A new green hotel has opened above the La Plagne village of Montalbert complete with a private ski lift to the main Paradiski area (www.capvacances.com/La-Plagne). Continue reading ‘New Eco-friendly hotel opens up in Plagne-Montalbert’

The knives are out for the resignation of top Bulgarian officials since the approval to develop into the Pirin National Park, a world UNESCO heritage site.

Pressure and heavy handed lobbying to stop further development of Bulgaria’s Pirin mountain range, a UNESCO world heritage site from over expansion, have lead members of the national Green Party to demand the resignation of the Minister of Environment, Nona Karadzhova, and her Deputy, Evdokiya Maneva along with the Director of the National Office for Nature Conservation, Mihail Mihaylov, after the government gave the green light to expand operations throughout the park. Continue reading ‘Bulgaria’s Green Party demand government resignations over ski expansions’

Taos to introduce carbon energy credits this year.

Taos Ski Valley in the US has opted to lower the impact of 100 percent of its energy usage through carbon offsets from Renewable Choice Energy, one of the US’s leading providers of energy and environmental solutions for businesses and consumers. Continue reading ‘Taos applies Carbon offset for its energy’

Too little too late? Environmentalists covered up 295,275 square feet of the Presena Glacier this summer in Italy in a bid to slowdown the melting.

Having lost 40% of its mass in the decade leading up to 2003 due to global warming, environmental authorities at the Presena Glacier above Passo Tonale attempted to cover the glaciar’s surface with an insulating and reflective ‘blanket’ this summer in a effort to slow the rate of melting. Continue reading ‘Italy’s Presena Glacier cover up’

Vail is launching a series of sites aimed at promoting corporate social responsibility and the environment.

Vail has launched the first generation of new websites aimed to drive the outline company’s efforts on the environment and social responsibility and community engagement. Continue reading ‘Vail promotes social responsibility with new website’

A skier trains takes a run at Snow World Landraaf.

It’s been a year of extremes weather wise in northern Europe, so much so that one of the world’s largest indoor snow centres, Snow World Landraaf, snow began melting despite the building’s insulation and refrigeration system. Continue reading ‘Intense summer heat melts snow at indoor snow complex in Belgium’

Alpe d’Huez is awarded triple crown Eco certification.

The S.A.T.A (ski lift company) which runs the lifts and maintains the pistes at Alpe d’Huez has earned three separate levels of certification for its service management.

The company is now certified in terms of quality (ISO 9001), as well as in environmental management (ISO 14001) and security (OHSAS 18001). Continue reading ‘Alpe d’Huez gets triple ecological and quality certification’