New Report Outlines What Companies Should Be Disclosing On Climate Change Risks And Opportunities

BOSTON, MA, February 28, 2011 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Amid growing evidence that climate change is impacting the global environment and the global economy, the Ceres investor coalition today announced a new report aimed at improving corporate disclosure of climate-related risks and opportunities they face.

ICF International Takes Best Advisory/Consultancy Award in Voluntary Carbon Market Survey

FAIRFAX, Va. (February 28, 2011) --/WORLD-WIRE/-- ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI), a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, has been honored by companies participating in Environmental Finance magazine’s Voluntary Carbon Market Survey 2011 for its outstanding work in voluntary carbon markets.

Ideal Power Converter Unveils new Solar Inverter Prototype and Pilot Test that reduces size & weight by more than 90% WASHINGTON, DC - Feb. 28, 2011 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Ideal Power Converters (IPC) unveils its prototype and successful pilot test of its 30kW commercial-scale PV inverter using its patented current-modulation electronic power converter technology.  IPC is displaying its PV inverter prototype at the 2011 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Washington DC on February 28 and March 1, 2011 at the Technology Showcase booth #221.

Canada, UK Governments Urged to Freeze Taib Assets

OTTAWA/LONDON, February 28, 2011 --/WORLD-WIRE/--. Human rights and environmental campaigners from Malaysia, Canada, the United Kingdom and Switzerland have today protested against corruption in front of property companies associated with the family of Abdul Taib Mahmud ("Taib"), the Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The protests took place in front of Sakto Corporation in Ottawa and Ridgeford Properties Ltd in central London.

FBI's Seattle Office to See Embarrassing Anti-corruption Protest

SEATTLE / SAN FRANCISCO, USA, February 25, 2011 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The global campaign against Sarawak's billionaire Chief Minister-cum-illegal logging tycoon, Abdul Taib Mahmud ("Taib"), is gaining further momentum. Yesterday, human rights groups and environmental campaigners in the US announced a picketing campaign outside Taib properties in Seattle and San Francisco. Similar protests will be held next week in the UK and Canada.

Canadian Government Under Fire Over Taib Ties

OTTAWA, CANADA, February 25, 2011 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Days ahead of announced street protests against Taib family properties in downtown Ottawa and central London, the Canadian government is coming under fire over its close business ties with the Taibs. A number of ministries of the Canadian federal government and the Ontario provincial government are renting their office space from Sakto corporation which is being controlled by the powerful and extremely corrupt Malaysian Taib family.

Anti-Taib Campaign to Be Taken to the Streets of London and Ottawa

OTTAWA, CANADA / LONDON, UK, February 23, 2011 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Defenders of Sarawak's indigenous communities and the Borneo rainforest have announced street protests in the United Kingdom and Canada against the blatant corruption of the Sarawak Chief Minister, Abdul Taib Mahmud. The protests will take place outside two property companies in downtown Ottawa and central London that are controlled by the Taib family.

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List of Taib's Secret Foreign Assets

KUCHING, MALAYSIA, February 21, 2011 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Bruno Manser Fund and thousands of supporters around the globe are urging the authorities of the below-mentioned countries to investigate the financial transactions of the black-listed companies under their respective anti-corruption and anti-money-laundering legislations and to freeze all Taib family assets for later restitution to the people of Sarawak.

Bruno Manser Fund to Launch International Campaign Against Sarawak Timber Corruption

BASEL, SWITZERLAND, February 18, 2011, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Bruno Manser Fund is about to launch an international campaign against the blatant corruption and abuse of public funds by Abdul Taib Mahmud, Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Sarawak. A campaign website, www.stop-timber-corruption.org, will go online on Monday, 21 February, and will be regularly updated and equipped with features for an interactive campaign with public participation.

Malaysian Government Fears Anti-Taib Protests

KUCHING, MALAYSIA, February 17, 2011, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Weeks ahead of the elections in the Malaysian state of Sarawak in Borneo, the Malaysian police are fearing public protests against incumbent Abdul Taib Mahmud, one of the longest-serving and most corrupt politicians in South East Asia.

‘Cousteau Finds Ideal Sunscreen: Protecting Both Humans and Ocean’

ORMOND BEACH, FL, February 3, 2011 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- With a common passion for preservation of the ocean environment, Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society has joined forces with Reef Safe™ SunCare by Beach Buff® of Ormond Beach, Florida, to protect both humans and the ocean world. Chosen as the Official SunCare of Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society, Reef Safe will donate a portion of every bottle sold to support Ocean Futures’ worldwide efforts of preserving the ocean for future generations.

“BOYCOTT THE BAGGIE” ENCOURAGES CONSUMERS TO TAKE THE PLEDGE AND GO GREEN

OAKLAND, CA, February 3, 2011 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Each year, it is estimated that 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year.  That comes out to over one million per minute!  It is also estimated that one plastic bag can take up to 1,000 years to decompose.  That means that if King John of England was snacking on a baggie full of jelly beans at the signing of the Magna Carta, that same little piece of plastic would just now be finishing it’s decomposition.

'Partnering with Nature' Wins Best Social Change Book 2010

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, February 3, 2011 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Partnering with Nature: The Wild Path to Reconnecting with the Earth, a book with a powerful message that illuminates the fact that our connection to nature, animals, and the earth is a vital part of our existence, won the top prize for Social Change in the "BEST BOOKS 2010" competition.

New Legislation to Restrict Efforts to Reduce Air Pollutants Harms Public Health, Increases Health Care Costs

WASHINGTON D.C., February 2, 2011 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Efforts to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to reduce air pollution under the Clean Air Act are putting the nation’s health at risk to serve the special interests of industrial polluters and must be stopped, according to the environmental health organization Health Care Without Harm. The organization called on Members of Congress to reject legislation which fails to protect public health and puts priorities of polluters over the well-being of the nation.

Green Automotive To Be Featured In New Reality TV Series

DALLAS, TX, February 1, 2011 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Green Automotive Company Corporation (OTC:GACR.PK) President Fred Luke announced today that the Company has been selected to be featured on Million Dollar Entrepreneur, a new Reality TV Series devoted to telling the behind the scenes story of the issues management of emerging, start-up or development-stage companies experience to become successful.