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Yachts of Seabourn launches e-pass
2/18/2010 4:14:00 PM
The Yachts of Seabourn has introduced a convenient, eco-friendly alternative for guests who do not wish to receive printed preliminary and/or final cruise documents by mail. “Click & Sail” provides a single e-pass document via the company’s website, which can be printed and presented at check-in for embarkation. Complete cruise document information is available for review online at any time, and guests can select any pages to download and store on their own computers or print.
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Australian spa gets green stamp of approval
2/3/2010 12:22:00 PM
Australia’s first conservation-based luxury resort, Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, has now become the first hotel in the world to achieve carbon neutral certification from an internationally accredited greenhouse gas certification scheme.
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'Significant lightning bolt' cited in Ethiopian crash
1/27/2010 11:25:00 AM
AccuWeather.com reports frequent lightning was in the area of Monday morning's Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crash into the Mediterranean Sea, according to data compiled by AccuWeather.com.
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WHITBREAD PLANS FOR NEW GREEN HOTEL
1/11/2010 1:05:00 PM
Whitbread, the UK’s leading hotel and restaurant group, has confirmed details of its plans for its second green hotel and its first low-carbon restaurant
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WHITBREAD PLANS FOR NEW GREEN HOTEL
1/11/2010 1:05:00 PM
Whitbread, the UK’s leading hotel and restaurant group, has confirmed details of its plans for its second green hotel and its first low-carbon restaurant
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STI and ELI collaborate in green initiative
1/8/2010 3:45:00 PM
Boulder, Colorado (January 8, 2010)--After finalizing a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind agreement, Sustainable Travel International (STI), a non-profit global leader in sustainable development and responsible tourism, announced today their collaboration with Ecolodges Indonesia (ELI), a pioneering, ecotourism provider operating in an emerging economy, with a focus on biodiversity conservation and enhancement of local community livelihoods. The new collaboration will address the role that growing consumer awareness plays in turning efforts to go green into long-term business solutions for tourism providers.
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Leading biofuel players team up
1/7/2010 10:28:00 AM
BioJet Corporation (www.biojetcorp.com) and Great Plains Oil & Exploration (www.camelinacompany.com) announced today that they have executed a Teaming Agreement for the purpose of producing renewable jet fuels.
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Caribbean must address climate change
12/17/2009 10:32:00 AM
A Board Member of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), urged participants at the Caribbean Media Exchange to launch campaigns similar to those waged against HIV/AIDS to warn people of the dangers of climate change and how it could affect tourism and sustainable development in the region.
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Eurolines President speaks at Copenhagen
12/16/2009 4:20:00 PM
By opting for Eurolines instead of plane or car, you can reduce your carbon footprint by approximately 80%. This is exactly the scale of reduction Scientists are telling us to make.
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Eurostar launches new route
12/15/2009 3:49:00 PM
Eurostar, the high-speed provider of carbon neutral journeys between the UK and the Continent, has today (15/12/09) announced that tickets for its direct weekly summer services to Avignon in the heart of Provence - will go on sale on Tuesday 22 December 2009.
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Gulf Air goes green
12/14/2009 5:09:00 PM
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has introduced a series of initiatives, which will result in an annual reduction of around 33,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its aircraft.
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Etihad supports biofuel development
12/14/2009 9:46:00 AM
Etihad Airways has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group (SAFUG), an airline-led industry working group established in 2008 to accelerate the commercialisation and availability of sustainable biofuels.
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