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Green hotels of the world

Feeling guilty about the size of your carbon footprint? Airliners may not be great for the environment, but many eco-friendly hotels around the world are doing their bit to compensate. Here are five places to stay that offer luxury accommodation whilst adopting some admirably green practices.

Orchard Garden Hotel, San Francisco
Recently-opened and phenomenally stylish, the boutique Orchard Garden Hotel in San Francisco was a US pioneer on the eco-friendly front - it was the first hotel to meet the U.S. Green Building Council's green standards.

Key cards control in-room energy, there's a comprehensive recycling system, cleaning products are chemical-free and lightbulbs are of the compact fluorescent variety. And smoking's banned throughout the building.

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