Going Green Down Under In Sydney, Australia
Taking a trip Down Under can be great fun and very exciting. It can also be very green and friendly to the environment. From where you stay to where you eat to what you do, you can enjoy your trip to Sydney, Australia and lessen your impact upon the environment. This can help to take some of the guilt out of your travel and give you some pride in knowing that you are helping the environment.
[text goes here]The Manly Lodge in Sydney, Australia, is the perfect place to start your green Australian holiday. Green hotels, organic restaurants, and eco-friendly harbor cruises join forces to make for a wonderful environmentally friendly vacation.
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Eco-Friendly Travel in Quito, Ecuador
Whether you are traveling alone, as part of a couple, or with your family, one place that you will surely want to consider visiting is Ecuador. Ecuador is known for its beautiful rainforests and fun activities that will offer you everything you want and more in a vacation or trip destination. As far as eco-friendliness, Quito, Ecuador, offers many different restaurants, activities, and lodgings in and around the area to allow you to travel without guilt.
Traveling to Ecuador opens the possibility of wonderful eco-friendly traveling. The green lodging to stay in while in Quito is La Selva Jungle Lodge. Eat organic foods there and other establishments around town. Enjoy birdwatching, a side trip to the Galapagos Islands, hiking the rainforest or mountains, or just relax at the Lodge.
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Seeing the Green Side of Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia, is known for many things. From the site of the 1996 Summer Olympics to the Atlanta Braves to Stone Mountain to being the capital of Georgia and more, Atlanta is a thriving city where millions of tourists visit each year. One thing that most people don't realize about Atlanta, however, is that there is a thriving eco-friendly movement in this city as well. From lodgings to restaurants to stores to playgrounds and more, quite a bit of focus is being put on making Atlanta greener and better for the environment. When you travel to Atlanta, you want to be sure to check out these eco-friendly locations to help support their efforts and reduce your own carbon footprint while you travel.
Atlanta, Georgia, may not be associated with eco-tourism by most people, or where you think of going for a green get away, so you may be pleased to learn about the eco green attractions, green lodging, environmentally friendly playgrounds, and organic shopping you can treat yourself to in Atlanta. Stay at Stonehurst Place for the ultimate in eco-luxury.
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It's Past Time for an Energy Program
The future of alternative energy will be brighter if the playing field with oil is leveled. The reasons for alternative energy are numerous, and the reasons to reduce our oil consumption are just as numerous. Who's betting on oil futures? It's time we bet on the U.S.'s future. Environmentally friendly and sustainable hotels can help lead the way.
I'm challenging President Obama to set the U.S. course for ending all foreign oil imports by 2025.
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Using Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
In the Lighting Basics for Your Basic Bulb Purchase article I covered how lumens, color rendering index (CRI) and color temperature work together to give you the kind of lighting you want or need. Hotels want the best of color balance and energy efficiency for the best guest experience possible.
Is your hotel buying energy efficient lighting with adequate information? Can you make heads or tails out of how a manufacturer describes its bulbs? You want energy efficiency and quality lighting for your guests.
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Lighting Basics for Your Basic Bulb Purchase
As energy efficient lighting evolves so does the confusion about what you are buying. How does at 75W incandescent bulb compare to a CFL or LED bulb? For years the most I had to rely on was the wattage comparison on the packaging, but there's more to the comparison than that. And sometimes there's not even that information to rely on.
How is a hotel expected to tend to a quality guest experience and energy conservation if manufacturers provide inadequate information for good decisions? Buying energy efficient light bulbs isn't as easy as it should be. How do you compare an incandescent light bulb to a CFL to an LED? What do the different terms mean?
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Book Review: The Triple Bottom Line
When I first started hearing about the triple bottom line I thought it was the new accounting method that dealt with environmental issues in addition to the standard business money issues. Now I know why my accounting and CPA friends didn't know what I was talking about when I queried if they'd had that class in school. It's only now, in the past several years, become a college course.
Sustainable development for a hotel involves the same issues as for any sustainable business practices. Profit can't be the only measure of a business's success. People and planet need to be accounted for as well. Economic, social and the environment all blend together to create a sustainable business. Hotels will prosper and thrive by adopting a sustainable attitude toward operations and development. It's the long-run that matters, and you won't get there if you only look at the short-run.
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