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Fortune: Best corporate citizens: Hotels

On the surface, the largest hotel firms should be standard bearers for corporate citizenship. After all, they make their money introducing guests to new cultures and pristine landscapes, so they have an interest in preserving the environment and supporting the local community. They spend billions each day on heating and water, and as the ubiquitous notes in hotel bathrooms urging us to save our towels can attest, they are acutely aware of the need to conserve these resources and reduce that cost. Like all consumer brands, they know the reputational risks of entanglement in labor or human rights abuse.

Have a green stay

In the lodging world, green has gone mainstream. Once chided for being wasteful, the big hotel chains are now constantly trying to one-up each other with smart eco-design upgrades and stringent water and energy conservation policies.

Two men in custody after manhunt following cop shooting

Two men were in custody and a third was still on the run Friday after the shooting of two police officers in Indiana sparked a manhunt across the Ohio River into Kentucky, authorities said.

Fortune: Live report: Surviving Gustav

"I'm with FEMA," I overheard a man tell a woman at the bar at the Embassy Suites in Baton Rouge. That was a pick-up line, believe it or not, which says a lot about the difference between Gustav today and Katrina three years ago. This time - so far, at least - the authorities are on the case, apparently doing exactly what they're supposed to do.

They didn't leave the light on for me

Ellie Pope is offered a free-night room certificate as compensation for a bad stay at a Motel 6. But when she tries to redeem it, she's told it's no good. How do you get the hotel to keep its promise?

Fortune: A few of his favorite things

Yes, Kiss is still around - and Gene Simmons will tell you it's bigger than ever. That's because Simmons, who co-owns the trademark with bandmate Paul Stanley, estimates that he has licensed more than 3,000 Kiss products that run the gamut from rock & roll (coffins, condoms) to suburban-dad tame (Hasbro Toothtunes toothbrushes, coffeehouses).

SI.com: Bill Trocchi: Rebuilding New Orleans

When Joe Pasternack took his New Orleans team to face No. 21 NC State in Raleigh last weekend, observing the difference in the two programs' home arenas was pretty simple.

39 affordable hotel chains

Many Americans don't realize that there's a world of reliable hotel chains beyond Marriott and Motel 6. Here are 39 chains worth a stay.

CNNMoney: Red Roof Inns may be for sale

French hotel group Accor SA on Wednesday announced further shake-up, including a strategic review of the Red Roof Inn chain in the U.S. and a significant expansion in emerging markets, as it unveiled a forecast- beating 54% rise in first-half profit.

Fortune: A Wing And a Player It's an invitation that few could pass up: CEO Phil Condit offers Sue Zesiger an exclusive first ride aboard

We all have our fantasies--swing like Tiger, earn like Gates, play like Bond. Recently mine had been to live like Rene Russo in The Thomas Crown Affair: a smart, sexy, rich undercover operative on ...

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