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April 2004 Press Releases
DOE’S REVIVAL OF PLUTONIUM LASER PURIFICATION PLANT POSES SEVERE PROLIFERATION AND TERRORISM RISKS WASHINGTON D.C. April 30, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Department of Energy’s plan to revive the long-dormant plutonium AVLIS (Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation) Plant at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory poses severe nuclear proliferation and terrorism risks, the Nuclear Control Institute warned today. WERF RELEASES BIOSOLIDS RESEARCH SUMMIT REPORT ALEXANDRIA, VA, April 30, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Proceedings From the Biosolids Research Summit (stock no. 03HHE1) is now available for free download from the WERF website at http://www.werf.org. The report captures the highest-priority research projects regarding land application of Class A and Class B treated sewage sludge/biosolids as determined by participants of the Biosolids Research Summit. MISSING CHEMICAL IMPORTANT TO AIR POLLUTION ESTIMATES UNIVERSITY PARK, PA, April 30, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Something is missing in the analysis of emissions of volatile organic compounds from a Michigan forest, and, according to a team of atmospheric scientists, what they do not know can have a large impact on air pollution in areas in and near forests. SOLAR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION CHANGES LEADERSHIP WASHINGTON D.C., April 30, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade organization representing solar electric and solar thermal manufacturers, component suppliers, national distributors, and system providers, announced the resignation of its Executive Director for three years, Glenn Hamer, who is moving to Arizona to work with a member solar manufacturer. RAIN BIRDR CORPORATION STRENGTHENS ITS COMMITMENT TO WATER CONSERVATION WITH THE RELEASE OF ITS "IRRIGATION FOR A GROWING WORLD" WHITE PAPER GLENDORA, CA, April 29, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Rain BirdR Corporation, announced today the official release of a four-part white paper which examines the depletion of the Earth's supply of usable water and the recommended solution of efficient irrigation. The paper, titled "Irrigation For A Growing World," provides insight into the vital importance of practicing water conservation and the solutions offered through efficient irrigation. The paper, available in downloadable form on www.rainbird.com, underscores Rain Bird's more than seventy-year commitment of promoting water conservation, and in doing so further solidifies the company's position as the industry expert on water efficient irrigation. DENTAL LAB USES XANTREX PV INVERTER TO HARVEST THE SUN'S ENERGY SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA, April 29 , 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A Xantrex PV Series Inverter is helping Great White Dental Lab achieve its goal of being the first company in California's Santa Barbara County to use solar power to meet 100 per cent of its power needs. SUSTAINABLE WORLD SYMPOSIUM - SAN FRANCISCO, JUNE 19, 2004 WHAT: Join national leaders in a day-long, hands-on exploration of solutions to global issues of environmental destruction, social injustice and economic inequality OLD MOBILE PHONES ARE FOUND TO BE TOXIC WASTE Basel Convention Asked to Act to Prevent Impacts on Developing Countries GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 26 April 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Two independent studies funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the State of California respectively, reveal that obsolete or non-working mobile phones qualify as hazardous waste even with their batteries removed. The toxicity is due to the use of the toxic metal lead in the phones and their propensity to leach the lead content when deposited in a municipal landfill. The Seattle based Basel Action Network (BAN), a global toxic trade watchdog, made the investigation into emerging toxicity data and released it in a short report, after the Basel Convention mobile phones corporate partnership program indicated it would refuse to address the question. PLEASE BEAR WITH THEM — THE FUND FOR ANIMALS OFFERS TIPS TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH BLACK BEARS SILVER SPRING, MD, April 27, 2004 –-/WORLD-WIRE/-- As bears shake off their winter hibernation and search for food, The Fund for Animals is offering tips for people to avoid conflicts with bears. Black bears are timid creatures who are usually not aggressive toward humans, yet people fear these animals unnecessarily, especially in areas where black bears are reestablishing their range and people are not familiar with them. AQUARIUM ISSUES SOUTHEAST, MIDWEST SEAFOOD GUIDES; PARTNERS BEGIN DISTRIBUTION ON EARTH DAY Northeast, Hawaii pocket guides coming; West Coast recommendations updated MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, April 28, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Seafood lovers from Texas to North Carolina and in the Midwestern heartland can now make choices that protect ocean wildlife at restaurants and markets, thanks to two new regional pocket guides to sustainable seafood created by the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program. ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH KEEPMEDIA WASHINGTON, DC, April 27, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Environment News Service (ENS) and KeepMedia are proud to announce the launch of their partnership and co-marketing agreement. The Environment News Service is now a featured publication on the subscription-based Web site KeepMedia, and ENS breaking news articles are accessible in this comprehensive digital library at: http://www.keepmedia.com OCEAN DYE TO HELP RUTGERS SCIENTISTS TRACE HUDSON RIVER'S PATH MILES INTO THE ATLANTIC NEW BRUNSWICK/PISCATAWAY, N.J., April 27, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- - Shipboard marine scientists from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, will release a nontoxic red dye into the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey during the week of May 2 to help reveal the contents and fate of Hudson River water after it joins the Atlantic. EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE, 10 AM April 28, 2004 WORLD FOOD PRICES RISING Decades of Environmental Neglect Shrinking Harvests in Key Countries WASHINGTON, D.C. April 27, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/---"When this year's grain harvest begins, world grain stocks will be down to 59 days of consumption-the lowest level in 30 years," says Lester R. Brown, President of the Earth Policy Institute, a Washington, DC-based research institute. "The last time stocks were this low, which was in 1972-74, wheat and rice prices doubled." AEP, BUCKEYE POWER PLAN SUBSTANTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS FOR CARDINAL PLANT AT BRILLIANT, OHIO BRILLIANT, OHIO, April 27 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) and Buckeye Power are investing in new environmental controls at the jointly owned Cardinal Power Plant in Brilliant, Ohio, a project that not only will reduce emissions but also will provide a boost to the area´s economy. FIRST COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THE NY/NJ HARBOR ESTUARY SHOWS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN ITS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Further Improvement Is Needed, Especially In Newark Bay And In The Waters Separating Staten Island and New Jersey NEW YORK, NY, April 26, 2004 –-/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research, Inc. and the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program today released a report showing that scientific measures of the environmental health of New York Harbor have improved as much as ten-fold in the past 30 years. The “State of the Estuary” Report – the first comprehensive look at the environmental conditions of the estuary – examines trends by tracking key environmental indicators over time and across the harbor. The data analyzed were collected primarily by federal, state, and local agencies. FOR THE FIRST TIME, ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONTRACT AWARDED TOHELP REDUCE ENERGY USE New approach by ISO New England to help ensure reliability as peak summer demand nears WESTBOROUGH, MA, April 26, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Just eight months after the greatest blackout in the nation's history, Conservation Services Group (CSG) is taking a landmark approach to providing energy efficiency resources that will help reduce electricity use and enhance reliability. BP SEVENTH ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW RELEASED LONDON, ENGLAND, April 26, 2004, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Oil and natural gas group BP has launched its seventh annual report on the company's environmental, social and ethical performance. The Sustainability Report 2003 replaces BP's Environmental and Social Review. NEW CENTER FOR OCEANS AND HUMAN HEALTH ESTABLISHED IN WOODS HOLE FALMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, April 23, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have joined together to form the Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health (COHH). The new Center, with administrative offices at WHOI, will serve as a focal point for research on issues at the intersection of oceanographic, biological and environmental health sciences, such as harmful algal blooms and organisms in coastal waters and estuaries that cause human illness and death. EVERGREEN SOLAR DOUBLES MANUFACTURING CAPACITY SALES GROWTH AND LOWER COSTS TO LEAD TO IMPROVED FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MARLBORO MASSACHUSETTS, April 23, 2004 –-/WORLD-WIRE/-- Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR), a developer, marketer, and manufacturer of photovoltaic (solar electricity) products for the worldwide market, today announced