What comes with travel, amenities and outdoor adventure? How much carbon dioxide do you contribute to the planet earth with each a vacation or hotel stay?

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With all the concerns about global warming and saving the planet, many traveling consumers are unaware of the ecological ramifications of each hotel accommodation, activity or amenity. Some resorts, hotels and destinations are serving green hospitality. But for those skeptical of global warming, consider these carbon dioxide emission numbers:
• A flight from Chicago to San Diego or during any four-hour flight, each passenger makes a carbon footprint equivalent to 550 pounds.


• An air conditioner generates more than 100 pounds of carbon dioxide from perpetually running all day long.

• An average night of stay at a hotel emits roughly 34 pounds of carbon dioxide.

• The average Olympic sized or resort sized swimming pool releases approximately 44 pounds of carbon dioxide on a daily basis. (The number does include temperature-controlled pools, which account for the production of more CO2).

• Half a pound of carbon is released from washing a towel.

•Driving a golf cart for 18 holes gives off three pounds of carbon dioxide.

•Just three hours on a jet-ski is equivalent to releasing more than 700 pounds of carbon into the atmosphere.

•A 45-minute run, power-walk or jog on the treadmill is responsible for a carbon footprint of approximately two pounds.


• The mini bar found in hotel rooms is responsible for producing roughly two pounds of carbon dioxide, per day.

• A fishing boat designed for two passengers has a footprint of 40 pounds per person during a two-hour jaunt.

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By Holly Bentz (c) 2007 fruitionMedia