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CERES RANKS FORD’S SUSTAINABILITY REPORT AMONG THE “BEST” IN THE WORLD |
 BOSTON, MA, April 30, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- For the second time in five years, Ford Motor Company has won the award for “Best Sustainability Reporting” from the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (Ceres) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Ford previously earned the honor in 2004, and shares this year’s award with Timberland clothing company. |
AMAZON BESTSELLING BOOK “THE NOBLE WILDS” OFFERS A PRACTICAL AND SPIRITUAL APPROACH TO PRESERVE OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANET |
 SAN JOSE, CA, April 30, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- “To preserve the environment is also to protect life, to protect ourselves, because we are all interrelated. Be it human, animals, tamed or untamed, wild or domestic, be it insects or tree or minerals even, because each of God’s creations has a purpose to exist in the grand design of the whole universe,” said Supreme Master Ching Hai, the author of the bestselling book “The Noble Wilds”. “It’s up to humanity to decide what they want and which direction they turn.” |
FIGHTING FOOD CRISIS AND CLIMATE CHANGE WITH KNIVES AND FORKS |
| NEW YORK, N.Y. April 29, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- While skeptics continue to doubt scientists’ warnings on the urgency of global warming, for millions of people, it seems that doomsday has already arrived. |
STARTECH ENVIRONMENTAL TO HAVE THREE PLASMA CONVERTERS IN FORMER PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY FACILITY IN PUERTO RICO |
 WILTON, CT, April 28, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Startech Environmental Corp. (OTC BB: STHK), a fully reporting, Award-winning Environment and Energy Company today announced today that the EnviroSafe Industrial Services Corporation of San Juan, Puerto Rico has expanded its original plans for its new recycling-facility and its location to now include its intention to install the three Plasma Converters Systems, purchased last year from the Company, in an existing, former pharmaceutical-industry-facility also located in Puerto Rico. |
THE CROWN ESTATE TO PURCHASE THE WORLD’S LARGEST OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE FROM CLIPPER WINDPOWER FOR DEPLOYMENT IN UK WATERS |
 LONDON, U.K. April 25, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Clipper Windpower Plc (“Clipper”) and The Crown Estate are pleased to announce that The Crown Estate has signed an agreement to purchase Clipper’s prototype of the world's largest offshore wind turbine, http://www.clipperwind.com/pdf/MBE_Size.pdf Clipper’s 7.5MW MBE turbine, also referred to as the Britannia project. |
FIRST NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS SHOWS LACK OF RESOURCES, HEALTH CHALLENGE WHEN FACING CLIMATE CHANGE |
 WASHINGTON D.C., April 24, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Climate change is a concern to most local public health directors but few have resources to tackle the problem, according to a national survey conducted by National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and George Mason University. |
THIS YEAR MAKE EARTH DAY, APRIL 22ND, A FAMILY AFFAIR |
| WOODSTOCK, NY, April 22, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- This April 22nd marks the 38nd annual Earth Day, a national American and now global expression of public will bringing together environmental activists and the community at large, to foster respect for the planet and help create a sustainable society. Tom Kay and Marianne Schnall, co-founders of one of the oldest and largest environmental portals on the Internet, the EcoMall, (www.ecomall.com
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STARTECH ENVIRONMENTAL ANNOUNCES SUCCESSION PLAN |
 WILTON CT, April 22, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Startech Environmental Corp. (OTC BB: STHK), a fully reporting, Award-winning Environment and Energy Company today announced the implementation of the Management Succession Plan unanimously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors at its recent meeting held on March 26, 2008. |
BICYCLE CITY TO PRESENT AT ECOCITY WORLD SUMMIT 2008 |
 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 21, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Imagine living, working and playing in a place that is designed for people, animals and the earth. Visualize a place free of parking lots, strip malls, cookie-cutter homes, traffic jams – a place with less stress. Envision a place with the diversity of people and ideas common in cities, combined with the best of small towns. Does it feel like your community is designed more for cars than for you, your family or your pets? You aren’t alone. A March 2008 Poll commissioned by Bicycle City LLC and conducted by Harris Interactive® revealed that 65% of American adults were at least somewhat interested, and one in six were extremely or very interested, in living in Bicycle City. |
EARTH DAY, EVERY DAY: FORD REDUCES ITS GLOBAL MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT |
| DEARBORN, MI, April 21, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Earth Day (April 22) is a time to reflect on what society is doing to address climate change and energy security, and a reminder that preserving the earth is the responsibility of all who use it. As part of Ford Motor Company’s commitment to do its part, the company is dramatically improving the efficiency of its manufacturing operations worldwide and increasing the use of renewable or “green” energy sources. |
IIEA AUTHOR AND BIOFUEL EXPERT DAVID BLUME FEATURED SPEAKER AT COMING RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCES IN NEW MEXICO, CALIFORNIA AND WISCONSIN |
| SANTA CRUZ, CA, April 21, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The International Institute for Ecological Agriculture, (IIEA) announced today that its founder and current Executive Director, David Blume will be a featured speaker at a number of coming renewable energy conferences. Blume is a leading authority on ethanol production as well as a globally renowned consultant on renewable solutions for inexpensive, non-polluting energy and food production. |
CO-DIRECTORS SELECTED FOR 2010 WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE |
 WASHINGTON D.C., April 18, 2998 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Rosina M. Bierbaum, currently professor and Dean at the University of Michigan and Marianne Fay, Lead Economist at the World Bank, have been chosen to co-lead the 2010 World Development Report (WDR) on climate change and developing countries, the World Bank announced today. |
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND, AMERICAN RIVERS BACK EPA DECISION TO STOP CONSTRUCTION OF YAZOO PUMPS |