that it has doubled its manufacturing capacity over 2003. The factory now has an installed capacity of 6 MW (megawatts, or million watts) per year, up from the 3 MW capacity of Line 1. TEN TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS TO RECEIVE STATE HONOR FROM GOVERNOR AND TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AUSTIN, TEXAS April 23, 2004--/WORLD-WIRE/-- Governor Rick Perry and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) today announce the winners of the 2004 Environmental Excellence Awards (TEEA) - ten diverse environmental projects representing the state's most outstanding achievements in conservation, waste reduction and pollution prevention. Recipients from across the state will be honored at the TEEA banquet on May 4 in Austin. BUSH ADMINISTRATION CELEBRATES EARTH DAY BY LOGGING ANCIENT FORESTS Controversial logging of old-growth forests is now underway in the Pacific Northwest WESTERN OREGON, April 23, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Today, on Earth Day -- six-foot diameter trees -- some more than five centuries old, are crashing to the ground under direction from the Bush Administration. This week, Rosboro Timber, under contract with the US Forest Service, is logging ancient groves on the Willamette National Forest as part of the Blue River Face Timber Sale. LIGHTWEIGHTING KEY TO EFFICIENT AND SAFE VEHICLES SNOWMASS, CO, April 22, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Rocky Mountain Institute announces the publication of "HypercarsR, Hydrogen and the Automotive Transition" in the acclaimed International Journal of Vehicle Design. In this invited technical review paper, RMI's CEO Amory Lovins and Hypercar, Inc.'s VP Engineering David Cramer explain why lightweighting is the key to making vehicles superefficient and safe. STATEMENT OF SENATOR ERNEST F. HOLLINGS,SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION, HEARING ON U.S. COMMISSION ON OCEAN POLICY WASHINGTON D.C., April 22, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Mr. Chairman, thank you for convening today's hearing on the Preliminary Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. It is only fitting we hold this hearing on Earth Day since the oceans comprise fully seven-tenths of our planet. That's a lot of water - and more than you would find with a Mars Rover, let me assure you. We ought to set aside extra-terrestrials - even terrestrial species - and reaffirm our national priorities by declaring today as "Ocean Day." ORION'S EQUINE ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING CHOSEN FOR "THE PERFECT STALL" Award Winning Author & Equine Veterinarian Dr. Karen Hayes Chooses Orion Equine Lighting PLYMOUTH, WI. April 21, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Orion Energy Systems-- an energy efficient lighting manufacturer to the industrial, agricultural, educational, and hospitality markets-- has been chosen by Dr. Karen Hayes to provide lighting for her “perfect stall.” Released by Ironhorse Publishing of Hayden Lake, Idaho earlier this year, “The Perfect Stall” was written by Dr. Hayes to help horse owners with creating a “comfortable, safe, healthy, but not necessarily expensive” abode. POTLATCH RECEIVES 'WELL-MANAGED' CERTIFICATION OF IDAHO FORESTLANDS UNDER FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL PROGRAM Scientific Certification Systems completes multi-year evaluation of 670,000 acres of industrial forestlands for 'good wood' designation. SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, April 21, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) and the Forest Stewardship Council-US (FSC) today announced that it has certified 670,000 acres of industrial forestlands owned by Potlatch Corporation located near Lewiston, Idaho. JUDGE HALTS NAVY WORK ON LANDING FIELD Federal court issues injunction on plan that imperils pilots, migratory birds, communities RALEIGH, NC, April 20, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle today ordered the U.S. Navy to stop work on a planned jet landing field in eastern North Carolina. The injunction issued by the court supports arguments made against the Navy by The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), representing the National Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife and the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, as well as those made by lawyers for Washington and Beaufort counties. INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE CONDEMNS WASTE INCINERATION, FAVORS NON-BURN OPTIONS WASHINGTON, D.C./MANILA, April 21, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- An international coalition of 111 organizations in 39 countries issued a new report today condemning waste incineration. Resources up in Flames: The Economic Pitfalls of Incineration versus a Zero Waste Approach in the Global South details how waste incinerators could spell financial disaster for host communities. The international coalition, coordinated by GAIA (Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance/Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives), challenged policymakers to reject incineration technology in favor of non-burn options and zero waste planning. 
