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January 2005 Press Releases CLEAN ENERGY POWER® 2005 A SUCCESS STORY - KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE ABOUT CURRENT ENERGY TOPICS BERLIN, Germany, January 31, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Sustainable energy supply for the future, new technologies, and energy-efficiency were the themes of the "CLEAN ENERGY POWER® 2005", which took place January 26 and 27 in the International Congress Center (ICC) in Berlin. Clearly these themes have a high demand for information! STUDY FINDS PHARMACEUTICAL TO POSE POTENTIAL THREAT TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS LAWRENCE, KS, January 28, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The toxic effects and environmental risks of fluoroquinolones to aquatic organisms were tested by researchers and published in the most recent issue of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. LIVING OCEANS FOUNDATION COMPLETING LARGEST HIGH-RESOLUTION MULTISPECTRAL MARINE ECOSYSTEM SURVEY LANDOVER, MD, January 27, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is in the final week of a three-week scientific research expedition aboard the Golden Shadow, a 219 ft logistics support vessel, in the southern islands of the Republic of the Seychelles. Live education updates are being provided via the Living Oceans website http://www.livingoceansfoundation.org/. SUBARU EXTENDS AND EXPANDS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION CAMDENVILLE, NJ, January 26, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Subaru of America, Inc. is pleased to announce today that it will extend and expand its relationship with the National Gardening Association (NGA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of gardening. Under the terms of the partnership, Subaru will again be the official vehicle of the NGA and National Garden Month in April of this year. U.S. ORGANIC COMPANY'S NICARAGUAN SEWING COOPERATIVE AFFILIATE FORMS WORLD'S FIRST WORKER-OWNED FREE TRADE ZONE YPSILANTI, MI, January 26, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Maggie's Organics today announced that the Nicaraguan government recently granted free trade zone status to the Nicaraguan cooperative that sews its organic cotton apparel. The cooperative, Cooperativa Maquiladora Mujeres ("Women's Sewing Shop"), is the first worker-owned business in the world to receive this classification. ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. CALLS FOR NEW ENERGY FOR AMERICA ASPEN, Colorado, January 25, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Environmental attorney and author Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will give a free, public lecture at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen on Friday, January 28 at 5:30, titled "Breaking Free to a New Energy Economy: The Politics and Potential for Change." VITAMIN C FOUNDATION TO OFFER BEST VITAMIN C HOUSTON, Texas, January 24, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Vitamin C is the most popular nutritional supplement and there has been debate as to which form of vitamin C is best. The Vitamin C Foundation believes that one form, L-ascorbic acid, is the most biologically active form of the vitamin and is superior to other forms. MARINE EXPERTS LAY COURSE OF ACTION FOR SAVING RARE SEA TURTLE ST CATHERINES ISLAND, GA, January 21, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The world’s leading sea turtle experts gathered this weekend on St Catherines Island, Georgia, to develop a strategy for saving critically endangered leatherback turtles in the Atlantic Ocean. The four-day retreat was hosted by the St Catherines Island Foundation and the nonprofit Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC). BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSERVATIONISTS LAUNCH PRE-ELECTION ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CAMPAIGN VICTORIA, BC, Canada, January 20, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Western Canada Wilderness Committee in Victoria is gearing up to launch its "Pre-Election Environmental Education Campaign". With less than 4 months until the May 17 BC provincial election, the conservation movement is getting ready for a major grassroots outreach and education effort. DUANE M. RUMBAUGH, RESEARCH PIONEER, JOINS GREAT APE TRUST OF IOWA DES MOINES, IOWA, January 19, 2005 –-/WORLD-WIRE/-- A pioneer in comparative psychology and the study of primate learning, intelligence, and language, Duane M. Rumbaugh, has joined Great Ape Trust of Iowa to coordinate academic and community relations for the facility dedicated to the cognitive research, conservation and welfare of great apes. PLACENTIA TO OPEN MELROSE UNDERPASS, HELP SILENCE TRAIN WHISTLES, EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION PLACENTIA, CA, January 18, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The City of Placentia plans to celebrate the grand opening of the Melrose Street Grade Separation/Underpass project at a ribbon cutting event at the site on January 18, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. at