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Corporate Jetsetters Can be Carbon Offsetters

Corporate Jetsetters Can be Carbon Offsetters

A new program from InJet, which offers private corporate jet services, will allow companies and individuals to offset the emissions of their flights. The InJet Green program, ...

November 18, 2009

Airbus ‘Sharklet’ Wingtip Design Reduces Fuel Use 3.5%

Airbus ‘Sharklet’ Wingtip Design Reduces Fuel Use 3.5%

Airbus is developing new "Sharklet" wingtip devices for its A320 aircraft that are expected to cut fuel burn by 3.5 percent and reduce 730 metric tons ...

November 16, 2009

State and Local Governments Launch Green Lodging Certifications

State and Local Governments Launch Green Lodging Certifications

Over the past several weeks, five states and one city have launched green lodging certification programs, reports Green Lodging News. These new certifications for green ...

November 9, 2009

Employees Directed to Use ‘Green’ Hotels

Employees Directed to Use ‘Green’ Hotels

As more companies consider the environmental impact of their business travel, employees increasingly are being asked to stay in hotels that meet ...

November 9, 2009

ResponsibleTravel.com Scuttles Carbon Offsetting Option

ResponsibleTravel.com Scuttles Carbon Offsetting Option

One of the first travel agencies to give fliers the option to offset the carbon emissions of their flights has ceased offering the program, calling it ...

November 4, 2009

System Upgrades Power Up Energy Savings for Hotels

System Upgrades Power Up Energy Savings for Hotels

For hotels, going green translates into energy-saving projects with some very tangible results. These include the Hilton New York's energy fuel cell installation that is nearly ...

November 4, 2009

Southwest Testing ‘Green Plane’

Southwest Testing ‘Green Plane’

If adopted, the new "green plane" undergoing tests by Southwest Airlines would save the company about $10 million a year in fuel costs, while reducing emissions. The ...

October 22, 2009

Half Of U.S. Driving Less, Taking Fewer In-town Trips

Half Of U.S. Driving Less, Taking Fewer In-town Trips

In what that may be a boon to e-commerce, and bad news for brick-and-mortar retailers, half of American drivers report driving less than usual ...

October 15, 2009

First Natural Gas-fueled Passenger Flight Completed

First Natural Gas-fueled Passenger Flight Completed

Airlines' struggles with fuel availability and emissions may be eased if more flights are able to be powered in part by natural gas, which ...

October 13, 2009

UK Gives Tesco, Hilton 1-Year Passes on Buying Carbon Permits

UK Gives Tesco, Hilton 1-Year Passes on Buying Carbon Permits

Larger non-utility, non-manufacturer polluters in the UK are getting a one-year reprieve on having to purchase carbon offsets, reports Bloomberg. Starting in April 2011, ...

October 7, 2009

Vail Resorts Backs Away from Wind RECs

Vail Resorts Backs Away from Wind RECs

Vail Resorts Inc. has chosen not to renew its three-year commitment to buy wind-energy offset credits. Instead, the ski resort and hotel company is putting ...

October 7, 2009

Westin, Marriott Target Energy Efficiency, Water Savings

Westin, Marriott Target Energy Efficiency, Water Savings

What's on the mind of most hotels no matter their size? Energy efficiency and environmental improvements. Hotels, running the gamut from the family-owned Spice Island Beach ...

October 6, 2009

Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Set 2020 Emissions Goals

Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Set 2020 Emissions Goals

Federal agencies were given 90 days to set goals for reducing emissions by 2020. President Obama is letting each agency set its ...

October 6, 2009

Reno’s Peppermill Resort Pumps $8.1M into Geothermal

Reno’s Peppermill Resort Pumps $8.1M into Geothermal

Tapping into clean renewable geothermal energy, the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino in Reno, Nev., has a solution to cover 100 percent of the facility's hot ...

October 5, 2009

Royal Caribbean Cruises Reduces Fuel Consumption by 4%

Royal Caribbean Cruises Reduces Fuel Consumption by 4%

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has made environmental improvements over the past year. The company has reduced fuel consumption by 4 percent, NOx emissions by three ...

September 29, 2009

New York Launches Green Hospitality Certification Program

New York Launches Green Hospitality Certification Program

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has launched a new initiative to certify lodging establishments as "green" for employing environmentally friendly ...

September 28, 2009

La Quinta, Shaw Recycle 30 Tons of Carpet

La Quinta, Shaw Recycle 30 Tons of Carpet

When La Quinta Inns & Suites renovated some hotels recently, it recycled 30 tons of carpet through Shaw Industries, which is reclaiming ...

September 25, 2009

Airlines Pledge 50% Emissions Cut by 2050

Airlines Pledge 50% Emissions Cut by 2050

Air fares will rise as the global aviation industry chases down its goal of halving emissions by 2050, a move the International Air Transport Association ...

September 22, 2009

San Fran Fliers Can Offset Emissions at Climate Passport Kiosks

San Fran Fliers Can Offset Emissions at Climate Passport Kiosks

New kiosks at San Francisco International Airport will allow fliers to offset the carbon footprint of their flights. Three credit-card operated kiosks ...

September 18, 2009

Holiday Inn ‘Green’ Signage Yields $4.4M Savings Annually

Holiday Inn ‘Green’ Signage Yields $4.4M Savings Annually

The Holiday Inn brand is undergoing a $1-billion global makeover -- touted as the largest in the hospitality industry -- that will save the company ...

September 2, 2009

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