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MAG on track for environmental sustainability
7/21/2010 12:15:00 PM
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is on track to meet its carbon neutral target by 2015 at Manchester Airport, according to its first annual sustainability report. Meanwhile, targets are set to be achieved at Humberside Airport by 2012.
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Liverpool to introduce ‘greener’ conferences
7/12/2010 12:30:00 PM
Foundation, a climate fund for the North West, has joined forces with the Liverpool Convention Bureau (LCB) offer conference organisers the chance to contribute to local carbon-reduction projects.
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Milestone for Three Peaks project
3/13/2010 7:30:00 PM
A new organisation set up to help protect the beautiful Three Peaks has reached its first milestone – its 100th member.
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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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