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Loading ...IDB Funds Coal-Fired Power Plants in Brazil / O BID vai financiar usinas termelétricas a carvão no Brasil
Friday, March 20th, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Brazil expands energy supply in Northeastern region with IDB financing Innovative agreement will partially offset CO2 emissions by promoting renewable energy projects and greenhouse gas reduction research Brazil will add 1,080 megawatts (MW) of electric power in the Northeastern states of Ceará and Maranhão with the construction of two […]
Stay at Marriott, Save the Brazilian Rainforest?
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009From Marriott International: Green Your Marriott Hotel Stay for $1/Day: Help Preserve The Rainforest and Combat Climate Change In a bold move to help improve the climate, Marriott International, Inc. is launching a new way for guests to “green” their hotel stays. Now, when you book a room on www.Marriott.com or visit http://www.marriott.com/green-brazilian-rainforest.mi, you can […]
Can a Huge Luxury Resort = Sustainable Tourism?
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007Can a 650-acre seaside luxury resort in Costa Rica be a full-fledged "sustainable tourism" destination? Steve Case, the co-founder of America Online (AOL), says it can. Case launched the company Revolution LLC in 2005 "to build companies based on disruptive business models that give people more choice, control and convenience in the important aspects of […]
Do Travelers Really Want to Minimize/Offset Their Eco-Impacts?
Thursday, September 20th, 2007Lonely Planet says that they do. LP is a publisher of popular travel guides and related travel services. In LP's most recent annual survey of travelers, covering 24,500 people worldwide, 93% said that they would consider environmentally-friendly travel in the future, a majority are worried about the carbon emissions from flying, and 79% would consider […]
Greening the IDB / A Verdecer el BID
Saturday, April 21st, 2007From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Calling for eco-efficiency at the IDB In celebration of Earth Day, IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno will challenge IDB staff to participate in a Bank-wide greening campaign On the occasion of Earth Day (April 22), the Inter-American Development Bank renews its commitment to the protection of our environment, and […]