Disgusted by dirty, germy airplanes? Now there’s a personal space you can be sure is clean with an antimicrobial tray table cover made from 100% recycled plastic bottles. The environmentally friendly cover slips over and is fastened to the tray table, covering it completely. It’s is food-contact safe
| Dine Sustainably Con Piacere | Who doesn’t love Italian? This is the first in a series on the best Italian-style green restaurants in northern California. Todd Shoberg knows what he’s doing. For example, he knows how a peach is really supposed to taste—his hometown of Grand Haven, on the shores of Lake Michigan, is […]
Hottest trends for restaurants this year? Go local and sustainable, say America’s chefs. A National Restaurant Association poll finds locally sourced meat, seafood and produce top menu preferences
| Green By Design | This is a fable called Green Hotel 2.0. Start with one nasty old gas station, a relic of the Carbon Age. Remove it and the all the oily, greasy soil beneath and restore the land to health. Now in this very space raise an eco-chic refuge. Let’s say it has […]
With more than 5 million visitors from around the world expected in San Francisco for the drama of the America’s Cup 2013, both the city and organizers of the sailing world’s most prestigious event are promising it will be the greenest in its history—and as cutting edge in sustainability practice and education as the sleek, high-tech craft that will vie for the coveted cup.
A new study of U.S. consumers shows they applaud the greening of the hotel industry, yet need to understand better the tangible benefits for their travel lives. A research firm asked 5,000 customers of the online travel site Expedia.com in early January 2012 about their attitudes, perceptions and behaviors in response to hotel sustainability
| Greening On A Farm | To the outside world, the state of Karnataka is best known for its capital city of Bangalore, the high-tech hub of India where you have probably connected by phone or chat with an eager soul who wants to offer you excellent service on that problem with your laptop or […]
| Deliciously Sustainable | Whenever possible. As in those two weasel words on a restaurant menu: we use organic, seasonal and sustainable ingredients whenever possible. They promise so much … they give a kitchen so much wiggle room. Imagine if an organic farmer said: we won’t use toxic chemicals on our crops whenever possible. Well, […]
| Green Wine News | Sonoma County just got a little greener. J Vineyards & Winery, in Russian River Valley, has achieved certified sustainable status through the California Sustainable Winegrowers Alliance (CSWA). The sustainable certification covers all vineyard and winery operations. J Vineyards & Winery, located just south of Healdsburg, is independently owned and has […]
The human tragedy of the Concordia shipwreck is now largely known, but a possible marine tragedy is yet to unfold. Only time will tell whether one of the worst cruise liner accidents in Italian history will also lead to one of the worst environmental disasters.