Environmental Economics

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

had proposed dropping varsity sports as part of a broader package of cuts. Ugh: The university’s interim president, James E. Lyons Sr., But the trustees voted, 7 to 5, to delay action on disbanding intercollegiate sports teams and to seek other ways to find savings, The Washington Post reported. The board largely supported Mr. Lyons’s proposals for reshaping the curriculum. The 17 undergraduate majors they voted to eliminate included economics, history, physics, and sociology.

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Green Traveler Guides

JUNE 26, 2015

No sweat, or should we say lots of it. A team of environmental scientists has ranked major American metropolitan areas on their “sweatiness.” California Charlotte Dallas District of Columbia Florida Houston Los Angeles Miami North America North Carolina Orlando Raleigh San Diego Tampa Texas The Americas United States 10 sweatiest cities in U.S. | Green Travel News | Making summer travel plans?

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America District of Columbia San Diego Tampa 122

Green Traveler Guides

MAY 15, 2012

On your next vacation, give one a test drive—and instead of paying high gas prices, charge up for free. And an ever-growing number of hotels, resorts, and even B&Bs Hotels charge you (for free) is a post from: Green Traveler Guides. Curious about electric cars? Major car rental companies, which have been offering hybrid vehicles for years, are now getting into the electric car (EV) market.

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District of Columbia 2012 Charlotte South Carolina 188

Green Traveler Guides

APRIL 9, 2012

Arlington District of Columbia North America United States Virginia Green Travel News LEED Marriott Renaissance Arlington Capital View Reuters Washington DCRenaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The property, which opened in March 2011, is managed by Marriott International and was designed to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified.

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Green Traveler Guides

JUNE 22, 2011

This recognition comes from the American Hotel & Lodging Association , as part of its annual Stars of the Industry Awards , which have been given out annually since 1966. a Kimpton Hotel —won for its work implementing Kimpton’s corporate philosophy of EarthCare throughout their operations. More than 70 percent of guestroom lighting and 90 percent of back-of-house lighting is energy efficient and 80 percent of waste is recycled.

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District of Columbia 2011 San Francisco Hybrid Vehicles 138

Living Green & Saving Energy

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Public utility commissions in the District of Columbia and seventeen states in the US, including Pennsylvania, have embraced electrical choice retail programs which allow consumers to buy electricity from competitive retail suppliers. When these programs were implemented, it was thought that most, if not all customers would transition to alternate suppliers, resulting in lower electric […]. Green News electricity provider choice saving energy

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The coastal subspecies of California Gnatcatcher ( Polioptila californica californica ) can be found in sage scrub that was once abundant from Ventura County to northern Baja California. range largely consists of valuable real estate along the Southern California coast and urban development around San Diego and Los Angeles has eliminated much of its habitat. A critical aspect of the listing was a finding by the U.S. FWS released a 5-year review of the species in 2010.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2018

In April 2016, eBird added “Profile Pages” and the announcement stated (lightly edited): This first version of your public eBird dashboard focuses on showcasing your eBird activity with tools that visualize all your sightings and highlight your recent media contributions—all updated with each new eBird contribution. You must opt-in before you get a Profile Page, so I dutifully set one up and it contained much of the same information, but organized and displayed in different ways.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2017

It is not always obvious which side of a bird-related conservation lawsuit is the right side. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in the 1980s to be part of a captive breeding program. Both parties — FWS and Audubon — wanted the same thing: preservation of the California Condor. According to the court: Until December 1985, FWS viewed as critical to the Recovery Program the continued maintenance of a wild population. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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Environmental Economics

DECEMBER 11, 2013

If there was consensus among the justices, it concerned only the complexity and difficulty of the issues before them. said of the task of allocating responsibility, “but it is what the statute says, and it seems to me that if E.P.A. The agency’s approach, which involves a trading system for pollution credits,  was struck down last year  in a  2-to-1 ruling  from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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Environmental Economics

JANUARY 5, 2012

Over the three decades, the twin birth rate (number of twins per 1,000 births) rose 76%. "It's Twin birth rates rose by at least 50% in 43 states and the District of Columbia, and by more than 100% in five: Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island. About one-third of the twin birth rate can be explained by an increase in older women having children, according to the brief.

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Opportunities Opportunity 2012 Rhode Island 116

Sierra Club Compass

JULY 8, 2013

A measure that would allow District residents to have better access to solar energy regardless of where they live or how much money they make was approved by a committee of the District of Columbia city council on Wednesday, July 3. DC City Council votes to move ahead on solar panel initiative from Kristen E on Vimeo.   DC City Council Votes to Move Ahead on Solar Power Initiative.

