Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours. So, recycle that can and enjoy the game!
Great Green Articles
The Market for Green
http://www.hotelinteractive.com/article.aspx?articleid=15211
The Cs of Green
http://lhonline.com/green/conservation/commitment_green_movement_0318/
Organic Hotel Gardens Signal Emerging Trends
http://www.buyerinteractive.com/buyer/article.aspx?articleid=13493
How Hotel Chains are Going Green
http://travel.msn.com/Guides/article.aspx?cp-documentid=718675
Have a Green Stay
http://travel.msn.com/Guides/greenarticle.aspx?cp-documentid=998151
Top Ten Ways to Go Green at the Office
http://blogs.takepart.com/2008/03/02/top-10-ways-to-go-green-at-the-office/
Six Cheapskate Ways to Help the Earth
http://www.gimundo.com/Articles/Daily/883
Ten Creative Ways to Recycle Ordinary Objects
http://ecoble.com/2008/03/12/10-unusually-creative-ways-to-recycle-ordinary-objects/
Savvy Manufacturers Know Green Is Now
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-harvard_09bus.ART.State.Edition1.3b2bcf.html
Eco-friendly Products Going Mainstream
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-earthday_09bus.ART0.State.Edition1.46201b7.html
News and Information
Fresh Ideas - www.PineappleHospitality.net/Newsletters.html
A newsletter that reports on green hotel programs and products that are good for the planet, popular with travelers, and save hotels money while boosting business.
ecoLingo - www.ecolingo.com
A site offering a fairly extensive collection of green terms and concepts.
emagazine - www.emagazine.com
The online home of E/The Environmental Magazine.
Grist - www.grist.org
Environmental news and commentary.
GreenBiz - www.greenbiz.com
Business. The environment. The bottom line.
Treehugger - www.treehugger.com
An unabashedly green blog with high-quality and quantity reporting and opinion.
Design and Build
Greenbuild365 - www.greenbuild365.org
USGBC's interactive green building learning portal is a tool to engage professionals from a broad range of disciplines—design, construction, real estate, education and more—in the growing sustainability movement, connecting them to the knowledge they need to be active contributors to the changing dynamics of the industry.
renourish - www.re-nourish.com
An authoritative resource for checklists, certifications, and prominent ideas in the green design industry.
Lifestyle
EcoSeek - www.ecoseek.net
Billed as “your search engine for all things green,” the site’s mission is to connect and educate all consumers about eco-friendly products, manufacturers and local earth-conscious retailers.
One Green Globe Directory - www.onegreenglobe.com
“The Directory of Choice for Mind, Body, Spirit and Planet” is a broad, search-engine friendly resource specifically designed for humans, by humans, that seeks to refine and simplify the process of finding quality information and resources in the alternative health, environmental, holistic and sustainable lifestyle categories.
Organizations
EcoRooms & EcoSuites - http://www.ecorooms.com/Page1.html
A green hotel directory of accommodations that earn the approval of guests
and hospitality professionals, from a rigorous set of ecological standards.
Green Seal - www.greenseal.org
A nonprofit organization that establishes standards for environmentally responsible products and services.
Hospitality
EcoGreenHotel - - www.ecogreenhotel.com
Web site dedicated to helping hotels address environmental issues and implement environmentally friendly initiatives.
Organic Spa Magazine - www.organicspamagazine.com
A lifestyle magazine promoting the marriage of spa and wellness with a sustainable and earth-friendly lifestyle.
Green Concierge Travel - www.greenconciergetravel.com
Green Concierge Travel specializes in eco-travel and eco-tourism. Readers discover natural and urban environments for business and pleasure, and learn to support local and environmentally friendly businesses along the way.
Green Hotelier - www.greenhotelier.com
Web site of the magazine for people who care about an environmentally responsible hotel industry and its contribution to sustainable travel and tourism. Sponsored by Hilton, Marriott, Starwood Hotels and Rezidor.
Green Lodging News - www.greenlodgingnews.com
“Lodging’s leading environmental news source” features stories, editorials and departments for many areas of interest to the hospitality industry, including legislation, technological advances and product reviews.
ECOnomically Sound - www.economicallysound.com
Features case studies of hotels pursuing “greener” pastures. All are clients of or associated with Sage Blossom Consulting; nonetheless, the stories are informative and helpful.
Industry Groups
MeetingsNet - http://meetingsnet.com/green_meetings/
Great in-depth news, detailed case studies, useful checklists and tools for planning green meetings
FreshStay.com - http://www.freshstay.com/
When breathing tobacco-free air is absolutely essential, this handy site offers state-by-state listings of smoke-free facilities
Ecorooms - http://www.ecorooms.com/
Facilities committed to green practices and principles listed here, along with qualifying criteria
Green Key Global - http://www.greenkeyglobal.com/green_meetings.asp
A new accreditor of green facilities is now online, with meetings standards and rankings
Non-Profit Organizations
Travel Green - http://www.travelgreen.org/
A wide array of case studies, news and developing standards for hoteliers and meeting planners