Amid a hospitality landscape in which many hotels have moved far beyond single-use plastics, how does the Populus in Denver measure up?
  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
    29·
    2 months ago

    the United States’ first “carbon-positive” hotel (meaning that it is supposed to sequester more carbon than it emits

    I always thought “carbon negative” meant something removed more carbon than it emits / was used to produce it.

    Or is it one of those " ‘inflammable’ means ‘flammable’ " kind of terms?

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
      9·
      2 months ago

      It’s a neologism, rather like “inflammible” because “negative” is an awful word to use for marketing.

      • cybersin@lemm.ee
        13·
        2 months ago

        I’d say confusing people into thinking the opposite by changing the meaning of fairly established terms is also awful marketing.

        They should just use a different word. There are plenty.

      • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
        2·
        2 months ago

        Did you know, these new gasoline engines are also “carbon positive”. The more you drive, the more carbon you deposit into the atmosphere! Everybody wins!

    • Tomtits@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      It does, like the same way a negative blood test means you don’t have something.

      But this language has probably been used, like the other commenter has stated that it’s dumbed down for the stupid pond people