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Corruption Scandal Breaks Over Malaysian UNESCO World Heritage Site |
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BASEL, SWITZERLAND, November 26, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmund found to be a shareholder of the Royal Mulu Resort – UNESCO urged to launch an investigation on alleged breaches of the UN Convention against Corruption |
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American Public University System Celebrates Grand Opening of Energy-Efficient Academic Center in Charles Town, WV |
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CHARLES TOWN, W.VA., November 18, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- American Public University System (APUS) today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new, energy-efficient academic center in the heart of Charles Town, West Virginia. APUS is a regionally and nationally accredited online institution of higher education operating through two universities, American Military University (AMU) and American Public University (APU), which educate more than 75,000 adult learners worldwide. |
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2011 Global Energy Prize Now Accepting Nominations |
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NEW YORK, NY, November 16, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Global Energy Prize is now accepting nominations for its $1 million 2011 award. The globally recognised prize, which has thus far been awarded to three prominent US scientists, rewards innovation and solutions in global energy research and its concurrent environmental challenges. The degree to which a development contributes to the benefit of humanity is a key driver in deciding the recipient of the prize. The prize has become increasingly important as governments, energy companies and consumers all seek to address existing and projected energy shortfalls. |
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Misool Eco Resort expands its world-recognized Marine Conservation Area in Raja Ampat, Indonesia |
 RAJA AMPAT, INDONESIA, November 16, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Misool Eco Resort (www.misoolecoresort.com) and WildAid (www.wildaid.org) announced today the creation of a 468 sq mile (1220 sq km) Marine Conservation Area in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This has nearly tripled Misool Eco Resort’s164 sq mile (425 sq km) No-Take Zone, established in 2005. The combined Marine Conservation Area (MCA) now includes an adjoining archipelago of islands called Daram.
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Sharks, Mantas, and Turtles to be protected in Raja Ampat, Indonesia |
 RAJA AMPAT, INDONESIA, November 15, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Misool Eco Resort, www.misoolecoresort.com, and Shark Savers, www.sharksavers.org, announced today that a Shark Sanctuary has been declared for the entire 17,760 square miles of Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Bupati Drs Marcus Wanma, the Regent of Raja Ampat, made this historic declaration, demonstrating leadership in marine conservation.
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Garden Fires Still a Green Issue |
 LONDON, UK, November 15, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Home and Garden team at VoucherCodes.co.uk can exclusively reveal that a staggering 10.47% of people asked have seen a neighbor burning plastic or other harmful materials in their garden.
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Sheetz Creating E-85 “Clean Fuel Corridor” |
ALTOONA, PA, November 10, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Pennsylvania motorists wishing to use E-85, a cleaner fuel consisting of 85 percent Ethanol, will soon have a more consistent source of fuel as they travel between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg.
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A “GREEN” Solution! American TonerServ Announces New Brand of Compatible Toner Cartridge: RIVAL™ OEM Alternative |
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SANTA ROSA, CA. Nov. 10, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- American TonerServ Corp. (OTC BB: ASVP) (ATS), (www.AmericanTonerServ.com), a leader in the highly fragmented $6.0 billion printer supplies and services industry, reports it has introduced its new brand, Rival™ , for its own remanufactured toner cartridges. The Company has increased its own manufacturing capabilities in its Tonertype division in Tampa, Florida. |
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State Of Emergency For New Energy System |
CHAPEL HILL, NC, November 8, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- What does it take to mobilize America and unite its manufacturing sector to work towards a single goal? In the past, a world war and the very real possibility of life-and-death brought us together. Our current economic/energy situation is equally monumental. It is the equivalent to WWIII, but our enemy is not one another. The true opposition is the division that paralyzes our progress towards a clean environment.
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OptiMiser™ Energy Audit Software Achieves RESNET Certification Superior Tool for Home Energy Audit Programs |
 DENVER, CO, November 3, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- – EnergyLogic Inc. http://www.nrglogic.com proudly announces that OptiMiser http://www.omaudits.com ™ energy analysis software has achieved RESNET Certification. This important certification enables the software to be used to certify new homes and existing homes in a wide variety of programs and markets.
