Earth Day

(DiveTravelBusinessNews.com - Nov 21,2009) -- DisneyNature is following up on the record-breaking success of its Earth movie (released on Earth Day 2009) with Oceans to be released on Earth Day - April 22, 2010.

French Directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud take viewers on a mystical journey through the planet's five oceans, exploring its playful nature and harsh realities  through the eyes of the weird and wonderful creatures who live there. 

"These filmmakers have given us the pleasure of looking over their shoulders - to get in a school of fish, to be a dolphin, to be a whale - and swim along with them," says Dr. Sylvia Earle, Explorer in Resident at the National Geographic Society.

Featuring spectacular never-before-seen imagery captured by the latest underwater technologies, the movie trailer demonstrates Oceans' unprecedented look beneath the sea. read more »

(April 22, 2008 - DTN) -- It’s earth day, yet so little mention of the oceans that take up over 70% of our planet…

So we googled “earth day ocean day” and this is what we found at the top of the search list - It’s a press release from Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr, President of the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education: Read on…

“If we were to give relative time on Earth Day to different habitats, we would be talking about the oceans for 18 out of the 24 hours. Nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s surface is ocean. Although a costly lesson for many Americans, El Nino taught us that the oceans drive our weather and climate for people everywhere in the Western Hemisphere even if they do not live near an ocean. The oceans are a vital part of our national security, and a critical element in international trade and economic development. read more »

(April 20, 2008 - New York Times) — People are getting serious about sensible environmental practices in the lodging industry. Hoteliers, customers and suppliers are talking energetically about how to achieve better environmental practices without resorting to the logical conclusion: urging people to avoid travel altogether.

The industry is coming to realize that significant and practical changes can be made, with effort and thought, that go beyond eco-palaver lectures that are easy to put on placards or in press releases but meaningless outside of marketing.

“There was this pseudo-eco move: ‘We don’t change your sheets or wash your towels because we’re going to save the planet.’ Almost everybody was doing that to save money. It had absolutely nothing to do with the planet,” said Steve Pinetti, the senior vice president for marketing at Kimpton Hotels, a San Francisco-based company that operates 43 luxury boutique hotels nationally. read more »