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August 2004 Press Releases

DELL RECYCLING GRANT PROGRAM NAMES 20 RECIPIENTS FOR FALL 2004
SAN FRANCISCO, CA August 31, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Dell Inc. today announced twenty grant winners whose awards of $10,000 each are to be used to conduct computer collection events across the United States this fall. The winners were selected from a group of nearly 175 applicants that included state and local governments, higher education institutions and non-profit organizations.

PURDUE RESEARCHERS TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL FATE OF NANOPARTICLES
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, August 27, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Materials made from particles one-millionth the size of a fine-point pen tip are touted daily for their current uses and dreamed of possibilities, but a pressing question remains as to the environmental impact of manufactured nano-sized materials.

THE POWER OF ONE: UNICELLULAR ORGANISMS CONTRIBUTE MORE NITROGEN TO OCEAN THAN REPORTED EARLIER, AFFECT GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE
ATLANTA, Georgia, August 26, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/--Large, nutrient-poor expanses of the open ocean are getting a substantial nitrogen influx from an abundant group of unicellular organisms that "fix," or chemically alter, nitrogen into a form usable for biological productivity.

CITIES' MOSQUITO SPRAYING DOES MORE HARM THAN GOOD
GLENDALE, CA, August 25, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Mosquito control by the majority of U.S. cities is comprised of spray trucks running down the middle of the road spewing out a mild poison in a mist, which drifts for a few feet off the road and settles. The mosquitoes are in the yards, sides of houses and back yards where the trucks never go.

YELLOWSTONE RENDEZVOUS TO CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WILDERNESS ACT
BOZEMAN, MT, August 24, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A celebration to commemorate 40 years of the Wilderness Act, passed in 1964, and the future of wilderness, wildlife and watersheds in the Northern Rockies Bioregion, Friday, October 1, 2004 in Bozeman, Montana, hosted by Alliance for the Wild Rockies.

FARMERS AND FISHERMEN FIX MARINE 'DEAD ZONES'
CHESAPEAKE BAY, MD, August 20, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- New research released today by The Rodale Institute® (TRI) and funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) shows that by composting manure, farmers can significantly improve the quality of water entering the nation's watersheds.

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS.COM ANNOUNCES THIS YEAR'S SB20: THE WORLD'S TOP SUSTAINABLE STOCKS
NEW YORK, NY, August 19, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- SustainableBusiness.com announces the 2004 SB20 list - The World's Top Sustainable Stocks. The list is presented in the The Progressive Investor newsletter, published by SustainableBusiness.com, which tracks this emerging marketplace.

NURTURE SEEDS AND HELP PUGET SOUND'S ENVIRONMENT BLOOM
OLYMPIA, WA, August 18, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Plant a SEED or Small Environmental Education Dividend and help it grow to restore and protect Puget Sound's streams and marine waters.

IBM'S CORPORATE RECKLESSNESS: FROM THE HOLOCAUST TO OCCUPATIONAL CANCER
CHICAGO, IL, August 17, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- It's been long said that history has a way of catching up with all of us. And, in an extraordinary feat of cinematographic come-uppance, IBM's role as puppet master of the Holocaust is dramatically uncovered in the prize-winning documentary, "The Corporation." Featuring Michael Moore, Milton Friedman, and Noam Chomsky, among others, the film is now playing nationwide.

MESOPOTAMIAN MARSHES & MODERN DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
CAMBRIDGE, MA, August 17, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Conference at Harvard Design School on October 28th - 30th, 2004 - Pre-Conference discussion panels in New York City on October 26th and in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 27th and photographic exhibitions at Harvard University starting on October 20th

RANCHERS SAY COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN LABELING MORE IMPORTANT THAN NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
BILLINGS, Montana, August 16, 2004 –-/WORLD-WIRE/-- A proposed national animal identification program is drawing criticism from farmers, ranchers and consumers, who say mandatory country-of-origin labeling is more important.

SOLAR INDUSTRY GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP FOR 2004 AND BEYOND
WASHINGTON, DC, August 16, 2004 –-/WORLD-WIRE The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade group representing solar energy manufacturers, component suppliers and distributors, today announced new leadership.

