Green Machine

(Fox News) - Democrats are trying to make their convention the "greenest" ever. They have expanded recycling programs and are encouraging Denver restaurants to offer "lean 'n' green" meals made of organic ingredients.

But not all the environmentally friendly initiatives have worked out as planned. The New York Sun reports instead of the traditional plastic cards, one hotel in downtown Denver handed guests key-cards made from what they called "sustainably-harvested wood." The only problem was, a lot of guests couldn't get in their rooms.

After a few hours, red-faced hotel managers abandoned their green plan, switching out plastic for the wooden cards. A clerk says the hotel is now handing out one of each, suggesting the wooden key-cards be kept as souvenirs.