ’s “turtle nesting season” to support the release of a BILLION baby sea turtles around the world over the next ten years.
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Let’s hear it for the girl: Hayden Panettiere races to the rescue again
The young actress, activist and Heroes star has once more returned to Taiji in an effort to raise awareness against the yearly dolphin slaughter that occurs there – as was highlighted in this year’s Oscar-winning film the Cove.
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Mandy Moore calls on Congress for clean water in time for World Water Day
Actress, singer/songwriter Mandy Moore has joined a coalition of nearly 30 organizations that are calling for increased safety measures to deliver drinking water and sanitation in developing countries.
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Going plastic-free at RockResorts
Popular lodging company RockResorts has set in motion ambitious plans to eliminate nearly all plastic water bottles on its properties – expecting to save an estimated 640,000 plastic water bottles from the waste stream.
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Travel industry can deliver clean water to Haiti
As emergency relief agencies attempt to get the essential supplies through that are needed in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, Just a Drop is calling for donations from the travel industry to provide ongoing support for villages and communities.
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Which cities are in the greatest danger from rising sea levels?
According to measurements by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), rising sea levels will be a huge threat to even the most advanced cities – not to mention small, island nations – with predicted levels twice as high as originally thought.
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Sheraton Suites Tampa chooses ‘Green’
Perhaps taking a cue from its parent company’s (Starwood) green line of hotels (Element Hotels), the Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport is putting some green into their operations with its new “Make a Green Choice” program.
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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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What will the Arctic look like in 20 years due to global warming?
A new study suggests that the Arctic will be ice-less within the next 20 years, due to rapid acceleration of sea ice loss from global warming. How do we as world citizens fight this change?
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How one resort company is working to restore forests and water sources in Colorado
Popular hotel and resort chain, Vail Resorts, has entered into a new partnership to help restore forest lands and improve water quality in one of the most comprehensive forest conservation projects in the country – a project “catalyzed” seven years ago during Colorado’s largest and most devastating wildfire.
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How one hotel is saving $1 million by going green
The Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, which has just recently been awarded the city’s first Green Seal Silver Certification largely in part for its energy conservation and waste reduction efforts – efforts that will save an estimated $1 million per year.
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Are cruise ships finally going green?
Three major cruise lines have announced the winners of the companies’ internal “Ship of the Year” awards for environmentalism and innovation. Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and the lesser-known Azamara cruise lines are attempting to reward and encourage ships to enhance eco-sensitivity in the niche known for its negative-impact blunders.
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Kenya builds on social and environmental responsibility with new tree-planting pledge
Over the next two decades, Kenyan communities have pledged to plant 7.6 billion trees in order to counter massive deforestation in the region. Currently, only 2% of Kenya remains forested – far less than the minimum 10% required cover for healthy ecosystems.
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Giant sea turtles swimming up to safe haven in Panama 
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San Francisco welcomes new shark exhibit in name of conservation 
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