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FAA CLEEN Awards $125 Million in New Contracts
The FAA has announced it has awarded $125 million in new contracts with GE Aviation, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing and Rolls Royce to develop ...
Starwood Targets 30% Energy Reduction
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide announced that it has set a target of reducing its energy consumption by 30 percent and reducing its water consumption ...
Video Conferencing Cuts Emissions, Delivers Quick ROI
U.S. and U.K. businesses that substitute some business travel with video conferencing can cut CO2 emissions by nearly 5.5 million metric tons in total ...
Airlines Reject Germany’s Proposed Environmental Tax
The aviation industry reacted negatively to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s proposal to levy an environmental surcharge on airline passengers flying out of German airports, according ...
Roundup – Starwood, BPA, FSC, Sky Vegetables
How Compostable Disposables Reduce Waste
Water As Alternative Energy
Is it Easy Being Green in a Recession?
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Before BPA: Sustainable Food and ...
Energy Efficiency Investment Remains Strong Despite Downturn
Investment in energy efficiency remained high last year despite the economic downturn, according to a survey conducted by Johnson Controls. Meanwhile, the Financial Times ...
Sandals Resorts, Saunders Group Chase Down Energy Efficiency
Sustainability certification and "green" initiatives are helping hotel chains like Sandals Resorts and Saunders Group Hotel save on valuable energy and water resources, while helping their ...
Environmental Mission Statements: A List of Hotel Sustainability Policies
A mission statement can help an organization navigate difficult times. I wonder how many hoteliers used their mission ...
What You Must Know about Flying Green
Hopping on a plane can be unavoidable to meet the needs of your company; more than 60 million business passengers ...
Alaska Considers Relaxing Wastewater Limits for Cruise Lines
Alaska lawmakers may temporarily lower standards for wastewater discharge limits for cruise lines to give them more time to comply, reports Juneau Empire. Lawmakers already ...
Holiday Inn Express, Bardessono Boast Energy Efficiency, Renewables
Two more hotels -- the Holiday Inn Express and Suites Saint-Hyacinthe and Bardessono -- can add their brands to the roster of environmentally-friendly lodging as more ...
HEI Aims High with $6.5M Hotel Energy Management Program
HEI Hotels & Resorts has invested more than $6.5 million in energy management programs at its hotels and resorts in the U.S. since 2005, helping ...
As Green Hotels Proliferate, So Do Eco-Rating Systems
As Accor North America embarks on a pilot program to test a voluntary green rating program at some of its U.S. hotels, two new green hotels ...
Travel-related Activity Accounts for 90% of a Meeting’s Carbon Footprint
The typical event can reduce its carbon footprint by 90 percent by hosting the meeting virtually, according to research from ...
Finnair Green Ad Banned
The Advertising Standard Authority (ASA), the UK's advertising watchdog, has banned a Finnair ad claiming that it is eco-smart for travelers to use the Finnish airline, ...
Denver Airport Getting ‘Green’ Parking Facility
Green Park DIA, a 4,200-stall parking lot servicing Denver International Airport, is setting a goal to be the world's greenest parking facility.
The ...
Asian Hotels Join ‘Green’ Hotel Craze
Luxury hotels in China and India are ramping up their "green" efforts by pursuing green international standards or the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy ...
Hotels Ramp Up Recycling, Clean Fuel Efforts
Hotels including the Marriott, MGM Mirage CityCenter and ARIA Resort & Casino continue to ramp up their eco-friendly projects. Some are adding unique programs to their ...
Airlines Commit to 2 Deals for Biofuel
AltAir Fuels and Rentech have separately signed deals that will advance the use of renewable synthetic fuels used by airlines.
A group of 14 airlines that service ...
Hotels Play Up Environmental Initiatives
More and more, hotels are chasing the consumer dollar by playing up their environmental initiatives. For instance, Starwood's Element Hotels is adding electric car-charging ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
