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If you're environmentally conscious, you may be looking for the "greenest" hotels and motels in America, and elsewhere in the world, then here's some news you need to know. The Motel 6 chain has signed on to participate in Honeywell's Cool Control Plus program, which is intended to greatly reduce the chain's environmental footprint. So if you're someone who's always looking for the greenest possible, hotels and motels, why not go with one that's installing occupancy sensors and thermostats and making other adjustments to their hotels and motels energy efficiency? Many hotels waste energy because they lack the technology to turn air-conditioning and heating units off when the rooms are empty. The system Motel 6 is using will reduce its carbon dioxide production by 10.1 million pounds a year, plus it will yield a cost savings of $140 per room per year. That may not sound like a lot, but when you multiply it by the number of rooms Motel 6 owns, it's easy to understand why management went for it. So when you're weighing which chain of hotels and motels to patronize, go green and give Motel 6 a try.