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		<title>Green Hotel News 10/09/09</title>
		<link>http://thegreenhotelreport.com/2009/10/09/green-hotel-news-100909/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First green Ritz opens
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Even if the new Ritz-Carlton in Charlotte (US) is designed for frequent flyers, the hotel itself is environmentally friendly and the first of the luxe chain to receive the industry&#8217;s LEED Gold certificate. Also the first LEED-certified hotel in greater Charlotte, the new Ritz-Carlton &#8212; open from this month &#8212; has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Hotel News 10/08/09</title>
		<link>http://thegreenhotelreport.com/2009/10/08/green-hotel-news-100809/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Central Texas hotels going green
Killeen Daily Herald
But recently, hotels in Central Texas are working to change internal practices while still providing solid service to guests. Those who stayed in a hotel &#8230;
Monte Carlo Shows Europe How To Go Green
Provence Travel News
Prolonged lobbying by Prince Albert of Monaco to make fellow world leaders aware of environmental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Hotel News 10/07/09</title>
		<link>http://thegreenhotelreport.com/2009/10/07/green-hotel-news-100709/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>samsmall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK firms face rising fines in new government green plan
Reuters
The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRCEES) is a mandatory scheme starting in April 2010 that will force businesses like banks, hotels &#8230;
How can hotels go green?
Mother Nature Network
But in recent years, the hotel industry has seen a green push. In Seattle, Hyatt opened the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Hotel News 10/06/09</title>
		<link>http://thegreenhotelreport.com/2009/10/06/green-hotel-news-100609/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>samsmall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around Town: How our giant green convention center survived the G-20 without an HQ hotel
By Brian O&#8217;Neill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Guess how much trash the average hotel guest throws away every day. About two pounds — more than half of that paper, plastic, cardboard and cans that those same guests probably recycle at home. Yet according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Hotel News 10/02/09</title>
		<link>http://thegreenhotelreport.com/2009/10/02/green-hotel-news-100209/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>samsmall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Here are easy ways to find green hotels
TECH.BLORGE.com
Want to find an economical yet green hotel? Several different on line sites will direct you to green resorts and accommodations. You can even check out the &#8230;
Travel Agent
To help eco-minded travelers find “green hotels,” AAA has started a program to highlight AAA Approved lodgings that have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Hotel News 10/01/09</title>
		<link>http://thegreenhotelreport.com/2009/10/01/100109/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fresno Business Journal
 Fresno hotel owner honored for green efforts
Bart Chatkara, owner of the Comfort Inn hotel in Fresno, has been honored for efforts to preserve the environment. Chatkara received the Eco-Excellence &#8230;
Going green to pull in conventions 
Buffalo News
Zanghi was the bureau&#8217;s lead designer of its green hospitality self-certification workbook, a 15-page checklist of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Hotel News 9/30/09</title>
		<link>http://thegreenhotelreport.com/2009/09/30/green-hotel-news-93009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>samsmall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tourism sector going green
A rooftop herb garden, sitting just above the 12th floor of the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Buffalo, is the symbol of a green initiative being instituted by a consortium of local interests, headed by the Buffalo Niagara Convention &#38; Visitors Bureau.
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		<title>Green Hotel News 9/29/09</title>
		<link>http://thegreenhotelreport.com/2009/09/29/green-hotel-news-92909/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>samsmall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TALF Doubts 
Wall Street Journal
&#8220;All of the things that have to happen, including the hotels, would be on a more accelerated basis&#8221; if Chicago is named host of the Games, Fogelson Chairman &#8230;
Local Hotel Goes Green 
WPTZ.com
The state is implementing a pilot program &#8212; putting 40 hotels through the process of being certified &#8212; with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Hotel News 9/28/09</title>
		<link>http://thegreenhotelreport.com/2009/09/28/green-hotel-news-92809/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>samsmall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incentives help hotels meet challenge of going green 
One hotelier says the challenge of going green can be overwhelming for a hotel at first, but getting the staff onboard and setting up a long-range capital &#8230;
New York Launches Green Hospitality Certification Program
Environmental Leader
Forty-three hotels and inns have signed on as initial participants for the certification [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steel…Concrete…Bamboo? (Part 2 of 2)</title>
		<link>http://thegreenhotelreport.com/2009/09/28/steel%e2%80%a6concrete%e2%80%a6bamboo-part-2-of-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Steel…Concrete…Bamboo? Sustainable Construction With Tropical Style, For Any Climate
The article first appeared in HOTEL EXECUTIVE MAGAZINE it is reprinted here with permission.
By Sam Small, Vice President – Developing Markets, Bamboo Technologies
The Grass IS Greener!
Continuing on this comparison of Steel, Concrete and Bamboo; did I mention that bamboo structures are extremely &#8220;Green&#8221;? Bamboo is the fastest [...]]]></description>
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