COLORADO BLM AGAIN AUCTIONS POTENTIAL WILDERNESS FOR OIL & GAS, DESPITE PROTESTS FROM CONGRESS AND CITIZENS
DENVER, CO, August 13, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Despite protests from citizens groups and 82 members of Congress, the Bureau of Land Management Thursday auctioned off for oil and gas development 9,250 acres of potential wilderness in the Delores River Canyons and in the Palisade area south of Grand Junction.

ANNUAL "SEX ON THE REEF" RITUAL ATTRACTS UB BIOLOGISTS SEEKING GENOMIC CLUES TO CORAL BLEACHING
BUFFALO, NY, August 13, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The one-night-a-year spawning of massive star corals (Montastraea species) off of the Florida coast generates millions of infant corals, each of which has the potential to help replenish coral reefs that have undergone significant environmental damage in recent years.

AZURE DYNAMICS ANNOUNCES FIRST DAY OF DEALINGS ON THE AIM MARKET
TORONTO, Ontario, August 12, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD) ("Azure" or the "Company" or the "Group") a leading developer of hybrid electric powertrains for commercial vehicles, today announces the admission of its Common Shares and December 2004 Warrants to trading on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM").

SALMON STUDY FINDINGS ALREADY ADDRESSED BY INDUSTRY VOLUNTARY MEASURES
WASHINGTON, DC, August 12, 2004 –-/WORLD-WIRE/-- Findings of a new study on farmed and wild salmon, are already being addressed by an industry voluntary phase-out of certain lower brominated flame retardants. The industry’s commitment is expected to reduce occurrences of these congeners in salmon in the short to medium term.

FIREFIGHTERS GO EXTRA MILE FOR GREAT APES
DES MOINES, IA, August 9, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Iowa fire departments have gone the extra mile for a great ape research center under construction in Des Moines. 16 fire departments, three businesses and a private citizen contributed more than 9,000 feet - nearly 1.75 miles - of old fire hoses this summer.

SEA TURTLE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY MAPPED BY SATELLITE
DURHAM, NC, August 9, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Many Americans will be traveling north-south along I-95 to and from warm-water vacation spots this summer. Unknown to most, offshore in the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, loggerhead sea turtles are doing a similar thing, shuttling between nesting and feeding grounds.

HIGH TIME TO LABEL FRAGRANCE ALLERGENS
CHICAGO, IL, August 9, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- On July 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2003," requiring explicit labeling of eight major allergens in food products. This will make life much safer for about 11 million Americans with food allergies. But why has no such action yet been taken to protect more than twice the number of Americans who develop allergies from unlabeled allergens in fragranced products?

CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ANNOUNCES THE "WHERE'S THE BEEF?" CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON, DC, August 6, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In a letter to Secretary Ann Veneman, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) announced its "Where's the Beef?" campaign, to urge the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to disclose distribution records for recalled meat so consumers could find out if meat they recently purchased was part of the recall.

ASTROPHYSICIST HELPS CRACK A BLACK HOLE MYSTERY: ENERGY JETS
GAINESVILLE, FL, August 6, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- With almost limitless gravitational power, black holes are supposed to gulp everything that comes near them, even weightless light photons.

PROJECT GREENSHORES RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
PENSACOLA, FL, August 5, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Project GreenShores, the $2 million public-private partnership to restore marine habitat in Pensacola Bay, today received national recognition.

EIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS WIN $900,000 IN LEADERSHIP AWARDS
NEW YORK CITY, NY, August 3, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Eight scientists and environmental advocates from around the world today were named winners of US$900,000 in Biodiversity Leadership Awards. The winners find, catalog, and defend diversity in species-rich and biologically endangered areas of the United States, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, the Philippines, New Caledonia, and Madagascar.

PATENT SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT INVENTORS AND SMALL COMPANIES NOW AVAILABLE
BOULDER, CO, August 3, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- patentsforpeople.net, a registered patent agent, provides low cost, high quality patent services specializing in the needs of the independent inventor and small businesses.