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January 2006 Press Releases

VOLVO CONTINUES NATIONAL SEARCH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEROES
Unsung hero will win car for life in fourth annual Volvo for life Awards; $1 Million in contributions to everyday heroes
NEW YORK, NY, January 26, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Do you know an environmental hero -- a person who is seeking to protect or improve the planet? If so, Volvo Cars of North America is calling on people to nominate an environmental hero they know in the nation's largest annual search for and celebration of everyday heroes.

SEA SHEPHERD WHALE DEFENDERS ARRIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA TO BE FEATURED IN A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 24, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- After a 50-day, 8,000 miles voyage from Melbourne, Australia, along the remote coastline of Antarctica, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship Farley Mowat will be arriving in Cape Town harbour in the afternoon of January 24, 2006. From there, the ship will move to Hout Bay. Starting on Saturday, the vessel will be open to the public for tours between the hours of 9am to 4pm.

ONE-OF-A-KIND BOOK AIMED AT HELPING PARENTS RAISE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE CHILDREN
GABRIOLA ISLAND, BC, Canada, January 23, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- "In Eco-Kids: Raising Children Who Care for the Earth," author Dan Chiras focuses on touching the hearts and minds of our youth, for the future of the world depends on what they feel, think, and believe. Most importantly he has given parents the tools by which they can raise children who truly care for the Earth. It's a must read---long overdue."

SEA SHEPHERD WINS VICTORY FOR THE SEALS IN CANADIAN COURT
FRIDAY HARBOR, WA, January 19, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- On January 17th, in a landmark decision, a Canadian judge agreed with Sea Shepherd that a ship is a legal residence of its crewmembers, and therefore, can come within a half a nautical mile of the seal hunt.

ITRONICS' GOLD'n GRO LIQUID FERTILIZER NAMED ONE OF TOP 10 NEW AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
RENO, NV, January 17, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Itronics Inc. (OTC BB: ITRO; Frankfurt and Berlin Stock Exchanges: ITG) reported today its GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizer has been named one of the top 10 new technologies representing the best of agricultural innovation by the Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers in its monthly publication "Communicator."

LOUISIANA DEQ ACCEPTS EQuIS DONATION
CONCORD, MA, January 16, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- EarthSoft announced today that Louisiana DEQ has accepted a donation of over $450,000 of EQuIS 5 and EQuIS for ArcGIS systems. EarthSoft donated a 4-Processor license of the web enabled EQuIS 5 Enterprise and an unlimited site license of EQuIS 5 Professional, as well as the award-winning EQuIS for ArcGIS licenses interfacing to ESRI GIS software.

OVERFISHING MORE DAMAGING THAN EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI TO INDONESIAN CORAL REEFS
LOS ANGELES, CA, January 13, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Overfishing and destructive methods, such as cyanide and blast fishing, continue to threaten the health of coral reefs in Aceh, the epicenter of the fourth largest earthquake in history, according to a comprehensive report released today by Reef Check, the global coral reef conservation organization.

INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND WATER RESEARCH ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
NAPERVILLE, IL, January 12, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Institute for Public Health and Water Research (IPWR) today announced plans for the inaugural scientific conference, "Water Contamination Events: Communication with Consumers," to be convened January 30-31, 2006 in Houston, Texas at the Renaissance Houston Hotel Greenway Plaza.

SEA SHEPHERD INTENDS TO RAM AND DISABLE PIRATE WHALERS
SOUTHERN OCEAN, January 9, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society believes it is time to escalate the confrontation with the Japanese whaling fleet and bring an end to the illegal and ruthless slaughter of defenseless whales in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary.

GOVERNORS SEBELIUS AND HEINEMAN TO LEAD GOVERNORS' ETHANOL COALITION IN 2006
TOPEKA, KS, January 9, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman became the new chair and vice chair, respectively, of the 32-member Governors' Ethanol Coalition. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's term as chair of the organization concluded at the end of December.

SEA SHEPHERD SIDESWIPES JAPANESE WHALING SUPPLY SHIP
SOUTHERN OCEAN, January 8, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- At 0030 Hours GMT (1930 EST Hours Jan 8, 2006): The flagship of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the Farley Mowat, continues to chase the outlaw Japanese whaling fleet out of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary after sideswiping the Japanese whaling supply ship Oriental Bluebird.

SEA SHEPHERD SCARES OFF JAPANESE WHALING FLEET
No Whales Will Be Killed While the Chase is On
SOUTHERN OCEAN, January 8, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- At 0800 Hours on January 8, 2005 (Australian Western Standard Time) the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's flagship Farley Mowat arrived at the position where the Japanese whaling fleet is operating. The conservation organization campaign to save whales began on December 9th, 2005, when the Farley Mowat departed Melbourne, Australia, headed for the Antarctic Southern Ocean to stop Japanese whalers from killing whales.

OurEnergy FORMS CLEAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP WITH HAWORTH INC.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI, January 4, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- OurEnergy, a Grand Rapids, MI-based renewable energy group, has unveiled a new partnership with Haworth Inc., a worldwide manufacturer of office environments headquartered in Holland, Michigan. The partnership, which will allow Haworth to support renewable energy through purchases with online retailers, marks a new phase in Haworth's expanding corporate responsibility program.

THE PARTY'S OVER: OIL, WAR AND THE FATE OF INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES

GABRIOLA ISLAND, BC, Canada, January 2, 2006 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- New Society Publishers has issued an updated edition of the best-selling book on the end of oil -- and its consequences -- The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard Heinberg.