Melrose Street Underpass between Crowther and Santa Fe Avenues. PREVENT FIRES: CLEAN YOUR CLOTHES DRYER NEW YORK, NY, January 17, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Poor dryer maintenance, especially in residential homes and multi-unit dwellings causes 20,000 fires with $96 million in damages annually, according to the Consumer Products Safety Commission. Indoor Environmental Solutions, Inc., the New York City based air ventilation cleaning company, says preventive maintenance is the way to avert disaster. AMERICAN PURETEX WATER COMPANY ANNOUNCES WORLD'S LARGEST BOTTLED WATER PLANT HOUSTON, TX (PRWEB) January 14, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Board of Directors of American PureTex Water Corporation today announced its intent to construct the world’s largest bottled water plant, which in turn will create approximately 380 sustainable jobs in rural South Central Texas. CHOCOLOVE JOINS WORLD COCOA FOUNDATION BOULDER, CO, January 13, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Chocolove, a premium chocolate manufacturer, is happy to announce their membership with the World Cocoa Foundation. Chocolove is committed to improving the lives of cocoa farmers worldwide and believes that the World Cocoa Foundation is the best organization to do that. PLANDA, A NEW VEGAN COMPANY, WANTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD ALGONQUIN, IL, January 12, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Planda, a company as devoted to the environment and animal rights as they are to creating and selling toxin free, vegan goods launches their offerings to conscious consumers. They will be donating 10% of sales to non-profit environmental and animal welfare organizations. ECOLOGY COLLEGE ONLINE TEACHES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING WORLDWIDE MONACO, January 11, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Ecology College Online now teaches, beginning in January, 2005, an online-taught Bachelor of Science [B.S.] degree program in Ecology, available worldwide from Monaco and London, England, to provide advanced environmental, ecology, and mold education and training. TWO U.S. WOMEN - LAST HOPE FOR WORLD'S OLDEST TROPICAL RAINFOREST SANTA FE, NM, January 10, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Two U.S. women stand between destruction and the world's oldest tropical rainforest. An author-adventurer, and a foundation program director, fight for the Daintree Rainforest of Queensland, Australia. CELL PHONE DONATIONS BENEFIT TSUNAMI SURVIVORS BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI, January 7, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Offering a unique way for hundreds of thousands of Americans to donate to the Tsunami relief cause, The Wireless Source is accepting used cell phones, and will make a monetary contribution to AmeriCares for every cell phone received, to bring hope and relief to those affected by this disaster. HOOKED ON RECYCLING: TURNING BEER & SODA CAPS INTO FISHING LURE SUCCESS EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, PQ, Canada, January 6, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Original Bottle Cap Lure Company is situated in the Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada - recycling bottle caps from participating bars, restaurants, pubs, and trade shows. For 112 years governments have ignored billions of metal bottle cap being discarded each year. We will recycle them instead of discarding them. CANCER MONTHLY, A UNIQUE RESOURCE WOVEN FROM TRAGEDY RALEIGH, NC, January 5, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Cancer Monthly, a new cancer resource, was created by volunteers who have lost loved ones to cancer. For the first time, patients can compare clinical results (survival rates and side effects) of hundreds of different cancer therapies. NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION CAN DECREASE DISASTER RISK - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SUGGESTED MIAMI, FL, January 4, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The recent tsunami in Asia focuses the attention once more on the need to prevent and mitigate natural disasters. While the earthquake was not foreseen, the tsunami was, and many deaths could have been prevented with a universal Hazard Mitigation expert system. 2004 CONSERVATION ACHIEVEMENTS: THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 3, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Today, the Trust for Public Land (TPL), a national land conservation nonprofit, announced its conservation achievements for the year 2004. Across the country, TPL protected more than 111,532 acres in 35 states during 2004, with a fair-market value of $403 million. ENVIROSURF ANNOUNCES "TOXIC MOLD PREVENTION MONTH" MABINAY, Philippines, January 3, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Envirosurf™, the environmental global search engine, announces that January 2005 will be the first annual, worldwide observance of "Toxic Mold Prevention Month." |
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