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NYC Gets LEED Certified Green Hotel in Times Square

InterContinental Times Square is NYC's largest LEED certified hotel

The brand new InterContinental New York Times Square Hotel is the largest hotel in New York City to achieve LEED certification, as well as the largest new hotel in The Big Apple to open since 2002.  The 36-story, 607 room hotel is a shining example of [...]

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Best Green Hotels in U.S.: W San Francisco

The W San Francisco makes history by earning the first LEED certification for an existing building belonging to a major hotel chain, and only the  seventh hotel in the United States to earn the LEED Silver rating.  The W San Francisco is also certified by the state of California as a green business.  This is [...]

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Avoid Gulf Coast Oil Spill Charity Frauds

The good guys are volunteering and working overtime to undo the damage of the BP oil spill, the worst environmental disaster US history.   Beware of  frauds.  The bad guys are out there scamming instead of skimming.

Job Scams — One fraud is asking you to pay up front for a job helping clean up the [...]

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18 Beaches the BP Oil Spill May Ruin Forever

Oil soaked wave

The newsletter Business Insider has identified 18 beaches Gulf Coast beaches that may never recover from the ecological disaster of the BP oil spill.  Here are the five most endangered beaches, with photos that are even more upsetting than the oil soaked wave shown here  –

Worst hit is Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, where [...]

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Travel to the Gulf Coast Now Despite the Oil Spill

Despite the BP oil spill, the worst environmental disaster in US history, most beaches along the Gulf of Mexico remain open and ready for visitors.  One of the best ways you can help resort communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and  Florida is to travel there and spend your money in the local, family-owned  restaurants, boutiques, [...]

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Take a Hike on National Trails Day 2010 on June 5th

National Trails Day 2010 is Sunday, June 5th

Find your happy place outdoors.  That’s the theme of National Trails Day 2010, on Sunday, June 5th.  So grab your camera, a picnic lunch and water, and head for one of the many peaceful places near home or not.

Hiking does not have to involve a grueling trek [...]

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