Author: TerraCurve
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/03/26/business-travel-recogni…

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) awarded its first Corporate Social Responsibility Awards (CSR) to Symantec and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) for innovative programs and initiatives that recognize the mission and objectives of the NBTA CSR Committee.

Representatives from each winning corporation accepted the awards from former NBTA President & CEO and current CSR Award Committee Chair Suzanne Fletcher at the first Green Travel Summit in Newport Beach, CA, which was co-sponsored by NBTA.

“Corporate Social Responsibility is an increasingly important component of corporate life,” says Kevin Maguire, NBTA President & CEO, CCTE, GLP. “The winning companies of the first NBTA CSR awards, which were selected from dozens of applicants through a rigorous review process, have proven to the industry that a well-managed CSR program and creative social initiatives can successfully reduce the global environmental impact of business travel.”

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Author: TerraCurve
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/03/26/masters-degree-in-susta…

Eastern Carolina University’s Center for Sustainable Tourism is currently working on establishing a new and entirely unprecedented Master of Science Degree in Sustainable Tourism; the first of its kind in the United States. The program is structured to train a new generation of tourism professionals and academics who have both an understanding of the fundamentals of tourism as well as sustainability.

Plans are currently being reviewed by the University of North Carolina-General Administration office, while the target start-date of the program is set for the Fall 2009 semester.

“Once the program has been established, we will be able to immediately integrate students into programs that are going on in the state, including programs at hotels,” said Alex Naar, Sustainable Tourism Outreach Coordinator at East Carolina University.

Established in 2007, the Center for Sustainable Tourism at ECU was established to advance the state of academic research and analysis that advocate…

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Author: Jean-Paul
Website: http://www.thechicecologist.com/2009/03/green-festival-seatt…

I am excited for this weekend where I will be blogging live from Green Festival Seattle. Presented by Global Exchange and Green America and dubbed one of the premier sustainability events, there are going to be over 125 authors, leaders and educators and more than 350 eco-friendly businesses, plenty to keep me busy.
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Author: Jean-Paul
Website: http://www.thechicecologist.com/2009/03/pollution-detecting-…

In an interesting fusion of technology and nature-mimicry design, British scientists have come up with a free-swimming robot to track pollution levels in oceans, lakes and seas.
Set to be released off the coast of northern Spain, these 5 foot machines will sniff out pollution, pipeline and shipping leaks using sensors mounted throughout the fish. [...]

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Editors’ note: This is a transcript from the above audio, which is 26 minutes long. It has been slightly edited so it is more readable. See the giveaway contest and purchase discounts at the end of the transcript!

Read on how to see Mr. Beams’ LED lights will not only decrease those hard to light areas in your house, but save you a little green as well.  How? The lights are battery-operated and sensor controlled, so say good-by to the electrician and hello to more energy efficient lights in your home.

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Anna Hackman: Hi everybody. I’m here with Mike Recker co-founder of Mr. Beams and Ashley Fantz, Mr. Beams’ Marketing Director. We’re here to talk about Mr. Beams products. Tell us about what Mr. Beams is and what products you sell.

Mike Recker: Mr. Beams makes LED lights that are battery-powered motion sensor and RF controls that you can attach anywhere. In addition to indoor use, most of our products are [sic] weatherproof, and are designed for outdoor use, so that…

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We’ve noticed that most office buildings have only allow elevators access and at best allow you to use the stairs to walk down. Must be a security issue, but the world could save energy and burn fat by allowing/forcing users to take the stairs. Elevators use a lot of power.
Buildings should have [...]

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