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April 2006 Press Releases SHAKLEE CORPORATION HONORS 2004 NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE WANGARI MAATHAI PLEASANTON, CA, April 28, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- On April 25 Shaklee Corporation welcomed 2004 Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Maathai to its corporate headquarters in Pleasanton, CA for a special tree planting ceremony to celebrate Shaklee's global environmental initiative, "A Million Trees. A Million Dreams.™". SHAKLEE EARTH DAY CAMPAIGN TARGETS GLOBAL WARMING Shaklee Corporation plants trees in Golden Gate Park SAN FRANCISCO CA, April 28, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- On April 21 Shaklee kicked off its global environmental campaign to raise awareness of global warming, "A Million Trees. A Million Dreams.™", with a tree-planting event in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. TRANSFORMATION THROUGH PAIN New Dimensions Worldwide Radio Interviews Barbara Altemus, author of "The Gift of Pain, Transforming Hurt Into Healing." NEW YORK, NY, April 20, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- On a personal level, pain is a part of life. On a broader scale, our sense of security in the world has been shaken by catastrophic events such as the attacks of 911, the tsunami, and hurricane Katrina. How can we avoid burying the fear and the hurt till they harden our hearts and ferment into rage? Barbara Altemus explores this important topic on a one hour New Dimensions Radio program. 10 EASY THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP THE EARTH THIS EARTH DAY, APRIL 22 WOODSTOCK, NY, April 18, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- This Earth Day, EcoMall, one of the Internet's first and longest-running environmental websites, offers 10 simple things that everyone can all do to make a difference and affect change for the environment. Through small shifts in individual awareness, as well as simple, easy actions, everyone can surely contribute to a powerful, collective transformation of our world. EARTHSOFT ANNOUNCES ACQUISTION OF LAKEWATCH ...advanced data management and analysis for lakes and reservoirs... CONCORD, MA, April 18, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- EarthSoft today announces the acquisition of LakeWatch, the world's leading software for analyzing water quality trends within lakes and reservoirs. Developed by Dr. Noel Burns, an internationally renowned limnologist in Auckland, New Zealand, LakeWatch allows users to effectively and efficiently analyze, interpret, and to communicate limnology data and results. SEA SHEPHERD LAUNCHES COSTCO BOYCOTT PROTEST IN ISSAQUAH, WA ISSAQUAH, WA, April 18, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Canadian citizen and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society volunteer Stephen Thompson travelled down from Vancouver, British Columbia, to the Costco office headquarters yesterday to bring a message to the Chief Executives of Costco: STOP SUPPORTING THE SLAUGHTER OF BABY SEALS IN CANADA! TWO WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT STORIES AND ARTWORK FOR EAGLES FOREVER! CONTEST AT WWW.EAGLESFOREVER.ORG Actress Amy Smart, star of "Just Friends," will help select the winners who will receive trips for four to Washington, DC OAKLAND, CA, April 17, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The bald eagle is back! Why is that important to America? Between now and April 30, kids and adults across the nation are being asked to submit their stories and art answering this question for a chance to win a trip to Washington DC. Visit www.eaglesforever.org for details. NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCHES: UNSAFE AT ANY EATING Get the Facts on April 11th, BioETHICS Chicago Conference CHICAGO, IL, April 10, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- On April 6, a bipartisan Congressional group, with strong support in both Houses, announced plans to introduce legislation amending the National School Lunch Act. This would prohibit the sale in schools of sugary or fatty junk foods, notably soft drinks and French fries. GLOBAL CONSERVATION GROUPS JOIN COSTA RICAN GOVERNMENT IN CONDEMNING AN ILLEGAL SHIPMENT OF CARIBBEAN GREEN TURTLES TO EUROPE CRETE, GREECE, April 6, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- As the world's leading sea turtle scientists and conservationists convene their annual Sea Turtle Symposium on European soil for the first time in its 26-year history, a diverse coalition of international NGOs from Europe, North America and the Caribbean are condemning the UK government for approving what many contend to be an illegal shipment of endangered sea turtles from the Cayman Islands to Sea Life Centres in Europe. COSTCO CANNOT BE TRUSTED - SEA SHEPHERD CALLS FOR AN INTERNATIONAL BOYCOTT FRIDAY HARBOR, WA, April 6, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is officially calling for a worldwide boycott of all Costco retail outlets because they have reneged on their promise to stop selling seal oil capsules - a product derived from Canada's annual hunt of over 325,000 wild harp seal pups. |
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