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Environmental Economics

MAY 18, 2011

The plan, “Promoting Clean Energy in the American Power Sector,” borrows from a range of policy proposals, including President Obama’s latest clean energy policy , the cap and trade plan that foundered in Congress last year, and state-level clean electricity mandates. The proposal sets goals based on emissions intensity — the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per unit of electricity generated — an idea pursued both by the Chinese government and by former President George W.

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2011 District of Columbia Clean Energy Greenhouse gas 109

Celsias

JULY 2, 2012

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia panel of three judges upheld the EPA’s “endangerment” finding, supporting its setting emissions standards for cars and light trucks and limiting emissions from stationary sources such as power plants to help curb harmful On June 26, a U.S.

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Green (Living) Review

DECEMBER 15, 2012

Despite of this fact of no part of the people's incomes going to the state and federal government there still were roads, schools, colleges, vast railroads, streets, subways, the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, who, surprisingly, without such funding, went on to win eight wars. It is not needed to fund any of those projects. However, according to the US laws, in theory, the majority of Americans are not obliged to pay the IRS anything.

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America 2012 District of Columbia Government 119

Greentumble

MAY 4, 2021

It took 40 years for the number of solar panel installations in the United States to surpass the one million mark, which it did in 2016. Between 2009 and 2020, the cost of home rooftop solar panel installation projects declined by 67 percent, falling from $8.50

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Greentumble

MAY 3, 2021

It took 40 years for the number of solar panel installations in the United States to surpass the one million mark, which it did in 2016. Between 2009 and 2020, the cost of home rooftop solar panel installation projects declined by 67 percent, falling from $8.50

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Solar American Clean Energy and Security Act Home Renewable Energy 52

Environmental News Network

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Written By: Leone Kaye of our Affiliate Triple Pundit. Of course, the regulatory environment has a lot to do with how solar is spread. So to that end, the writers at Solar Power Rocks, a clearinghouse of solar information from rebates to technology, recently ranked the U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The top three, and five of the top 10 are in the northeast.

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Environmental News Network

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Written By: Leone Kaye of our Affiliate Triple Pundit. Of course, the regulatory environment has a lot to do with how solar is spread. So to that end, the writers at Solar Power Rocks, a clearinghouse of solar information from rebates to technology, recently ranked the U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The top three, and five of the top 10 are in the northeast.

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Solar Powered District of Columbia Connecticut Massachusetts 40

Green Traveler Guides

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? A very brief history of green wine Info News Views Our favs Useful resources Travel blogs we like Contact Washington, D.C. She is Nora Pouillon , chef/owner of America’s very first certified organic restaurant.

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DC Washington 2011 Green 163

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? A very brief history of green wine Info News Views Our favs Useful resources Travel blogs we like Contact Wishing you a greener holiday!

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Green Traveler Guides

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? strewn on the byways of Ubud , in Bali, it’s eat pray love —all day, every day.

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2010 San Francisco San Antonio Hawaii 153

Green Traveler Guides

MARCH 27, 2011

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? At the 5th annual Earth Day Food & Wine Festival guests will indulge in unlimited samples of seasonally-based dishes, taste from over 150 Central Coast wines, kick up their heels to live music, and visit with farmers who nurture a healthy environment.

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Earth Day California Earth 2011 135

Green Traveler Guides

JULY 13, 2010

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? A very brief history of green wine Info News Views Our favs Useful resources Travel blogs we like Contact Go for the green photo: #7 13 July 10 · 0 comments | A Thousand Words | T he unbridled joy of sunset on a glorious Nayarit , Mexico beach says it all.

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2010 Hawaii San Francisco San Antonio 144

Green Traveler Guides

MARCH 16, 2011

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? luxury hotel offering “GMO-free cuisine&# —organic gourmet menu items free of genetically modified organisms (GMO). In order to ensure that food items contain a minimal amount of chemicals and pollutants, Halekulani sources produce from local organic farms.

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Honolulu 2011 San Francisco San Antonio 183

Green Traveler Guides

AUGUST 15, 2010

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? A very brief history of green wine Info News Views Our favs Useful resources Travel blogs we like Contact San Francisco to install 5,000 electric car chargers 15 August 10 · 0 comments | Green Travel News | T he electric car has found a welcoming home in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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San Francisco 2010 San Antonio Hawaii 132

Green Traveler Guides

JANUARY 3, 2011

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? A very brief history of green wine Info News Views Our favs Useful resources Travel blogs we like Contact Green hotel in Greece?

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Greece 2011 Green San Francisco 178

Green Prophet

APRIL 22, 2012

And one of them, Aisha Ali, says she can’t go to sleep without listening to their songs. Taken from the album “The Remedy,” this gentle environmental tribute diverges widely from many hip hop songs by referencing the importance of recycling and making smarter consumer choices. A greener way of life. They adhere to traditional way of dress and incorporate Islamic teachings into their music while still maintaining something of a young appeal.

