Finding eco-friendly accommodations when you're away from home just got easier thanks to greenlodge.org, an online resource that assists travelers with finding the greenest hotels the U.S. has to offer. They've even broken it down into three levels (bronze, silver and gold) to make it easier to understand exactly what makes a location green. The website has specific criteria assigned to each level, from the voluntary action a hotel is taking to become more earth-friendly to facilities that are LEED certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Development), as well as properties certified by EPA EnergyStar and Green Leaf.

“We are making it easy for travelers to go green. We offer a searchable database with green hotels from across the country so you can point, click, reserve a hotel and have a carbon neutral hotel stay -- all from our website” says Green Lodge co-founder Jeremy Allen.

Right now, the term ‘green hotel’ means a lot of different things. Our site helps individuals learn about the different ways hotels are going green and how they can do their part to be a more eco-savvy traveler. Until there is one green certification standard for hotels, we will continue to include all of them in our database, so travelers can compare before they decide where to stay” says Allen.

Green Lodge's database already contains nearly 600 hotels of which the combined 314 gold and silver-rated hotels save 185,260 tons of carbon emissions each year. Travelers who book reservations through their website will also receive carbon credits with each booking, and have the opportunity to share travel tips in an online community and share their experiences staying at some of the hotels found on the site.

Book your next hotel stay through GreenLodge.org and learn more about the site after the jump.

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