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How to Stay Green on Earth Day

April 22, 2008 is Earth Day and while we believe you should live everyday eco-consciously, this is a good day to take stock of your carbon footprints when you travel. When it comes to hotels here's what's going down:

· The JW Marriott in Desert Springs, Calif. (above) has teamed up with the city of Palm Desert to offer an Earth Day Travel Package. For $399 a night, guests will receive standard guest room accommodations, two 50-minute organic date scrub spa treatments, use of spa/fitness facilities, breakfast buffet for two at the resort’s Lake View restaurant (including an organic honey tasting) and a free admission to Palm Desert’s Living Desert (in exchange for turning in a used cell phone).

The resort has a whole bunch of environmentally-friendly initiatives like electric-powered golf carts, a 50-million gallon lake that uses reclaimed water and is home to migrating birds, and green housekeeping cleaning products. Even better, ten percent of the proceeds from the package will be donated to the Living Desert Organization.

· National Geographic's Intelligent Travel blog went inside the new Proximity Hotel in North Carolina which is striving for a LEED Platinum status. We hope that reporter is driving a hybrid!
· Search for some green hotels on HotelChatter's Green Hotels map.
· Smarter Travel compiled some tips on how to find truly green hotels.
· Marriott Hotels continues their green push with a $2 million rainforest pledge.
· Abroad, the Hotel Chateau Mcely got recognized as the first five-star hotel to receive the EU-Eco Label award for environmental friendliness.