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DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, April 20, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In celebration of Earth Day, which is recognized around the world in more than 180 countries on April 22, Office Depot, Inc., (NYSE:ODP) today announced strategic partnerships with Keep America Beautiful Inc. and Earth Share both underscoring the company's commitment to environmental stewardship and 'Caring and Making A Difference'. BIPARTISAN NATIONAL POLL SHOWS STRONG VOTER SUPPORT FOR CLEAN AIR, WATER AND LAND PROTECTION ISSUES Willingness to Pay For Conservation Measures Widespread WASHINGTON, D.C., April 20, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Voters of both parties are so concerned about protecting clean air and water and conserving the lands that help preserve water quality that they would support additional taxes to pay for the preservation of these core "quality of life" issues. Additionally, voters will strongly consider a candidate’s stance on environmental protection in deciding whom to support in November’s elections, according to a bipartisan poll released today by the Trust for Public Land and The Nature Conservancy, two national land and water conservation organizations. CALIFORNIA SALMON FISHERY SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION California Troll-Caught Chinook 'King' Salmon Fishery Begins MSC Evaluation SEATTLE, WA, April 20, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is pleased to announce that the California troll-caught King salmon fishery has begun a full assessment under the MSC’s certification and eco-labeling program for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. The California Salmon Council has contracted with Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) in Emeryville, California which will lead the scientific review of the fishery against the MSC’s strict environmental standard. SOLAR COOKING OVEN SALES UP 400% DUE TO HIGH FUEL PRICES AND CONCERNS FOR CLEANER ENVIRONMENT Solar cooking technology used in the developing world is now being utilized in the U.S. ELBURN, ILLINOIS, April 20, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Sun Ovens International Incorporated announced today that solar oven sales in the U.S. are up 400% in the last month due to high fuel prices and concerns over recent air pollution reports. Sun Ovens International manufactures highly efficient, environmentally-friendly solar cooking appliances sold in 126 countries worldwide and has been actively promoting solar cooking around the world. Sun Ovens International's Global Sun Oven reaches temperatures of 360 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit with no fuel and can bake, boil and steam any food that can be cooked in a conventional oven. The Global Sun Oven retails for $229. TURN IT UP TO COOL IT DOWN! THIS EARTH DAY, BEN & JERRY'S INTRODUCES THERMOACOUSTIC REFRIGERATION - AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WAY TO CHILL OUT BURLINGTON, VERMONT, April 16, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Wouldn't it be cool if the music of the Grateful Dead could keep Cherry Garcia ice cream cold? This Earth Day, Ben & Jerry's announces the development of a working thermoacoustic refrigeration prototype - an environmentally friendly, alternative refrigeration technology that chills out to sound waves. TREX COMPANY ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH THE HOME DEPOT WINCHESTER, VA., April 16, 2004--/WORLD-WIRE/-- Trex Company, Inc. (NYSE: TWP) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) to begin selling Trex(R) decking products in selected markets. In addition, Trex(R) decking and railing products will be available nationally in Home Depot stores via special order through Trex's existing distribution channels. NO-TILL FARMING OFFERS A QUICK FIX TOHELP WARD OFF HOST OF GLOBAL PROBLEMS COLUMBUS, OHIO, April 16, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Increase no-till farming practices across the planet or face serious climate, soil quality and food production problems in the next 20 to 50 years. That warning from scientists appeared in the journal Science this week. TWO WORLDS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE WASHINGTON, DC, April 17, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In celebration of Earth Day 2004, the leading environmental press release distribution service, World-Wire, is pleased to offer distribution of two releases for the price of one during the month of April. ESRI'S ARCWEB SERVICES NOW INCLUDE BATCH GEOCODING, DEMOGRAPHIC REPORTS AND NEW DATA REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA, April 15, 2004, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- ESRI, the leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, today