 VICKSBURG, MS, April 17, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and American Rivers experts testified in favor of blocking the Yazoo Backwater Area Project at a public hearing tonight, with EDF’s expert calling the planned pumping station “bad for fish and wildlife, bad for water quality, and a poor use of taxpayer dollars.” |
EARTH DAY FOCUSES ATTENTION ON HELPING CONSUMERS AND ORGANIZATIONS “GO GREEN” |
 STONE MOUNTAIN, GA, April 17, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- This April 22nd, millions of people around the country and around the world will celebrate Earth Day. More than ever, the focus will be on ways that consumers and organizations can take practical steps to reduce their carbon footprint and conserve resources. One company, LetsGoGreen.biz, is offering a wide range of household products that will help do just that. |
BIOBASED INSULATION SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2008 USDA BIOPREFERREDSM SHOWCASE |
 ROGERS, AR, April 17, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- BioBased Insulation is one of 20 bio-based product manufacturers that will be featured at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s BioPreferredSM Showcase April 21-24 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. |
KINSHIP CONSERVATION FELLOWS ANNOUNCE 2008 COHORT REPRESENTING TEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES |
 CHICAGO, IL, April 15, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Kinship Conservation Fellows announced today the selection of their seventh cohort of Fellows. Of the 18 Fellows, 8 come from the United States, while the others hail from Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Namibia, Nicaragua, and Russia. All will gather at Western Washington University’s Bellingham Campus from June 25th through July 25th, 2008 for an intensive and unique opportunity to develop leadership skills, interact on a one-to-one basis with an elite faculty, develop a project of importance to their work, and enjoy the fellowship of a dynamic learning community |
SERVICE EXPERTS TO GIVE AWAY 10,000 FREE PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS IN EARTH DAY EDUCATION |
 DALLAS, TX, April 15, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- As the 38th annual Earth Day approaches, Service Experts Inc., North America’s largest indoor comfort service and installation company, will give away 10,000 programmable thermostats. Service Experts, an EPA/DOE ENERGY STAR® Retail Partner, has nearly 130 full-service heating and air conditioning locations in the U.S. and Canada. |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN CHANGING CONSUMERS' LIVES AND BUYING HABITS |
 NEW YORK, N.Y., April 14, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Concern about the environment and global warming is not only influencing how consumers live their lives, but also impacting their buying habits. |
TOP CORPORATE AIR POLLUTERS NAMED |
 AMHERST, MA - April 10, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Researchers at the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts today released the Toxic 100, an updated list of the top corporate air polluters in the United States. |
NEW RADIATION SUIT FILED AGAINST LOS ALAMOS LAB |
| HOUSTON, TX, April 9, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Today Mr. Michael Howell, a partner from the law firm of Reich & Binstock, LLP of Houston, Texas, along with Mr. Phil Gaddy and Mr. David Jaramillo of the law firm Gaddy and Jaramillo, located in Albuquerque, NM, announced the filing of a landmark law suit by Dr. René Ryman of Illinois against The Regents of the University of California and the Zia Company for the releases of plutonium from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico... |
STARTECH ENVIRONMENTAL PLASMA CONVERTER INSTALLATION FIRST IN POLAND AND FIRST IN EUROPE |
| WILTON, CT, April 7, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Startech Environmental Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: STHK), a fully reporting, internationally recognized Award-winning Environment and Energy company announced today that "waste2greenenergy (w2ge)," the Company's distributor for the United Kingdom and for the Republic of Poland, intends to install its first Plasma Converter System at a designated facility in Bytom, Poland to process ten-tons of industrial waste per day. |
MEMBERS, GROUPS PROTEST MISPLACED FARM BILL SPENDING PRIORITIES THAT PUT PROVEN CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AT RISK |
| WASHINGTON, D.C., April 3, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Four leading farm bill reform advocates in the U.S. House of Representatives and two leading national conservation groups today formally objected to a proposal last week by farm bill negotiators to eliminate nearly $1 billion from conservation programs to provide more money for a permanent agricultural disaster assistance fund. |
FORD EARNS EPA AWARD FOR CONSERVING ENERGY |
| DEARBORN, MI, April 3, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Ford Motor Company's actions to reduce the amount of energy used to manufacture vehicles and support its U.S. operations have earned it the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's coveted 2008 ENERGY STAR Award. A three-time ENERGY STAR Award winner, the 2008 award for Sustained Excellence recognizes Ford's continued leadership and commitment to protecting the environment through energy efficiency. |
BC GOVERNMENT FAILING TO PROTECT CANADIAN GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST |
 BELLA BELLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada, April 2, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Two years after B.C. Premier Campbell announced a “historical land use agreement” that was intended to protect Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest, it remains unlegislated. Although the land use agreement was supposed to establish new conservancy boundaries, new large scale industrial proposals are planned within these same areas—leaving the world renowned Great Bear Rainforest under threat once again. |
RECESSION PROOF CLEANTECH INVESTING: THE RECYCLING INDUSTRY |
| NEW YORK, N.Y., April 1, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Between record high oil prices, the volatile stock market and a recession, it's a tough time to be an investor. But there's a little known bright spot on the market that actually benefits from high oil prices - the Recycling Industry. |
HONDA AND KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL TEAM FOR GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP |
 TORRANCE, CA, April 2, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., has partnered with Keep America Beautiful® for a fourth year as the Official Automobile Manufacturer of the Great American Cleanup™. |
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