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Deutsche Bank Accused Of Concealing Taib’s Secret US Properties |
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BASEL, SWITZERLAND, November 1, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Deutsche Bank, one of the world's leading financial institutions, has been accused of concealing three US property companies held secretely by the family of Abdul Taib Mahmud, head of government of the Malaysian state of Sarawak and one of South-East Asia’s leading cleptocrats. The Jersey (Channel Islands) Companies Registry lists Deutsche Bank International Trust Co. Jersey and Cayman as sole shareholders of Sogo Holdings Limited, a company linked to the Taib family. |
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Applications Open for 2011 Cohort of Kinship Conservation Fellows |
 Chicago, IL, November 1, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Kinship Foundation has opened applications for its tenth cohort of Kinship Conservation Fellows. Eighteen applicants will be selected as Fellows, awarded a $6,000 stipend and lodging for the month-long program, and gain membership into a global community of inspired leaders. |
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Sea For Life, Ocean-oriented R&D Company, Developing WEGA Wave Energy Device |
Óbidos, Portugal, November 1, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Since 2007, Sea For Life has been developing and building an innovative device named WEGA (Wave Energy Gravitational Absorber): a technology capable of harnessing energy from waves by making the most of the laws of gravity.
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Solar MHD - Super Heated Gas Going Through Magnetic Field Most Efficient Way of Converting Solar Energy to Electricity |
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WOODSTOCK, NY, September 28, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Solar MHD, Inc. is developing a patented new type of MHD electricity generating power-plant based on the principal of magnetohydrodynamics, using magnets to extract electricity from superheated charged plasmas. |
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Delaware Valley College Hosts Sustainability Symposium |
 DOYLESTOWN, PA, September 23, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Delaware Valley College will bring nationally known speakers and authors to campus when it hosts its 3-day symposium, Oct. 7-9, on issues around climate change, sustainability and our food systems.
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Newmont Included in Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Fourth Consecutive Year |
 DENVER, CO, September 22, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) (“Newmont” or “the Company”) today announced that it was selected to be included in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (www.sustainability-index.com) for the fourth consecutive year. In 2007, Newmont became the first gold company included in the index. In addition, Newmont was selected for inclusion in the DJSI North America Index in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
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Diverse Coastal Interests Release Recommendations To Sustain Gulf Region In Aftermath Of Oil Spill |
 WASHINGTON, D.C., September 22, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Representatives of the America’s Energy Coast (AEC) initiative of the America’s WETLAND Foundation (AWF) today released recommendations to Congress and the Administration on sustaining economic and ecological assets of the Gulf region in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon spill.
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Samling Keeps Mum About Its Ties With Malaysian Top Politician |
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MIRI, MALAYSIA, September 20, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Samling Global (HKEX 3938), the Malaysian timber group that has been excluded from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund for grossly unethical conduct, has failed to respond on corruption allegations linking the group to Abdul Taib Mahmud, Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Sarawak. |
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Save Your Energy (Redux) |
ROCHESTER, MI, September 20, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The September 2010 issue of The ULS (Use Less Stuff) Report is out, featuring ways to easily save $1000 annually by reducing energy consumption around the home. According to Editor Bob Lilienfeld, “In 1994, we wrote that energy consumption would become a major economic and environmental issue in the Twenty First Century. Unfortunately, we were right, and the problem is even bigger than we predicted.”
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Forza Environmental Building Products, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent with Malama Composites, LLC to Develop & Market Revolutionary Bio-based Environmental Building Panels |
CARLSBAD, CA, September 16, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Forza Environmental Building Products, Inc. (Forza) (OTCQB:GUGO) announces today the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) between Forza and MALAMA Composites, LLC (www.malamacomposites.com). Malama would agree to use the Artzer Z-Panels™ fabricated with Malama’s bio-based polyurethane foam in pending residential housing projects totaling over 1,300 homes in Cancun and Baja California.
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Historic Stone Mill’s Restoration, including Stormwater Treatment, Hillside of 10,000 Native Plants, and Preservation of Bronx River, Celebrated at The New York Botanical Garden |
 THE BRONX, NY, September 14, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, September 18 & 19, in collaboration with The New York Landmarks Conservancy, Landmarks and Landscapes: History Tours at The New York Botanical Garden offers visitors behind-the-scenes access to the recently dedicated Lillian and Amy Goldman Stone Mill, adjacent millrace and Bronx River, and surrounding landmarks, gardens, and collections. The tram and walking tours are included in Garden admission.
