What makes a holiday green?
With a blizzard of 'eco' kitemarks smattering the tourist industry, we ask whether it is even possible to identify standard 'green' credentials when it comes to crossing borders, and take our pick of the most environmentally responsible getaways.
E&T reports from Tetiaroa, Marlon Brando's French Polynesian getaway, now trying to become energy self-sufficient and environmentally sustainable.
What can we expect from the next generation of hospitality? E&T casts its gaze into the future to divine the most likely developments.
Sun, sea and sand - with a small carbon footprint. At least, that's what the brochure says. E&T investigates the concept of green getaways and wonders if such a thing is feasible. We also look at hotels of the future, hotels on the moon, hotels on Marlon Brando's French Polynesian tropical atoll and the biofuels that could/should propel the aeroplanes that take us to these places. There's also an interview with Lech Walesa, a celebration of Scottish engineering, IT security legislation, how global militants are exploiting mobile tech vulnerabilities and much more besides.
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Vitali travels to Majorca to visit Hotel Bon Sol, championed as the greenest hotel on the island, to find out how it offsets the carbon footprint of its many visitors.
Green stay: eco hotels 
The ‘eco’ tag is becoming the marketing adjective of choice when describing hotels, but are all eco hotels equal? E&T looks behind the marketing hype.
Ford's Michigan eco car plant: one size fits all
Flexibility will provide the competitive edge in the crucial next decade of car manufacture and innovations at Ford’s newly revamped Michigan Assembly Plant put the factory top of its class. E&T pays it a visit
Carbon capture and storage: clearing the air
Reaction to research into carbon dioxide leaks highlights growing tensions on carbon storage, as concerns are growing about stored carbon leaking into the water supply.
E-tailing buys into own-site social media
Online retailers are building social nets into their e-commerce to turn their customers into their new sales people.
One2Ten - National Museum of Scotland
Ten exceptional exhibits from the Science & Technology Collection of the National Museum of Scotland, which has reopened in Edinburgh after a £46.4m redevelopment.
What went wrong on Deepwater Horizon?
BP's major environmental catastrophe could have been prevented with better management. E&T talks to author Loren C Steffy, whose new book explains what went wrong.
Interview - EIL's Steve Price
The European Institute for Industrial Leadership is breathing new life into management learning, says its executive director, Steve Price.
Terrorism's invisible propaganda network
Global militant organisations are tapping into the vulnerabilities in mobile technologies for propaganda and recruitment, as well as to filch data for financial gain.
Arab Spring - Revolution 2.0
As discontent rumbled around the streets of Middle Eastern cities in 2011, what role did social media and capable devices have on the galvanising potential revolutionaries?
Transport facilities in the former USSR
Some German-built river motor-boats in the former USSR were more than simply means of transport or cruise ships.
IT can learn from hardware designers
Designers of electronic hardware and critical embedded systems have embraced techniques to avoid expensive errors. Mainstream IT could learn from the experience.
Inventors' Inbox - Pet technologies
Our resident inventors-turned-vets exchange emails on how innovation can help pet carers – not to mention the furry, clawy, beaky beasts themselves.
Book reviews
Is the Internet keeping vital information from you? Are robots taking over the world? Ah well, you won't care about it when you're dead. Or will you...?
Solar windows – crazy glazing?
Windows could soon be employed as powerful solar panels thanks to recent materials breakthroughs by UK-based Oxford Voltaics.
Fatal failures: Siberia's hydro disaster
Poor maintenance, poor engineering and lack of emergency training caused a catastrophic accident at one of the world’s largest hydropower plants, in which 75 perished.
Interview - Lech Walesa
E&T spends a day in the company of noted electrician, not to mention Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Polish President, Lech Walesa.
Biofuels lead drive for sustainable flight
The aircraft industry is making huge strides on its quest to become more sustainable with new aircraft, innovative engines and alternative fuels, but can flying ever be green?
VoIP: voicing security concerns
Channelling voice calls over IP networks has brought many advantages to enterprise communications, but it also creates some security risks.
IT Security Legislation Guide
IT is one of the most rigorously regulated parts of an organisation, and legislation affecting information security is spearheading the legal changes.
For and Against - Entrepreneur engineers
For
Engineers are well suited to becoming successful entrepreneurs
Professor of innovation and new product development
Keith Goffin's profile
Before joining Cranfield Keith worked for 14 years for Hewlett-Packard, starting as an engineer and held various management positions in marketing and business development. His books include 'Identifying Hidden Needs: Creating Breakthrough Products'.
Against
Engineers are not well suited to becoming successful entrepreneurs
Performance psychologist and international consultant
Steve Carter's profile
Steve Carter is a senior partner of Apter Development LLP and author of several books on leadership and organisational performance. He is a principle psychologist within the Association of Business Psychologists and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. His new book ‘A Little Nostalgia for Freedom’ will be published in 2012.
Engineers are well suited to becoming successful entrepreneurs
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