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In like a lion? The new sustainable decade is blasting in with extreme weather all over the globe. When temperatures in New Orleans begin to rival New York, this eco-traveler looks for a global warming connection, and checks into Manhattan’s latest Luxe hotel–The Strand. Touted as the city’s newest, fashionably green star, when this midtown hotel opened its doors in early December 2009, guests began to jockey for position in its year-round rooftop lounge.