announced several additions to the services and data included in ArcWeb Services. Subscribers can now do batch geocoding, obtain demographic reports for specified regions, and access new data that includes weather forecasts, world administrative boundaries, and maps of DYNAMOTIVE ANNOUNCES GROUND BREAKING FOR INNOVATIVE GREEN POWER PLANT IN WEST LORNE, ONTARIO, CANADA VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, April 14, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- DynaMotive announced today that it has broken ground on the construction site of what will be, when completed this summer, the world's largest pyrolysis plant and the first pyrolysis oil fuelled power co-generation facility. MARYLAND REJECTS $75,000 OFFER TO CANCEL BEAR HUNT State Chooses Trophy Hunting Over Compensating Farmers, Solving Conflicts ANNAPOLIS, MD, April 14, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Fund for Animals and The Humane Society of the United States learned today that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has rejected a substantial financial offer for solving bear conflicts and compensating farmers for bear damage. In a March 17 letter, the two organizations offered collectively to provide $75,000 to compensate farmers for bear damage and expand educational programs to solve bear conflicts, if the DNR's plan for the first bear hunt in fifty years was withdrawn. BRONX ZOO-BASED WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY TO RELEASE REPORT ON HUDSON VALLEY BIODIVERSITY AND SPRAWL Plan calls for balancing wildlife concerns with economic growth
Representatives from the Wildlife Conservation Society's Metropolitan Conservation Alliance, Towns of Cortlandt, New Castle, Putnam Valley, and Yorktown EDR ANNOUNCES SPRING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE: PROPOSED FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE STANDARD, MOLD ARE TOP TOPICS MILFORD CONN, April 14, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Environmental consultants, bankers and others who want to learn more about issues facing the environmental due diligence industry, particularly the proposed federal “all appropriate inquiry” rule and the draft ASTM standard for mold assessments, should attend Due Diligence at Dawn: Property Due Diligence: Tools of the Trade. The half-day interactive workshop will kick off in Los Angeles on April 27 and run in eight other U.S. cities this spring. The cost is $250, or $125 for EDR clients, and includes the workshop, course materials and a continental breakfast. The seminar is free to the press; media are encouraged to attend. APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED FOR MAY 25 AND 26, 2004 LENEXA, KANSAS, April 13, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- SES, Inc. (SES) located in Lenexa, Kansas is announcing that a national two-day conference focusing on environmental management systems (EMS) and how they relate to production agriculture, grazing lands, and food production and processing will be held May 25 and 26, 2004 in Kansas City at the Hilton Garden Inn Kansas City/Kansas. CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WITH SC JOHNSON TO OFFSET CARBON IMPACTS THROUGH INVESTMENT IN ECUADOR'S RAINFOREST $50,000 CONTRIBUTION WILL HELP COMBAT GLOBAL WARMING AND PROTECT BIODIVERSITY THROUGH REFORESTATION WASHINGTON, DC, April 13, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- A first for consumer packaged goods manufacturers, SC Johnson has made a $50,000 contribution to Conservation International's Conservation Carbon program to fund project work that will offset the carbon impacts associated with the printing and distribution of every SC Johnson Public Report dating back to 1991 as well as office paper for the past two years. Conservation International will use this investment to continue its work with the Jatun Sacha Foundation, an Ecuadorian conservation organization, to combat global warming, protect the regions' biodiversity and support local communities through the reforestation of degraded forests in northwest Ecuador. MACARTHUR FOUNDATION AWARDS MORE THAN $4 MILLION TO HELP PROTECT THE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS OF MELANESIA CHICAGO, IL, April 13, 2004, --/World-Wire/---The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced 15 grants totaling more than $4 million to help protect the marine ecosystems of Melanesia, a region of 1,600 islands that stretch 3,000 miles across the South Pacific. SUSTAINABILITY AT WORK MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, April 13, 2004, --/World-Wire/-- The Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul will host the 2004 EnvironDesign conference, an event destined to build on the overwhelming support already received from many of the leading environmental advocates in the business, design and academic communities there, with strong support from state and local government as well as NGO organizations. Minneapolis has emerged as one of the nation's greenest cities, propelled by Mayor