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Leaked Samling Document Acknowledges Timber Group's Role in Sexual Exploitation of Penan Women |
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MIRI, MALAYSIA, September 14, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- An internal document from Sarawak's logging giant, Samling Global (HKEX 3938), leaked to the Bruno Manser Fund, acknowledges for the first time that the timber group is concerned about the involvement of its staff in the alleged rape of native Penan girls and women in Sarawak, East Malaysia. |
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New ChildSafe Guidelines Announced for Green Cleaning Products Used in Schools |
PORT WASHINGTON, NY, September 14, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Grassroots Environmental Education, a New York non-profit, has announced the publication of its newly revised ChildSafe Guidelines for cleaning products used in schools and day-care centers, along with a list of products that meet the new Guidelines. The new Guidelines contain the most stringent requirements of any published green cleaning standard. |
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2,500-Mile "Ride for Renewables" Launched to Champion Green Energy "Moon Shot" |
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BOULDER, CO, September 14, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Green energy advocate Tom Weis is riding 2,500 miles from Colorado to Washington, DC on a human-powered, electric-assist "rocket trike," calling for a national goal of a 100% U.S. renewable electricity grid by 2020. |
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Daniel Azarian's 'Save Lolita the Orca' PSA to Screen at Hamptons Conservation & Wildlife Film Festival; Filmmaker to Speak at Reception |
NEW YORK, NY September 14, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Underdog Entertainment, a New York-based production company, today announced that “Save Lolita” will screen at the opening night reception of the Hamptons Conservation & Wildlife Film Festival. The public service announcement (PSA) raises awareness of the plight of Lolita the orca, who has been held captive for 40 years in a small concrete pool. Director Daniel Azarian, who produced the PSA, will speak, along with third-generation ocean explorer and filmmaker Fabien Cousteau.
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ULS (Use Less Stuff) Report Certification Program Adds EcoEdge™ from ITW Angleboard |
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ROCHESTER, MI, September 13, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- ITW Angleboard of Lake Zurich, IL has earned the right to put the ULS logo on its EcoEdge™ protective packaging products. EcoEdge boards eliminate the need to use “master cartons” and are reusable, recyclable and made from 100% recycled materials. They also reduce material usage versus similar composite boards by 24%.
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Navy Training Exercises Prepare Sailors with Minimal Impacts on Marine Life |
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 9, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/--- The United States Navy recently proposed expansions to training activities within several of its training ranges, including the Keyport Range Complex and the Gulf of Alaska. These plans reflect the Navy’s requirement to train realistically in a wide variety of marine environments. |
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Pacific Leaders to Call for United Action on Oceans |
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September 8, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Leaders of Pacific Island States along with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and a coalition of non-profit, intergovernmental and academic institutions will call for collaborated action on ocean threats across the Pacific on Wednesday September 8th in San Francisco, California (USA). |
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The 2010 Sustainable Living Fair: Good for you. Great for the World. |
 FORT COLLINS, CO, September 7, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The 11th annual Sustainable Living Fair is a solution-driven, hands-on, family- oriented event designed to educate people of all ages and backgrounds about: renewable energy, alternative transportation, sustainable agriculture, green building, natural health, environmental & social responsibility, local economies and more.
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Samling Owners Linked to ‘Epicenter’ of Sub-prime Crash |
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MOUNTAIN HOUSE, CA, September 3, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/--. Yaw Teck Seng, the founder and controlling shareholder of Malaysian logging giant, Samling Global, and his son, Chee Siew Yaw, have been accused of being closely linked to Mountain House, a major new-town development in San Joaquin, California, currently labelled the ‘epicentre’ of the housing crash that led to the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the United States. |
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WI Environmental Signs Agreement with South African Company |
 SEATTLE, WA, September 3, 2010-- WI Environmental, the heavy metals remediation expert based on Whidbey Island, Wash., today announced an agreement with South Africa’s African Alternative Technologies, granting the company exclusive sales and distribution rights for its trademarked XR-88 remediation product in South Africa. The Cape Town-based utility-scale renewable energy developer will use the XR-88 system to clean up acid mine drainage created by years of mining. WI Environmental will produce XR-88 in the United States for export to South Africa.
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National General Contractor, Retail Construction Services, Inc., Expands its LEED Building Operations |
ST. PAUL, MN, September 3, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Retail Construction Services (RCS), a leading and award winning national general contractor, http://www.retailconstruction.com/, has been expanding its LEED building capacity this year. Founded in 1984, RCS has built over 8,200 major projects, and over 23,000 store refreshes, retrofits other Facilities Management work in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada representing over $1.1 Billion in company revenue. |
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LogoBee to Deliver Free Logo Makeover to Green Non-Profit Organization |
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, September 3, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Some people have equated the human race to a virus, or a cancer, on the face of the Earth. The latest Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico only goes to reinforce this view. There are organizations out there, however, which promote a sustainable approach to living on this planet, which try keep the environment clean and pure, and which attempt to help to make things right when disasters do happen. LogoBee wishes to help these organizations by offering a free logo makeover. Companies from all over the world may profit from the offer.
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