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Travel Website Recognizes Green Efforts by MGM

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 2:14pm
Travel Website Recognizes Green Efforts by MGM

 

One of the largest travel websites has cited twelve of MGM Resorts International properties in Las Vegas for their environmental practices.

TripAdvisor has recognized green efforts by Circus Circus Las Vegas, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, Monte Carlo, Bellagio, MGM Grand, the Mirage and New York - New York.

The website gave its highest designation to Aria Resort & Casino and Vdara Hotel & Spa. It lauded MGM Resorts for its efforts to use sustainable practices.

The awards are part of the websites new GreenLeaders program, which allows people searching for a hotel to see the green efforts by more than 1,000 properties around the world.  

According to TripAdvisor, 79 percent of travelers place a high importance on destinations using eco-friendly practices.

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Clean Energy Summit Headed to Las Vegas for Fifth Year

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012, 1:21pm
Clean Energy Summit Headed to Las Vegas for Fifth Year

President Bill Clinton will deliver a keynote address at the annual clean energy affair.

The National Clean Energy Summit is returning to Las Vegas for a fifth year.

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Stamp to Help Endangered Species Unveiled

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Monday, April 9th, 2012, 4:01pm
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MGM Resorts Receives Award for Recycling Programs

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Monday, November 14th, 2011, 4:22pm
MGM Resorts Receives Award for Recycling Programs

MGM Resorts is being honored with a national award for its efforts to recycle food from its Strip properties.

The Environmental Protection Agency honored the gaming company for outstanding achievement in food waste recycling. The company will get the EPA’s 2011 WasteWise Gold Achievement-Food Recovery Award.

Last year, MGM Resorts recycled 8,722 tons of food waste from its Las Vegas hotels. That is 25 percent of all recycled waste from the resorts. When the program first started, the resorts recycled just 3,353 tons of food waste. The resort company works with RC Farms in North Las Vegas, which feeds the food to its 3,000 pigs. The waste is also gathered by A1 Organics, which turns it into compost.

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Improvements Coming to Sunset Park

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011, 2:46pm
Improvements Coming to Sunset Park

The Clark County commission approved big changes to Sunset Park. 

Crews are set to start construction by mid-summer on 75 of the 375 acres of the park at Sunset Road and Eastern Avenue. The commission awarded the $11.7 million contract to Hardy Construction on Tuesday.

Improvements include a walking loop with exercise stations that will go around the entire lake. The lake will also get new lighting, a pedestrian plaza, a remodeled dock, a new playground and improved picnic areas.

“This is one of Las Vegas’ most popular and heavily used regional parks and this particular face lift is a long time in coming,” said Commission Vice Chair Steve Sisolak, who represents the area where the park is located. “I think our residents are going to be very pleased when the work is complete.”

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Natural Gas Fueling Station Coming to McCarran Airport

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011, 2:27pm

Natural gas powered cars, buses and shuttles will have a convenient place to fuel up with the opening of a new natural gas station.

The station will open Thursday at McCarran International Airport. Clean Energy Fuels is running the station. It is one of seven the company plans to open in the Las Vegas Valley. Natural gas burns much cleaner than traditional fuels and is more economical.  The company picked our city because we already had infrastructure in place to support natural gas fleets.

The station will be open for personal cars and for cars that are part of a fleet.

 

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City of Las Vegas Looking for Volunteers

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011, 2:08pm
City of Las Vegas Looking for Volunteers

The City of Las Vegas is asking for people to volunteer to plant trees in the area of the city known as Berkley Square.

City officials will kick off the event on Saturday May 28 with a ceremonial tree planting at 7:30 a.m. at the corner of 8th Street and Owens Avenue. Organizers will plant 185 trees in the area. The tree planting is part of an effort to create a walkable community in the historic neighborhood. The planting is expected to take several hours and will end with a community barbecue.    

A grant from the Nevada Division of Forestry paid for the trees. Each property along the street will get one 15-gallon tree, while corner lots will get up to three 15-gallon trees. Property owners will be required to water and maintain the trees.

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