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Comments on: Case Building an “Eco-Getaway” in Costa Rica http://www.wynnewilliams.com/case-building-an-eco-getaway-in-costa-rica/ thoughts, observations, and commentary from an entrepreneur / CEO / husband / dad / consumer / producer / fan / advisor / participant Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:13:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Brian Wynne Williams http://www.wynnewilliams.com/case-building-an-eco-getaway-in-costa-rica/#comment-8 Brian Wynne Williams Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:55:46 +0000 http://www.wynnewilliams.com/case-building-an-eco-getaway-in-costa-rica/#comment-8 @Alex - thanks for joining the conversation. I appreciate your input. I will always support preserving land whenever possible, but I don't think it's realistic to *never* build -- even within a rainforest. I admit, I don't know much about how Revolution Places is planning to be eco-friendly. I can say, though, that resorts are going to be built -- there's no stopping it. That includes condos, golf courses, and tennis courts. If we the consumers can push the major resort companies to truly be more conscious about environmental issues -- not to just "masquerade as environmentally friendly" then I think that's progress. I don't know Steve Case or the guys at Revolution directly, but I expect they are a web savvy group. I'm sure they realize how close an eye the blogosphere will be watching as they work on this venture, and I hope that will be extra motivation to do things right. @Alex - thanks for joining the conversation. I appreciate your input. I will always support preserving land whenever possible, but I don’t think it’s realistic to *never* build — even within a rainforest.

I admit, I don’t know much about how Revolution Places is planning to be eco-friendly. I can say, though, that resorts are going to be built — there’s no stopping it. That includes condos, golf courses, and tennis courts. If we the consumers can push the major resort companies to truly be more conscious about environmental issues — not to just “masquerade as environmentally friendly” then I think that’s progress.

I don’t know Steve Case or the guys at Revolution directly, but I expect they are a web savvy group. I’m sure they realize how close an eye the blogosphere will be watching as they work on this venture, and I hope that will be extra motivation to do things right.

]]> By: Alex Capshaw-Taylor http://www.wynnewilliams.com/case-building-an-eco-getaway-in-costa-rica/#comment-7 Alex Capshaw-Taylor Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:37:29 +0000 http://www.wynnewilliams.com/case-building-an-eco-getaway-in-costa-rica/#comment-7 I recently read about Cacique in the Aspen Times and was disgusted with Steve Case and his company, Revolution Places, masquerading as environmentally friendly and culturally sensitive when under their mask is dollar signs. Eco-tourism is a farce; a more honest buzzword is exploitation-tourism—exploitation of the environment, the local population, and everyone in which Revolution Places feeds the lie of an “eco-friendly” luxury resort. How can they justify that their resort is eco-friendly when they are destroying the careful balance of 650-acres of Costa Rican rainforest? What do they think the ecological footprint will be of the guests that visit their resort each day? How do they plan to hide 270 guest rooms, 300 private homes (ranging in size from 2,000 sq. ft. to 4,000 sq. ft.!!!), an 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, and a fitness center in the rainforest? Let’s call a spade a spade—what drives their venture is money, not caring for the environment. If they were truly environmentally conscious, their company Revolution Places would purchase 650-acres of rainforest and pledge to never develop it. As an eco-conscious consumer and traveler they will never receive any of my money. I recently read about Cacique in the Aspen Times and was disgusted with Steve Case and his company, Revolution Places, masquerading as environmentally friendly and culturally sensitive when under their mask is dollar signs. Eco-tourism is a farce; a more honest buzzword is exploitation-tourism—exploitation of the environment, the local population, and everyone in which Revolution Places feeds the lie of an “eco-friendly” luxury resort. How can they justify that their resort is eco-friendly when they are destroying the careful balance of 650-acres of Costa Rican rainforest? What do they think the ecological footprint will be of the guests that visit their resort each day? How do they plan to hide 270 guest rooms, 300 private homes (ranging in size from 2,000 sq. ft. to 4,000 sq. ft.!!!), an 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, and a fitness center in the rainforest? Let’s call a spade a spade—what drives their venture is money, not caring for the environment. If they were truly environmentally conscious, their company Revolution Places would purchase 650-acres of rainforest and pledge to never develop it. As an eco-conscious consumer and traveler they will never receive any of my money.

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