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CAESARS PALACE AND THE GREEN INITIATIVE

Quite possibly the last place you would think that would take a on an environmentally responsible attitude, Las Vegas - the "city of excess" - steps to the plate and Caesars Palace boosts extraordinary progress.

Guided by the "CodeGreen", a comprehensive environmental program set in place by the world's largest provider of casino entertainment - Harrah’s Entertainment - Caesars Palace is an amazing example of how even the lavish of corporations can focus on critical issues of energy, waste, water, and carbon emissions without compromising their bottom line - customer expectation!

Addressing the recording breaking drought conditions Las Vegas has been experiencing as of late, Caesars Palace replaced 28,800 feet of the resort's grounds with "zeroscaping" which involved incorporating drought-tolerant plants in raised planter beds. They also replaced all the shower heads in the suites with adjustable Moen fixtures. These two projects are projected to save over 58 million gallons of water annually.

Caesars Palace has replaced over 60,000 lights with more energy-efficient bulbs, and it is noted that this effort alone produces electricity savings enough to power 1,318 Las Vegas homes for a year.

Their 2008 recycling initiative is impressive as well. Caesars states that their "paper and cardboard recycling (which includes biodegradable coffee cups and stir sticks) has saved almost a thousand trees," and in 2008, they "recycled 46,600 pounds of plastic, enough bottles to reach from the

earth's surface to the stratosphere three times over." Even their fryer grease and oil has been recycled into 162,000 gallons of biodiesel fuel. Their goal is to further increase their recycling program by 40% which includes integrating the use of more organic, hypoallergenic and biodegradable products wherever possible.

With the construction of their new Octavius Tower, Caesars Palace is also pursuing a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

Developed by the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED is a internationally recognized certification system that provides guidelines for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions. To be awarded a LEED certification performance in regards to energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts is measured upon completion of a construction project.
( www.usgbc.org )

Some great food for thought for the next time you are in Vegas and comforting to know that some destinations, like Caesars Palace, truly welcome everyone, including Mother Nature!

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Eat...shop...experience LOCAL FOOD is the message "Dine Alberta: Savour the Regional Flavour" ( www.dinealberta.ca ) is advocating. An initiative sponsored by the Government of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Dine Alberta is a web resource that supports "Alberta's great local producers and chefs who use home-grown foods to create a truly Albertan cuisine.”"

The site displays over a hundred Alberta restaurants throughout the province that serve local ingredients on their menus "all year round" or seasonally during the growing season of June to September. The online "Map of Restaurants" offers easy navigation to source out participating restaurants within your area.

Looking for local venues that sell local produce? Dine Alberta is another great resource for both the consumer and the restaurant industry to source out a wide range of Alberta grown products from meats to dairy, organic to gluten-free and just about everything from grower to table!

As quoted from www.dinealberta.ca : "Regional cuisine advocates the usage of quality locally grown ingredients, in union with the culture, geography, and history of Alberta. The "Dine Alberta: Savour the Regional Flavour" , is a stimulating way to showcase local agriculture products, family owned farms, and value added processing. Alberta's best chefs, at restaurants, bistros, catered food events, B&B's and meal preparation establishments are using Alberta's best homegrown foods to create unforgettable meals all year round. Enjoy the delicious result!" Support local, visit www.dinealberta.com

GREEN Perspective

"The quickest and best way to get our economy moving again and put the tens of thousands of workers that were laid off in recent months back to work is to invest in green jobs and a green economy," said Mike Hudema, Climate and Energy campaigner with Greenpeace, Canada. "For every dollar we invest in renewables we get more energy and create more jobs than when we put that same dollar into sources like coal or oil. It’s time to build a green future that doesn’t sacrifice our environment, our communities or put all our eggs in the same dirty energy basket."

"The government shouldn't be paying to clean up industries pollution problems," said Lindsay Telfer, Director, Sierra Club Prairie. "A responsible public investment would be boosting energy efficiency spending by retrofitting residential and commercial buildings. This would reduce fuel consumption, ghg pollution, and heating and cooling costs while putting people to work. It's time this government listened to the majority of Albertans - the 8 in 10 Albertans that want us to invest in renewables. Albertan’s want green jobs not more green wash."

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