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Ask Pablo: Is Indoor Skiing Really That Bad?

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Ask Pablo: Is Indoor Skiing Really That Bad?

The Author at Ski Dubai Dear Pablo: How bad is indoor skiing is for the environment? I have heard of places in the Middle East where you can ski indoors, even during the summer. I have been holding on to this question for a while but I recently had the opportunity to visit Ski Dubai at the Mall of the Emirates on a recent business trip to the Middle East. In a land of countless “world’s largest” titles it is surprising that Ski Dubai is not the

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US Retailers Say Going Green Makes Business Sense

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on US Retailers Say Going Green Makes Business Sense

Image: Retail Systems Research In 2010, 61% of US retailers surveyed by Retail Systems Research observed that green initiatives “make good business sense,” up from 49% the previous year. However, the report “Lean and Green: Sustainable Practices Are Changing Retail, Benchmark 2010” is not entirely packed with upbeat news. For example, “Retailers feel less obliged this year to pursue green initiatives as a result of consumer demand, as only 52 percent say ‘our customers expect us to act,’ down from 62 percent in 2009.” Yet even in the shadow of this downturn in customer expectations, switch-on retailers are purs… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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5 Ways the U.S. Military is Going Green

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photos: Various, see links below. A Memorial Day Special It’s Memorial Day weekend in the US, a holiday that commemorates the men and women who died while in the military. We thought that for the occasion we could have a look at recent ways in which various branches of the US military have been reducing their environmental footprint. There’s still a lot of work to do on that front, but some progress has been made…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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