Aug 9th, 2009 at 10:00AM: We're a week into Gadling's Green Month and the fun is just getting started. Already we've learned about Hall Wine's LEED certification and peeked into the world of Green Hotels with Katie Hammel, but we've got a lot more up our sleeves. Our good friend Jon Bowermaster is back this month, filing dispatches from the Ring of Fire as he travels through Tokyo, Japan, up through Kamchatka, Russia and ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Gadling's Green Month continues
Aug 9th, 2009 at 10:00AM: We're a week into Gadling's Green Month and the fun is just getting started. Already we've learned about Hall Wine's LEED certification and peeked into the world of Green Hotels with Katie Hammel, but we've got a lot more up our sleeves. Our good friend Jon Bowermaster is back this month, filing dispatches from the Ring of Fire as he travels through Tokyo, Japan, up through Kamchatka, Russia and ...Bowermaster's Adventures -- Swine Flu and Tokyo
Aug 7th, 2009 at 9:00AM: The direct flight from New York to Tokyo is one of the longest, thirteen hours and forty-five minutes, looping across Canada and the Bering Sea before paralleling Kamchatka and the eastern islands of Japan. It's a long way to travel for humans and viruses alike ... though I have to admit I hadn't thought about the latter until we touched down at Narita International Airport and found among the ...How green is your hotel?
Aug 7th, 2009 at 8:00AM:
Not too long ago, any hotel that had one of those "please reuse your towels" signs in the bathroom was considered "green". But with new hotels upping the ante by adding more features that reduce waste and environmental impact, it takes a lot more than that to truly be green. Here are some of the greenest hotel features to look for in an eco-friendly hotel.
Sheet and Towel Reuse Programs ...How Enterprise goes green - in a big way
Aug 6th, 2009 at 4:30PM: Green is finally "in" - you no longer have to grow a beard and wear socks made from recycled cardboard boxes and corn husks to do your part in helping the environment. Even when you are on the road, it is quite easy to help out. Some car rental companies jumped on board the green train ages ago by offering renters the option of a hybrid vehicle. Enterprise, (the parent company of Alamo, ...Eco-Friendly HALL Wines Earns Gold LEED Certification
Aug 5th, 2009 at 2:30PM: The first time I tasted HALL Cabernet Sauvignon, I will nibbling a cheese plate bar side at Fleming's Steakhouse and Wine Bar. After asking our bartender sommelier for his recommendation for a big, hearty red, he poured me a taste of the 2005 HALL Cab. Is that black cherry I'm getting? Or perhaps a little oak mixed with leather and currants? I'm certainly no wine expert, unless you consider ...W Fort Lauderdale saves turtles from suicide
Aug 4th, 2009 at 11:30AM: The W Fort Lauderdale had a little problem -- turtles kept crossing the road in front of their hotel. To get to the other side. And getting hit by cars on the way. The issue was the hotel lights. Apparently, when choosing between their current side of the road and the certain death of crossing the street, turtles have a habit of "going towards the light." What this says about the psychological ...
