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...counterparts, indoor water parks are still massive: 35,000 sq. ft. or larger, with elaborate networks of raft rides and body slides, plus fountains, wave pools and shallow areas for toddlers. Giant skylights bathe the parks in natural light by day; filtering systems constantly clean the water and pump in fresh air from outside. At Great Wolf, the indoor air temperature and the water are kept at a balmy 84°F, says CEO John Emery...
Pull into a BP station this holiday weekend and you may notice a green and yellow starburst over the pump, an image intended to remind you, as you?re emptying your wallet of $20 bills, that at least you?re supporting a green company. BP, after all, was the first oil giant to publicly acknowledge the risks of global warming, back in 1997. The firm has cut its own carbon emissions 10% below 1990 levels and last year established an alternative energies division. It?s investing big money - $8 billion over the next decade - on renewable fuels, such as wind...
...furniture, while the odd family heirloom and pieces of pottery hand-painted by Nantiya lend a homely feel. Bathrooms feature toiletries custom blended according to one of four aromatic themes - lemongrass, jasmine, orchid and rice. Another pleasing touch is the Tulyanonds' commitment to the environment and the community: showers pump out solar-heated water and the inn's construction incorporates salvaged wood. Guests wanting to do more to save the world can make a donation at checkout to one of the animal or children's charities on the Tulyanonds' list - and the inn will match it. Given that rates...
...furniture, while the odd family heirloom and pieces of pottery hand-painted by Nantiya lend a homely feel. Bathrooms feature toiletries custom blended according to one of four aromatic themes?lemongrass, jasmine, orchid and rice. Another pleasing touch is the Tulyanonds' commitment to the environment and the community: showers pump out solar-heated water and the inn's construction incorporates salvaged wood. Guests wanting to do more to save the world can make a donation at checkout to one of the animal or children's charities on the Tulyanonds' list?and the inn will match it. Given that rates...
...investigating the fires, Thompson and McBride realized that the city was--revise that: is--losing its ability to pump water out. "If there's not enough pumping power and they close the new floodgates at the end of the drainage canal, that means water is going to back up into the neighborhood," says McBride, 33. As fellow members of the Broadmoor Improvement Association, he and Thompson are supposed to advise residents about rebuilding. "But Joe and I realized we had a real pickle on our hands," says McBride. "No matter what we recommended to residents--raising their houses or putting...