R.T. Rybak's focus on the environment and his emphasis to push forward a Green City Initiative. EARTHJUSTICE PRESENTS 2004 'HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT' REPORT TO UN RIGHT TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BECOMING INTERNATIONAL STANDARD OAKLAND, CA and GENEVA April 7, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- The International Program of Earthjustice, a US-based environmental law NGO, submitted its annual issue paper on "Human Rights and the Environment" today at the 60th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva. BACKROOM DEAL EXPOSED, ILLEGAL WILDERNESS SETTLEMENT CONTESTED WASHINGTON D.C. April 7, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- Conservation groups today contested a precedent-setting anti-wilderness settlement reached last year between the State of Utah and the Department of the Interior by filing a brief with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and releasing documents that show the settlement was rife with irregularities. This comes one year after Interior Secretary Gale Norton entered into the backroom agreement with the State of Utah that prohibited the BLM from ever again looking for or protecting wild lands as Wilderness Study Areas on over 150 million acres of public lands throughout the West. INTERNATIONAL PAPER AND THE CONSERVATION FUND ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AWARDS STAMFORD, Conn., April 7, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- International Paper (NYSE:IP) and The Conservation Fund will provide national recognition and $10,000 cash grants to two conservation/environmental education leaders at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., this summer. IP, the world's largest paper and forest products company and tree seedling grower, partners each year with The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit organization seeking sustainable conservation solutions for the 21st century, to sponsor the International Paper Conservation Partnership Award and the International Paper Environmental Education Award. The $10,000 awards are unrestricted grants from the International Paper Company Foundation. ARE ENVIRONMENTAL FILMS THE NEXT BLOCKBUSTER HITS? New Grassroots Film Distributor Eyes the Home Video Market MILL VALLEY, CA, April 7, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- Web-based Green Planet Films has one purpose in mind: to get nature, environmental and conservation films easily and affordably into the hands of the American public. EDR RESPONDS TO IMPENDING FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE STANDARD, INTRODUCES AAI REPORT PACKAGE MILFORD CONN, April 6, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- Environmental Data Resources Inc., a national provider of environmental risk management information, today announced the launch of The Works, a new product package that helps environmental consultants meet the requirements of the proposed federal "all appropriate inquiry" rule. (Congress ordered EPA to promulgate a federal standard for AAI under the 2002 Small Business Liability Relief and Revitalization Act.) EDR's The Works package includes current and historical information required by AAI, the process by which a property's potential for environmental contamination is investigated prior to purchase. Conditions of the AAI rule must be met in order to qualify for liability defense under CERCLA. STUDIES SHOW ONE POUND OF PHOSPHORUS CAN GENERATE 500 POUNDS OF ALGAE LEADING TO FISH KILLS NATIONAL LAWN CARE COMPANY WORKS TO CONTROL PROBLEM FREDERICK, MARYLAND, April 6, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- Studies show that even as little as one pound of phosphorus can cause 500 pounds of algae and cost over $200 a pound to remove from our fragile waters! NaturaLawn of America, the leader in organic-based lawn care, recognized this dangerous problem and developed a special proprietary powder, NP, which will eliminate the need for additional and unnecessary phosphorus applied to lawns. MEDIA ADVISORY: GASOLINE PRICES SKYROCKETING: Experts to Discuss How Bush-Cheney Energy Plan Would Increase Prices at the Pump WHAT: As consumers pay record prices at the pump and the Energy Information Administration prepares to release its summer driving outlook for 2004, consumer advocates will refute claims that passing the disastrous energy bill rejected by the Senate in November would reduce gasoline prices. CONFERENCE SLATED: BUILDING THE MOVEMENT TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING PORTLAND, OREGON, April 5, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- Citing growing scientific evidence that global warming poses a severe threat to the economic and ecological well being of the United States, a coalition of environmental groups today announced a conference to help build the movement to stop global warming. WERF TO AWARD $100,000 RESEARCH GRANT ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, April 5, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- The