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Information on green programs at the Embassy Suites in Lake Tahoe. Read more
Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe
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El Primero Boutique B&B Hotel, located in Chula Vista, CA, is a Chula Vista Clean Business -- meaning that they excel in four categories: energy conservation, water conservation, pollution prevention, and solid waste reduction. Read more
At the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City, Nevada, inmates care for a herd of 1,500 Mustangs that have been removed from overpopulated public lands by the Bureau of Land Management. To deal with the large quantity of waste (manure) produced by these horses, the NNCC teamed with a local composting business called Full Circle Compost. Manure is rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, which can act as pollutants if they reach waterways as surface runoff or by leaching into groundwater. Together, the NNCC and Full Circle Compost process 3,700 cubic yards of horse and cow manure per year into high quality garden soil, preventing pollution and providing a community model for effective collaboration in sharing resources. Read more
- Standing our ground by investing in our soil May 26, 2018This is a call to farms — to reconnect to one another and places where we live, all the way down to local food systems and the soil.
- Forest certification remains a key weapon in the fight to save forests May 25, 2018Some estimates suggest that up to 30 percent of all timber traded globally may be illegally harvested.
- Here's how to move LEED forward on climate change May 25, 2018The green building rating system must go further.