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July 2004 Press Releases CLEVELAND 2004 INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS GAMES RECEIVES ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD CLEVELAND, OH, July 30, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Cleveland 2004 International Childrens Games environmental performance will receive an International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) Environmental Award for "clean and green" games by adhering to strict standards not only in sport, but also in the environment and sustainable development. HYDROGEN BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP RECONVENES MIAMI, FL, July 29, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Executives from the world’s leading energy technology companies met Wednesday in Miami to continue discussing Florida’s business climate for developing advanced hydrogen energy technologies. FOREST FIRE SENSOR INSPIRED BY NATURE BONN, Germany, July 29, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- They are what fire fighters have long been calling for: low-cost and highly sensitive infrared sensors that automatically monitor large forest areas and trigger an early warning in the event of fire. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, MISSOURI U. CHEMISTRY PROGRAM COMBINES SCIENCE WITH CURRENT NEWS COLUMBIA, MO, July 28, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Questions such as "Why should I care?" or "How is this going to help me on the test?" can be frustrating for teachers eager to get students involved in math and science. University of Missouri-Columbia Professor Rainer Glaser is tackling this dilemma with Chemistry is in the News (CIITN), an innovative teaching program that relates chemistry to current events in the real world. XANTREX SW POWER PANELS ENERGIZE ALASKA WILDERNESS LODGES BURNABY, B.C., CANADA, July 27, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Alaska's Resurrection Bay is a remote and environmentally sensitive area that is home to many species of sea mammals and birds. Each year, thousands of tourists travel to the area to explore its natural beauty. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM GREENING EVENTS FREIBURG, Germany, July 27, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The City of Barcelona and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability are organising the symposium on "Greening Events", to be held in Barcelona, Spain 19-21 September 2004, with the political endorsement of the United Nations Environmental Programme, and IUCN - The World Conservation Union. 7TH ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPO AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL WASHINGTON, DC, July 26, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- If You Have Seen "The Day After Tomorrow," Then Come the Day After Labor Day to See Solutions to Climate Change, Energy Imports, Rising Oil Prices, Natural Gas Shortages DIVERSE GROUPS VOW VIGOROUS OPPOSITION TO ADMINISTRATION'S NATIONAL FOREST ASSAULT WASHINGTON, DC, July 22, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Groups representing hunters and anglers and environmentalists formally announced plans to mount a unified effort opposing the Administration's changes to national forest policies announced last week. NEW NSF CERTIFICATION ON PERCHLORATE REDUCTION ADDRESSES DRINKING WATER SAFETY OF HOME WATER TREATMENT DEVICES ANN ARBOR, MI, July 21, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- NSF International added perchlorate to the list of chemicals that drinking water treatment units can be tested against. Perchlorate is both naturally occurring and a manmade chemical found in rocket fuel that may pose serious health risks to consumers. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS CORRALS COWS IN BOVINE BUBBLES TO STUDY AIR EMISSIONS DAVIS, CA, July 21, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- On the trail of fugitive dust, a UC Davis air-quality specialist discovered that some very outdated science is causing fits in the state's dairy industry. Now he has launched a first-of-its-kind research project to get to the bottom of Bossie's contribution to air pollution. NEW METHOD TESTS STRENGTH OF ADVANCED THIN FILMS WASHINGTON, DC, July 20, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The challenge of determining whether thin films---some no thicker than a single molecule---are strong enough for a growing number of important technology jobs just got easier and quicker thanks to an inexpensive testing method reported in the upcoming issue of Nature Materials by a team led by researchers at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). WESTERN CAROLINA REGIONAL SEWER AUTHORITY RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT FINANCE GREENVILLE, SC, July 20, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has announced that Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority, of Greenville, SC, is among the winners of its 2004 Awards for Excellence in Government Finance. 
KEN WILBER AND INTEGRAL INSTITUTE ANNOUNCE INTEGRAL ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY SEMINAR
DENVER, COLORADO, July 16, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Hosted by the leadership team of the Integral Institute's Ecology and Sustainability domain - including Ken Wilber - this seminar applies the Integral framework to the full range of environmental, social and economic (triple bottom line) issues. VOLVO LAUNCHES NATIONAL SEARCH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEROES Unsung Hero Could Win Car for Life in Third Annual Volvo for Life Awards; $1 Million in Contributions to Everyday Heroes Nominate at www.volvoforlifeawards.com 
NEW YORK, N.Y. July 15, 2004 --/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. One hero could even receive a new car every three years for life.
PRESIDENT OF INDIA INAUGURATES LEED® BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C. July 14, 2004 —-/WORLD-WIRE/-- President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam, will inaugurate the first building in India to earn a rating from the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED Green Building Rating System™, at a ceremony on July 14, 2004. STRICT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS COMPEL PETROLEUM REFINERS TO OPT FOR CATALYTIC PROCESSES PALO ALTO, CA, July 14, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Oil refiners across the world are struggling – or soon will be – to meet tighter product quality specifications mandated by stern environmental legislations. 
OFFICE DEPOT AND HP TO OFFER INDUSTRY'S FIRST FREE NATIONWIDE IN-STORE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING PROGRAM
DELRAY BEACH, FL and PALO ALTO, CA, July 13, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) and HP (NYSE, NASDAQ: HPQ) have developed the country's first free, nationwide, in-store electronics recycling program in which customers can drop off any brand of unwanted electronics at any of Office Depot's more than 850 retail locations in the continental United States. HP AND OFFICE DEPOT TO MAKE JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT What: HP (NYSE, NASDAQ: HPQ) and Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) to announce a new consumer environmental initiative at all Office Depot retail locations in the continental United States. ZAP AD "PARKING KARMA" RECOGNIZED AT CANNES ADVERTISING AWARDS SANTA ROSA, California, July 12, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A small electric car made a big impression at the Cannes Advertising Awards in an ad titled "Hello, Parking Karma" from the creative team of David Swope and Neil Levy and electric car maker ZAP (Stock Symbol:ZAPZ). BATTLE OVER CALIFORNIA’S REDWOODS TAKES ROOT IN FEATURE FILM SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 12, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- mPixx Entertainment, Inc. has joined forces with San Francisco-based producer E. Kevin Collins to bring David Harris’ acclaimed book, "The Last Stand: The War Between Wall Street and Main Street Over California’s Ancient Redwoods," to the big screen. NEW COMPANY TO DEVELOP NEXT-GENERATION SUNSCREENS NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 9, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A new company, DNAcare Systems, is to be formed at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, based on research by skin cancer expert Dr. Mark Birch-Machin and colleagues. 
TRACKING SEA TURTLES BY SATELLITE - CAYMAN ISLANDS, UK, USA
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, July 8, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Ambassador, an Endangered Caribbean Loggerhead sea turtle, was tagged with a state-of-the-art Satellite Transmitter this week in the Cayman Islands. Her migration can now be tracked by scientists, school children, and members of the public in real time, via an innovative online satellite-tracking project at http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/
OFFICE DEPOT REACHES 14% POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT AT NORTH AMERICAN COPY & PRINT CENTERS
DELRAY BEACH, FL, July 8, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP), the world's largest reseller of recycled paper, today announced performance results for the company's 2003 program promoting the use of recycled paper in almost 900 North American in-store Copy & Print Centers. Office Depot is the first company in the office products industry to set quantified environmental performance objectives for 2004. 
EDR NAMES TWO NEW VICE PRESIDENTS
MILFORD, CT, July 8, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Robert Barber, president of Environmental Data Resources Inc., today announced two senior management changes. Patrick Coyne has been named vice president of sales, a position previously held by Barber. Gerry Tsui has been promoted to vice president of information systems. |
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