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Author: TerraCurve
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/01/27/unwto-calls-on-tourism-…

Despite the evolving global recession, there is a real opportunity if world leaders succeed in aligning short term response to the economic meltdown, medium term response to the development agenda and long term response to the climate imperative.

The need for global stimulus should be linked with the transformational potential of a green economy. Tourism can reliably boost the economy in the short to medium term, without loosing sight of long-term commitments to the sustainable development agenda. This was the main message delivered by UNWTO Assistant Secretary-General Geoffrey Lipman, addressing the European Travel Commission’s Transatlantic Conference.

A new climate deal is expected to be reached at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the end of this year. The fundamental intention is to drop green house gas emissions to levels where global warming is tolerable, with clean energy focused consumption and production patterns, and with responsibility and…

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Author: TerraCurve
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/01/27/natureair-launches-alte…

Every liter of household cooking oil that is flushed down the drain pollutes nearly one million liters of Costa Rican river waters. In an effort to keep these waters clean NatureAir, the world’s first carbon neutral airline, has started Costa Rica’s first alternative fueling station, through its own aviation fueling company - Aerotica.

Since June of 2008, Aerotica has been providing bio-diesel in addition to its sales of aviation and jet fuel. The bio-diesel is produced from a mixture of recycled vegetable and cooking oils, and can be run in any vehicle accustomed to diesel.

NatureAir is the first airline in Central America to run its entire ground operations equipment and fleet of diesel vehicles off of this biodegradable fuel. This alternative fuel is estimated to reduce nearly 49,256 gallons of CO2 emissions per year.

“This program is an important milestone in NatureAir’s dedication to protecting the environment and conserving our nature resources,” said NatureAir Founder and…

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Author: TerraCurve
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/01/27/mardi-gras-2009-best-si…

Hotel room bookings are ahead of pace for the 2009 Mardi Gras season, according to the Greater New Orleans Hotel and Lodging Association. Mavis Early, executive director of the organization, states, "It definitely looks like this will be the most successful Mardi Gras since 2004." The average estimated attendance for Mardi Gras prior to 2006 was around one million.

Part of the American experience since the early 1700’s, Mardi Gras, or "Fat Tuesday", is February 24 this year. According to a study done by the University of New Orleans, the celebration generates an estimated $840 million annually. Figures from last year show that 750,000-850,000 people attended Mardi Gras. And none of the figures include the over one-million day-trippers or local spending.

Mary Beth Romig of the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau points out that Mardi Gras is not just about fun for New Orleans; it is an important business that generates revenue and keeps people employed, not…

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Author: Jean-Paul
Website: http://www.thechicecologist.com/2009/01/another-really-fast-…

Given that I have a incredible (and possibly unhealthy) soft spot for supercars and exotic sportscars, I must tell you about the p1e by JJAD. Surrey based JJAD automotive design & prototyping company has come up with a beautiful automobile.
Lead by former McLaren F1 and Mercedes SLR designer Jim Dowle and Gordon Murray, would you [...]

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