WERF Endowment for Innovation in Applied Water Quality Research is accepting applications for the Paul L. Busch Award, which carries with it a $100,000 research grant for researchers to continue their work, take risks, and explore new directions and benefits. Applications must be received by June 1, 2004. CUMMINS WESTPORT RECEIVES ORDER FOR 150 ENGINES FROM BEIJING VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA April 5, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI) today announced that it has received an order for 150 B-series natural gas engines for transit service in Beijing. OCEANA HAILS INTRODUCTION OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION CURBING CRUISE SHIP SEWAGE AND WASTE POLLUTION Bill Would Set Tougher Limits on Waste Dumped by Cruise Ships off American Shores and Require Independent Monitoring to Ensure Industry Compliance WASHINGTON D.C., April 1, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- Oceana Chief Executive Officer Andrew Sharpless spoke at a press conference on Capitol Hill today to urge the passage of a bill introduced in the U.S. Congress that would set strict pollution limits on cruise ship wastewater. The Clean Cruise Ships Act of 2004, sponsored in the Senate by Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) and in the House by Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA), would prohibit discharges of sewage, graywater and bilge waste within 12 miles of U.S. shores, require state-of-the-art treatment for any releases beyond 12 miles in U.S. waters, require regular inspections of discharge operations and equipment, and create a three-year program placing independent observers onboard cruise vessels to monitor compliance with environmental laws. PROTON ENERGY SYSTEMS PROVIDES HOGEN FC ON-SITE HYDROGEN GENERATOR FLORIDA'S SPACE COAST, April 2, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- Dr. Addison Bain, whose groundbreaking research proved that hydrogen did not initiate the Hindenburg fire in 1937, has begun a new project to demonstrate use of hydrogen -compressed natural gas blends for fueling today's automobile engines. The use of hydrogen in internal combustion engines offers one potential bridge towards the development of hydrogen fuel cell-powered automobiles. TODAY'S DOE DECISION ON IMPROVED AC ENERGY EFFICIENCY WILL SAVE CONSUMERS $3.4 BILLION A YEAR, SAYS ALLIANCE TO SAVE ENERGY WASHINGTON D.C. April 2, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- "Today's decision by the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and support aggressive efficiency standards for air conditioners is a great victory for consumers, who have been whipsawed this year by winter heating bills and then record gasoline prices," said Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan. "The decision also will improve the reliability of the U.S. national electric grid, since air conditioning defines peak electrical demand for most of the nation and can represent as much as 70 percent of peak demand in hotter states such as Texas. THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES AND THE NEW FIELD OF TURBONETICS OFFER HOPE FOR THE FUTURE CHICAGO, IL April 1, 2004,--/World-Wire/-- Thomas L. Cosby, an alternate-future energy pioneer, today announced he has patented an alternate-energy automobile engine that offers solution to the energy crisis. To those who have sensed intuitively that there is a better way, here is the answer! WORLD'S FIRST "SUSTAINABLE CONDO" UNVEILED AT GLOBE 2004 VANCOUVER B.C., CANADA, April 1, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- The GLOBE Foundation of Canada, along with EcoSmart, Western Economic Diversification and Industry Canada, have unveiled a prototype of the world's first Sustainable Condo, designed by award winning Vancouver Architectural Firm Peter Busby and Associates. The groundbreaking design will be on display for public view at GLOBE 2004, March 31 to April 2, 2004 at the Vancouver Conference and Exhibition Centre. OPENING HAWAI'I SWORDFISH FISHERY THREATENS TURTLES WITH EXTINCTION PACIFIC LONGLINING PLAN BASED ON QUESTIONABLE SCIENCE SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 1, 2004 --/Worle-Wire/-- Today, in Hawai`i, the industry-dominated Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and NOAA Fisheries held a press conference to announce the reopening of a fishery that NOAA Fisheries had previously closed because the fishery was killing enough Pacific leatherbacks to put them on a direct path towards extinction. MAINE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INSTITUTE RELEASES REPORT ON FOREST PRACTICES IN SALMON WATERSHEDS HALLOWELL, MAINE April 1, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- The Maine Environmental Policy Institute (MEPI) announced today the release of a report entitled Within the Beauty Strip: Forest Management as if Salmon Mattered. The report was authored by forest policy expert Mitch Lansky. |
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