Louisiana and National Conservation Groups Praise Obama Administration for New Cooperative Effort to Restore Louisiana and Mississippi Coastal Wetlands

WASHINGTON D.C., August 28, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- On the eve of the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana and national environmental groups today praised the Obama administration for announcing a new interagency working group to restore the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi.

Cleantech Group and New England Clean Energy Council Partner on Cleantech Forum(R) XXIII Boston

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- (WORLD-WIRE) The Cleantech Group™, LLC, providers of leading global market research and financial services for the cleantech ecosystem, has partnered with the New England Clean Energy Council on its upcoming Cleantech Forum® XXIII Boston occurring in two weeks, September 8-10, 2009, convening more than 600 of the world’s clean technology leaders.

On Katrina Anniversary Week, Coalition Urges Army Corps to Honor Obama's Priority to Restore Wetlands

NEW ORLEANS, LA, August 26, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Three days before the 4th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina (August 29), a coalition of 17 advocacy groups today urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to honor President Obama's priority in his budget and campaign "to restore nature's barriers - the wetlands, marshes and barrier islands that can take the first blows and protect the people of the Gulf Coast."

Green Display Expo Final Program Released

WASHINGTON D.C., August 25, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The FINAL PROGRAM for the Green Display Expo scheduled for October 27th, Washington, DC, is shown below. This one-day event will be held at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington DC. The conference is the first to focus on the growing importance of a green display strategy that incorporates technology, policy, regulatory and business elements. Click here for complete agenda. Website: www.GreenDisplayExpo.com

An Overdue Ban On A Dangerous Sweetener

CHICAGO, IL, August 15, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The artificial sweetener aspartame has been shown to cause cancer in lab rats, and should be banned for human consumption, warns the Cancer Prevention Coalition.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Katrina Anniversary to Feature Media Tour to Show Lack of Progress in Restoring Wetlands

Hurricane Katrina 4th anniversary (August 29) week news conference, airplane and van media tour during the peak of the hurricane season to show the lack of progress in restoring wetlands east of New Orleans along the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) to protect the Lower 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish, where Katrina did the most damage. The event sponsors, the MRGO Must Go Coalition, will call on the Army Corps of Engineers to honor President Obama's priority in his budget and campaign"to restore nature's barriers - the wetlands, marshes and barrier islands that can take the first blows and protect the people of the Gulf Coast.

How to Sunbathe Safely

CHICAGO, IL, August 14, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Soon we will see summer's fading days and the seasonal end of our culture's annual fixation with slathering sunscreen products on exposed skin in pursuit of 'safety' or vanity. You have all heard -- and probably warned your children -- what will happen if they don't use sunscreens. Not only will they get sunburned, their skin will get wrinkled and aged prematurely. But what if you were warned that the dangers of sunscreens to health, besides the environment, outweigh their proclaimed benefits? Your first response would probably be incredulity. How can a product that's been championed by health agencies the world over possibly be a threat?

First-Ever Islanding Application of an Energy Storage System

CHICAGO, IL August 12, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- AEP’s Balls Gap Station Distributed Energy Storage System was commissioned and placed on-line earlier this year in Milton, West Virginia. The system fulfills a DOE goal to implement energy storage as a Smart Grid technology, and is the first US application of a battery serving radially-fed distribution system loads during periods when they are isolated from the grid (or “islanded”) by a fault that locks out normal service. The 152-mile-long, 34.5-kV Balls Gap feeder is situated in very challenging terrain, and is not one of AEP’s most dependable. The installation—controlled by S&C’s unique IntelliTEAM II® Automatic Restoration System—includes an S&C Smart Grid Storage Management System, a 2-MVA NGK sodium-sulfur battery, four S&C Scada-Mate® Switches with 5801 Automatic Switch Controls, and two reclosers equipped with S&C Universal Interface Modules. IntelliTEAM II operates the feeder devices to automatically engage the battery as an alternate source, serving as many customers as the battery can carry for up to seven hours.

Professor Working with U.S. Navy on Marine Mammal Research Study

WASHINGTON D.C., August 11, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Sacred Heart University Assistant Professor of psychology Dr. Deirdre Yeater is working under a grant from the U.S. Navy on a research project to determine the diving patterns of select marine mammals. The research will be used to protect the animals from the possible side effects of naval technology. “The Navy is developing a model to evaluate the effects of anthropogenic sound on marine species — they want to see the human impact,” Dr. Yeater says. “They want to protect marine animals while performing their at-sea exercises that are important for homeland protection.”

Navy Continues its Commitment to Science Through Marine Mammal Studies

WASHINGTON D.C., August 11, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The U.S. Navy and its partners recently completed two studies that monitored marine mammal responses to military exercises. The studies were conducted from April 20 to May 20 on the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) in northern Bahamas, and from July 15 to July 28 on the Southern California Offshore Range (SCORE) off Coronado, California. Both studies used small dart tags with satellite transmitters to track the movements of whales before, during, and after exercises that included the use of active sonar. Additional data is being collected during biological and behavioral studies of marine mammals in the western Mediterranean Sea (MED-09) project underway since late July until early September.

CareerBuilder Launches www.goinggreenjobs.com

CHICAGO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- (WORLD-WIRE) CareerBuilder now makes it easier for employers with green jobs to connect with environmentally conscious job seekers. The site, www.goinggreenjobs.com, will allow employers the ability to post their green, otherwise known as environmentally-focused positions, full-time and part-time jobs by skill sets, enhanced green job titles and categories, and geographic location.

How to Fight Cancer

CHICAGO, IL, August 11, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Nobelist James Watson's August 5 New York Times Op-Ed "To Fight Cancer, Know Thy Enemy" could not be any more right. However, Watson could not be any more wrong in his belief that new "miracle drugs acting alone or in combination" are the answer, warns Dr. Samuel Epstein, chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition.

Morris County, New Jersey Creates First of its Kind Regional Approach to Renewable Energy Development

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ, AUGUST 7, 2009 -- /WORLD WIRE/ -- The Morris County Improvement Authority, with the assistance of its legal counsel, DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Wisler, LLP, and its financial and energy consultants, ACACIA Financial Group, Inc., Gabel Associates and Metro Energy Solutions, have developed the first regional renewable energy program in New Jersey.

Toyota Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Completes Government Field Evaluation

TORRANCE, CA, August 7, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) announced yesterday the results of a recent collaborative fuel cell hybrid vehicle range and fuel economy field evaluation. The Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle – Advanced (FCHV-adv) achieved an estimated range of 431 miles on a single full tank of compressed hydrogen gas, and an average fuel economy of 68.3 miles/kg (approximate mpg equivalent) during a day-long trip down the southern California coast.

Go Green, Win Some Green

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- (WORLD-WIRE) Laclede Gas customers who have considered going green by receiving their bills electronically now have a new motivation to make the switch: a chance at $1,000 cash.

Diverse Health and Environmental Coalition Calls for Sweeping Changes in U.S. Chemical Safety Law

WASHINGTON, DC, August 4, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A broad coalition of health and environmental organizations unveiled today a set of key requirements for reforming the nation's antiquated chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The coalition, called Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, includes state and national environmental groups, associations of health professionals, advocates for health-affected individuals and environmental justice organizations.