Author: Dan Kulpinski
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Here’s what I’ve noticed is coming up this month. Want to add another event? Leave a comment!Nov. 5 - "First Thursday" Happy Hour With Bethesda GreenCome to Redwood Restaurant for casual conversation and social networking at one of the new restaurants within Bethesda Lane.TIME: 5-7 p.m.Nov. 6 - ‘Green Your Business’ SeminarThis is the first of an eight-part series of seminars that will teach you

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Author: Joe Ascanio
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Due largely in part to consumer demands and environmental regulations – both ethical and economical – the hospitality and tourism industry is under great pressure to become more environmentally friendly.

A countless number of hotels have successfully instituted energy-use reduction and water conservation programs, as well as resource re-use and recycling. Linen and towel reuse policies, low-flow showers and toilets, programmable on/off light sensors, and occupancy sensor controls are just some advances in the “going green” arena.

However, a new study suggests that there is a significant difference in how people’s attitudes toward “green” lifestyles effect their actual travel purchases and behavior.

The study, conducted by a team of tourism and hospitality graduate students at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business, found that people who actively practice an eco-friendly lifestyle at home behave entirely different when “on the road” at a hotel.

Researchers tend to agree that…

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Stonyfield Yogurt is giving away free online copies of the Going Greener Guidebook.
Topics covered in Going Greener include: organics; eco food labels; buying better groceries; America’s farms and you; food safety; resources for green living; green companies; recycling; a healthy home makeover; the earth-friendly diet; and more.

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