Sustainable luxury hospitality chain Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas announced five new-build properties across five countries scheduled for completion by 2016. The new additions will include the brand’s Western Hemisphere debut, with properties under development in St. Lucia, Dominican Republic and Colombia; its first presence in Bhutan, and the opening of Six Senses Qing Cheng … Read more
In an effort to promote sustainable eco-tourism and in celebration of Mission Hills’ 20th anniversary, some 2,000 employees of the luxury golf and spa resort came together to form the largest Human QR Code in an effort to promote eco-tourism to the world. The gigantic real life QR Code was created by staff carrying umbrellas … Read more
The Campaign for Eco-Safe Tuna Campaign for Eco-Safe Tuna launched an international effort to promote a more sustainable approach to tuna fishing and truth-in-labeling. By educating consumers about the true nature of current tuna fishing and labeling practices, the Campaign for Eco-Safe Tuna seeks to ensure that not only dolphins, but sharks, marine turtles, seabirds, … Read more
Friends of the Earth releases 2012 Cruise Ship Report Card Cruise sewage: What goes in must come out. The enormous amounts of food and drink consumed on cruise ships, along with water from laundry, pool, medical facilities, photo labs, spas, and dry cleaning stations, has to go somewhere. At sea, what you flush down the … Read more
Zero Energy America: The “net-zero energy” concept brought to life ZERO Energy America (ZEA) is a project aiming to construct four homes with net zero grid energy. The homes were constructed using the latest in green and energy-efficient products. The just-completed first phase of the Zero Energy America project in Tampa Bay is considered a benchmark of environmental stewardship … Read more
Future engines, future energies and urban future The new sources of energy for sustainable future mobility are the focus of the new exhibition “Audi future lab: mobility” which runs from December 6, 2012 to March 17, 2013 at the Audi museum mobile in Ingolstadt. The Audi future engines exhibit area showcases drive technologies under development … Read more