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Blue Ocean Film Festival Announces Winning Films, Honors Ocean Heroes |
MONTEREY, CA, August 30, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- BLUE Ocean Film Festival, presented by Monterey Bay Aquarium, announced winners of its 2010 awards for top cinematic works and ocean conservat |
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Samling Threatens Penan With Retaliations Over Rape Allegations |
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LONG AJENG, MALAYSIA, August 30, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Malaysian logging giant Samling has threatened the indigenous Penan communities of Sarawak's Upper Baram region with the suspension of all transport services provided for locals unless they retract sexual abuse and rape allegations against the timber companies active in the region. The new dispute between Samling and the Penan arose after the release of a report by an international fact-finding mission <http://www.bmf.ch/en/news/?show=212> in July 2010. The report had uncovered seven new cases of sexual exploitation of Penan girls and women in the Upper Baram region by timber workers and had asked the Malaysian government to address the grievances of the Penan communities. |
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4 will Evaluate 5 so 1 can Win a $45,000 Antarctic Cruise to an Emperor Penguin Rookery |
WATERBURY, VT, August 27, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In June, Quark Expeditions and SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment launched a travel contest that invited North Americans to share their passion for the environment. The prize is a $45,000 icebreaker expedition for two to Antarctica accompanied by SeaWorld Animal Ambassador, Julie Srdina.
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BLUE Ocean Film Festival Live Coverage Online |
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MONTEREY, CA, August 25, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- BLUE Ocean Film Festival, presented by Monterey Bay Aquarium through August 29 in Monterey, CA, will present live webcasts on Oceanslive.org beginning Wednesday, August 25. BLUE Ocean Film Festival is a one-of-a-kind film industry and community event bringing together films, filmmakers and leaders in ocean research and conservation.
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Norwegian Government Declares Malaysian Timber Giant An Unethical Company |
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OSLO, NORWAY, August 23, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- One of the world's largest institutional investors, the Norwegian Government Pension Fund, has sold all its 16 million shares of Malaysian timber giant Samling Global, worth 1.2 million US $, as a consequence of a groundbreaking decision announced today by the Norwegian Ministry of Finance. |
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Back to School in Eco-Friendly Style |
ROCHESTER, MI, August 19, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The August 2010 issue of The ULS (Use Less Stuff) Report is out, featuring ways to save environmental and economic resources when readying your kids to go back to school. Emphasis is on use of recycled materials and being “greener” when packing lunches. According to Editor Bob Lilienfeld, “Just by spending an extra 2 minutes a day to pack lunch for 2 kids, a family can save $2 a day, or over $325 a year! Simply switch from single-serve, disposable packaging to larger, more economical sizes of fruits, vegetables, cookies and crackers. Then put these items in reusable containers.”
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Spectrum Resorts Commended by Evan Hirsche for Generous Contribution to Assist in Preservation of Wildlife on Alabama's Gulf Coast |
Gulf Shores, AL, August 13, 2010--Spectrum Resorts recently hosted a group of 14 officials, employees and volunteers of the National Wildlife Refuge Association and the Fish and Wildlife Association, including Evan Hirsche, president of the NWRA, during a tour to survey the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Hirsche, as president of the NWRA, is based out of Washington, D.C.
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International Fishing Community Agrees to Marine Spatial Planning Steps, Honors False Killer Whale and Whale Shark Conservation Efforts |
TAIPEI, Taiwan, August 10, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The 5th International Fishers Forum (IFF5) concluded Thursday in Taipei with approximately 300 participants from fishing industries, governments, academia and conservation organizations declaring their support for a 12-point plan of action on marine spatial planning (MSP) and bycatch mitigation.
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Water Conservation Tour Has Impact - Drop By Drop |
PISCATAWAY, NJ, August 10, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Drops of water are hard to count, but gallons can be measured. The number of gallons of water saved is on the rise, thanks to The Responsible Bathroom Water Conservation Tour, sponsored by American Standard.
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Revolutionary Breakthrough for Fuels |
ORLANDO, FL, August 9, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- ORLANDO, FL, August 9, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Enviro Petroleum announced today an environmentally friendly breakthrough for the petroleum industry that compares only to the elimination of lead from gasoline in 1973 or the introduction of the catalytic converter in 1975.
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Totally Solar Air to UltraPure® Water Bottling Comes to the Globe: Made in the U.S.A. from Crescent Valley, Nevada |
ELKO, Nevada, August 5, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- PlanetWater, a Subsidiary of TerraLab, and the Consortium of Global H2O (Water) Manufacturers, a Division of the White Buffalo Nation, Inc., became the first companies on the Globe to bottle Ultra Pure Drinking Water from the Air™® utilizing a new Tropospheric Water Precipitation Process™®, a Systemization of Dew Processing®.
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Juhl Wind, Inc. Announces Completion of the Woodstock Municipal Wind System |
WOOODSTOCK, MN, August 5, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Juhl Wind Inc. (OTCBB: JUHL.OB), the Leader in Community Wind Power, today announced the recent completion and startup of the $1.8 million Woodstock Municipal wind system. "Woodstock Municipal was one of two wind farms we constructed in the past six months and we are very pleased with how it has turned out," stated Dan Juhl, Chairman and CEO of Juhl Wind Inc.
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Magnolia Solar Corporation Announces Second U.S. Air Force Award to Develop Ultra High Efficiency Quantum Dot Solar Cells |
WOBURN, MA, August 5, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Magnolia Solar Corporation (OTC.BB:MGLT), a developer of high-performance, thin-film photovoltaic modules for defense and commercial applications, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar, Inc., recently received a second Phase I SBIR / STTR Program from the United States Air Force. This award is to develop high efficiency, thin-film quantum dot solar cells for defense applications.
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BLUE Ocean Film Festival Names Carl Safina Winner of Sylvia Earle Award |
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MONTEREY, CA, August 3, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- BLUE Ocean Film Festival, presented by Monterey Bay Aquarium August 24-29 in Monterey, CA, today named environmentalist Dr. Carl Safina the recipient of the 2010 Sylvia Earle Award. Dr. Earle will present the award August 28 at the festival's BLUE Carpet Awards Ceremony.
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New Freight Program Bill Introduced in House Praised by Green Transportation Group |
WASHINGTON, DC, August 2, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A bill introduced Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives could help transform America's transportation policy and investment by directing federal investment to freight system projects that update the freight system and help reduce freight's environmental and health impacts, according to a green transportation group.
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