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San Francisco: sailing to the most sustainable America’s Cup ever

GTG Staff — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:40:10 +0000

With more than 5 million visitors from around the world expected in San Francisco for the drama of the America's Cup 2013, both the city and organizers of the sailing world's most prestigious event are promising it will be the greenest in its history—and as cutting edge in sustainability practice and education as the sleek, high-tech craft that will vie for the coveted cup.

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Survey says: going green sells hotel rooms

GTG Staff — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:55:12 +0000

A new study of U.S. consumers shows they applaud the greening of the hotel industry, yet need to understand better the tangible benefits for their travel lives. A research firm asked 5,000 customers of the online travel site Expedia.com in early January 2012 about their attitudes, perceptions and behaviors in response to hotel sustainability

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Karnataka, India: organic eco-retreat in the Western Ghats

GTG Staff — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:49:42 +0000

| Greening On A Farm | To the outside world, the state of Karnataka is best known for its capital city of Bangalore, the high-tech hub of India where you have probably connected by phone or chat with an eager soul who wants to offer you excellent service on that problem with your laptop or [...]

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Berkeley’s Gather: greenest restaurant in the whole Bay Area?

GTG Staff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:35:30 +0000

| Deliciously Sustainable | Whenever possible. As in those two weasel words on a restaurant menu: we use organic, seasonal and sustainable ingredients whenever possible. They promise so much … they give a kitchen so much wiggle room. Imagine if an organic farmer said: we won’t use toxic chemicals on our crops whenever possible. Well, [...]

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U.K.’s most sustainable restaurants honored

GTG Staff — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:44:16 +0000

Ode, a small, family-run restaurant in the picturesque coastal village of Shaldon in Devon, is the most sustainable in the U.K. So says the kingdom's Sustainable Restaurant Association

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Sonoma’s J Vineyards: now certified sustainable

GTG Staff — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:22:35 +0000

| Green Wine News | Sonoma County just got a little greener. J Vineyards & Winery, in Russian River Valley, has achieved certified sustainable status through the California Sustainable Winegrowers Alliance (CSWA). The sustainable certification covers all vineyard and winery operations. J Vineyards & Winery, located just south of Healdsburg, is independently owned and has [...]

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No more shark fin at Hong Kong resort chain

GTG Staff — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:57:27 +0000

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts’ new sustainable seafood policy bans shark fin from the menu in all its restaurants and banquets. The Hong Kong-based hotelier also pledged to stop serving endangered bluefin tuna and Chilean sea bass.

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Cruise ships: the good, the bad, the Concordia

GTG Staff — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:58:43 +0000

The human tragedy of the Concordia shipwreck is now largely known, but a possible marine tragedy is yet to unfold. Only time will tell whether one of the worst cruise liner accidents in Italian history will also lead to one of the worst environmental disasters.

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Air miles sales: caveat emptor

GTG Staff — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:45:14 +0000

| Not All Sales Are Equal | This is a cautionary tale. Only last year US Airways delighted us with several rewards miles sales at a bargain-basement price. To wit: 1.5 cents a mile, or less than US$1,500 for 100,000 miles—enough for two coach tickets to Europe or one Business Class ticket. Few, if any, [...]

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Ventana Inn: the greening of a Big Sur icon

GTG Staff — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:21:11 +0000

| Pretty In Green | Big Sur. The greatest meeting of the land and sea in the world. The American poet Robinson Jeffers said that. Poets and writers and thinkers have had a lot to say about Big Sur over the years, because it’s that kind of place. It inspires. But it also bedevils, defies [...]

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