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Earth Day 2012 Earth District of Columbia 85

Green Traveler Guides

AUGUST 8, 2010

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? A very brief history of green wine Info News Views Our favs Useful resources Travel blogs we like Contact Sunday photo: yikes stripes!

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2010 San Francisco San Antonio Hawaii 125

Green Traveler Guides

AUGUST 2, 2010

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it?

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2010 San Francisco San Antonio Hawaii 125

Environmental Economics

JULY 1, 2016

Specifically, they suggest charging drivers fees per miles traveled, instead of imposing a gasoline tax (as is often done at state and federal levels). While there are a number of complications and research opportunities that make bureaucrats and economists giddy, I don't think there should be a mileage fee at all. My review of that grant proposal would include a ding for the small, unrepresentative sample. The federal gas tax of 18.4

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2016 Delaware District of Columbia Oregon 122

Green Traveler Guides

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? A very brief history of green wine Info News Views Our favs Useful resources Travel blogs we like Contact Coming soon: sensual green in the Maldives 15 November 10 · 0 comments | Green Travel News | S ix Senses Laamu , a new luxury green resort in the Maldives , opens in April 2011.

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Maldives 2010 San Francisco Green 168

Green Traveler Guides

AUGUST 14, 2010

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? The Indonesian island of Bali is on everybody’s EPL itinerary—in particular, its cultural, artistic, and spiritual center, the upcountry town of Ubud. Already the excitement has proven a bit too much for one of Gilbert’s “heroes.&#

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Green Traveler Guides

MARCH 30, 2011

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? Banyon Tree reef regeneration in the Maldives Sustainable Tourism Online is a global research hub containing hundreds of academic papers from leading universities, case studies and a wide range of practical fact sheets.

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2011 Maldives San Francisco Hawaii 109

Green Traveler Guides

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? Now there are a total of 6 amazing, upmarket tree houses (plus a treetop sauna) at the Treehotel , Sweden’s most startling hotel since the wildly successful Icehotel (built from snow and ice every winter). It sleeps 4, in a double bed plus a pair of child’s beds.

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2010 Sweden Eco San Francisco 165

Green Traveler Guides

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? The companies self-report their efforts in 22 areas, including support for climate legislation and a clear, complete articulation of their climate action strategies. An average sector score of 19 out of a possible 100 suggests the sector has much work ahead.&#

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Green Traveler Guides

MARCH 26, 2011

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? A very brief history of green wine Info News Views Our favs Useful resources Travel blogs we like Contact Sensual green in the Maldives 26 March 11 · 0 comments | Green Travel News | S ix Senses Laamu , a new luxury green resort in the Maldives , is now open for business.

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Maldives 2011 Green San Francisco 146

Green Traveler Guides

MARCH 18, 2011

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? A very brief history of green wine Info News Views Our favs Useful resources Travel blogs we like Contact Four hoteliers are world’s most ethical 18 March 11 · 0 comments | Green Travel News | T he Ethisphere Institute lists three U.S.-based

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Ethical 2011 San Francisco San Antonio 100

Green Traveler Guides

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? A very brief history of green wine Info News Views Our favs Useful resources Travel blogs we like Contact Trip Advisor: green travel really taking off 28 February 11 · 0 comments | Green Travel News | T rip Advisor says eco-friendliness will be important for travelers and the U.S.

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Green Travel 2011 San Francisco Hawaii 100

Green Traveler Guides

AUGUST 12, 2010

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? Travelocity’s “eco-friendly hotel” leaf tag is being given to 300+ Hilton properties worldwide, each of which has made significant strides toward sustainability.

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2010 Eco San Francisco Hawaii 157

Green Prophet

AUGUST 18, 2016

Legalization of recreational marijuana in American states is on the upswing, spurring entrepreneurs to devise new ways to use the flowering psychoactive herb as an ingredient in retail food products. Many users report that edibles offer a more relaxing high than smoking pot – described as a “full body” high instead of a “head” high. On the downside, the effects of edibles can be unpredictable and vary wildly between users.

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2016 Los Angeles District of Columbia 2014 63

Green Traveler Guides

AUGUST 26, 2010

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? This Fairmont property, which opened in March, is part of Three PNC Plaza , one of the nation’s largest green, mixed-use buildings. Is Marriott the least greenhouse gassy of them all?

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2010 San Francisco Malta San Antonio 155

Green Traveler Guides

MARCH 12, 2011

Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it? manages and markets the Eurail Pass on behalf of its member railways and shipping companies. The Group aims to educate both business and leisure travelers about the advantages of traveling by train in Europe.

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