With the addition of Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Lodging Program, all of the Disney resorts now have a “green” rating.

The program was launched in 2004 and set forth voluntary measures for the conservation of natural resources and reduction of pollution. Since the inception of the “Green Lodging Program” 165 hotels have been honored by the agency, including all of the Disney’s 23 hotels located in Florida. The first to receive the distinction was Disney’s Boardwalk Inn.

Among the measures that Disney has put in place are the use of Energy Star appliances, thermostats on motion sensors, energy efficient lighting, low-flow faucets and encouraging guests to reuse towels/linens.

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Via GreenDaily:

Yesterday Disney announced a new green initiative — just in time for Earth Day. But while some organizations are “going green” by recycling paper or planting trees, the entertainment mega-giant is taking being eco-friendly one step further — by creating an entirely new, green-focused company. Called Disneynature, the new production banner promises to “go to the ends of the earth to produce major big screen nature documentaries.”

If the above trailer is any indication, this is exciting news for nature lovers everywhere. The preview is for Earth, the first feature-length Disneynature film, set to appear in theaters on Earth Day 2009. Directed by Alastair Fothergill, (whose credits include the Emmy and Peabody award-winning Planet Earth series and The Blue Planet), the new documentary will be narrated by the legendary James Earl Jones, and will “take moviegoers on an extraordinary tour of our home planet as it’s never been seen before.”

This is great news for Disney and love these type of films. I look very much forward to this and future movies Disney might release dedicated to our beautiful planet Earth. For more informtion on this, please visit there official website at “Disneynature“.

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Kryptonlogic would like to wish Disney’s Animal Kingdom “A Wild Decade” Birthday! With 10 years of being open and bringing us all the nature, beauty, and thrill rides out there, thanks Disney for creating an amazing experience. Today is also Earth Day, save some trees, recycle, and stop global warming, do your part in saving the environment a bit and throw away your trash. Thanks and have a great day!

-Jose Castillo

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In the United States it seems we vote with our pocketbook, even if that means we vote on borrowed money. While the supermarket checkout doesn’t tally how often we vote for organic milk or refills of soap, companies would like to know whether their green logos are resonating with consumers.

That explains the Buzzback Market Research survey of UK and US consumers on their environmentally friendly habits. Pre-Earth Day they asked about what people buy, what they recycle and what they turn down. It appears that both the lovers of the Queen and the lovers of the Dollar also love energy efficient light bulbs and recycling paper , glass and plastic.
just over one thousand people were surveyed, and of those half said they also purchased recycled paper and other products. Those that sell green-only products are gaining in the market, but not as much as their owners might hope. Only 10-percent of those surveyed said they bought products exclusively from green companies.

I do wonder how it’s even possible to buy only from green companies. Which companies make green cars? Which companies make green gasoline? I digress.

Americans, bless our hearts, are also turning down the thermostat and turn off their appliances.

[Via Forbes]

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Eighteen US states have given the figurative finger to the Bush administration. Representatives of the states gathered at a conference at Yale University and pledged to take action on climate change, a commitment that’ s been notably absent at the federal level.

To be fair, Bush finally came to the climate change table last week, or at least hovered nearby with an interested expression, with his belated acknowledgement that the US needs to actually do something at a national level. However, he offered no concrete plan and indicated that American participation in any international treaty would be contingent on China doing the same.

By contrast, the states participating in the conference signed a declaration that expressed a willingness to influence the feds, and also to act independently. The latter tactic, of course, hasn’t always been successful in the past, as when the EPA put the kibosh on California’s attempts to increase auto emission standards.

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke warmly at Yale of the current crop of Presidential candidates, asserting that either Clinton, Obama, or McCain would all be good for the environment.

States which signed the declaration against climate change were Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Washington.

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