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July 2005 Press Releases ENERGY BILL MAKES BAD ENERGY OUTLOOK WORSE -- NATIONAL & HOMELAND SECURITY THREATENED WASHINGTON, DC, July 29, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The energy bill Congress sent to the White House today guarantees America's continued dangerous, dependence on Middle East oil. The U.S. holds between 2 and 3% of world oil reserves, the Persian Gulf nations hold 50% and the Middle East dominated OPEC cartel controls 61%. Middle East dictators have oil staying power; the U.S. and Western democracies do not. EPA AWARDS SIGNIFICANT IAQ CONTRACT TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION Foundation to Leverage Insurance and Lending Industries to Adopt New Guidelines WASHINGTON, DC, July 29, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a significant contract to the Environmental Education Foundation (EEF) to form a coalition of major players in the building design/construction and property management industry, including insurance and financial institutions. ONE FLAX SEED MUFFIN A DAY FOR 30 DAYS KILLS 31% OF BREAST CANCER CELLS IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED WOMEN EL VERANO, CA, July 29, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Linseed oil, made from flax seeds, is an extremely useful natural oil that is used as a preservative for wood, concrete, and as an ingredient in the manufacture of paints, varnishes and stains. Little did anyone realize that the discarded flax meal was a powerful therapeutic food for the treatment of breast and other cancers. BREAK THE CYCLE WINS $50,000 REALITY CHECK GRANT LOS ANGELES, CA, July 26, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Social Spectrum, an initiative of Celestia International, announced today that Break the Cycle, a national domestic violence organization based in Los Angeles, is this year's Reality Check Grant recipient. The grant is valued at $50,000 worth of professional business leadership skills training, marketing, and technological support services. FLOR DE SAL USA ANNOUNCES INCLUSION OF NECTON S.A.'s GOURMET SEA SALTS IN THE AUTHENTIC FOOD ARTISAN PROGRAM AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET SEATTLE, WA, July 25, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Flor de Sal USA and Necton S.A., producer of hand-harvested traditional sea salt, announce the recent acceptance of Necton's products into Whole Foods Market's Authentic Food Artisan™ program. SustainableBusiness.com ANNOUNCES THE 2005 SB20: THE WORLD'S TOP SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS STOCKS HUNTINGTON, New York, July 20, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- SustainableBusiness.com announces the 2005 SB20 list - The World's Top Sustainable Business Stocks. The list is presented in the Progressive Investor newsletter, published by SustainableBusiness.com, which tracks stocks in this emerging marketplace. MEDIA ADVISORY: GOVERNORS RELEASE LETTER TO HOUSE AND SENATE ENERGY CONFEREES July 19, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The 31-state Governors' Ethanol Coalition today has released a letter to members of the House and Senate Energy Conference Committee. The letter urges the conferees to approve those provisions in the Senate Energy Policy Act of 2005 that implement the recommendations of the Governors' Ethanol Coalition. NEW RODALE INSTITUTE STUDY REVEALS ORGANIC FARMING SYSTEM YIELDS 30 PERCENT LESS FOOD THAN CONVENTIONAL SYSTEM CHURCHVILLE, VA, July 18, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A recent press release from Cornell University claims that a new study demonstrates that "organic farms produce same yields as conventional farms." The abstract to the new paper states that one of the benefits of organic are "yields similar to those of conventional systems." GRENADA HIT BY SECOND HURRICANE IN TEN MONTHS GRANDE ANSE, St George's, Grenada, July 14, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- After 49 years without hurricanes, Grenada was hit by two in ten months. Hurricane Emily slammed into Grenada today, damaging crops, flooding streets and ripping up homes still under repair from last year's storms. The only non-profit organisation building homes for the homeless is appealing for help. GENERAL ELECTRIC JOINS PEW CENTER ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE WASHINGTON, DC, July 13, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Pew Center on Global Climate Change announced today that General Electric Company (GE) has joined the Pew Center's Business Environmental Leadership Council and their efforts to address global warming. G8: WAS IT REALLY A FAILURE REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE? SAN FRANCISCO, CA, July 11, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Worldwide, groups concerned with climate change say the steps taken by the G8 this past week were ineffectual. "Not so," says author D.H. Gottlieb. "The political arena has changed." RESEARCH AND MARKETS: PHOTOVOLTAIC A MAJOR SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY FOR EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN COMING YEARS DUBLIN, Ireland, July 8, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Research and Markets has announced the addition of Year 2010: Photovoltaic Industry and European Union to their offering. MAXITECH.BIZ: GUIDE TO COMPUTER RECYCLING LONDON, UK, July 7, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Once the EU's Waste and Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive comes into force which is expected to be January 2006, it will require that redundant electrical equipment is re-used or recycled and not dumped. Building an environmental disposal strategy into IT purchasing is now essential for all businesses, wishing to operate within the law. 11th ANNUAL BELL CONFERENCE JULY 20th - 22nd: SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT & NEW MARKET CREATION ITHACA, NY, July 6, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Join business leaders, academics, and members of the public and non-profit sectors at the 11th Annual BELL (Business * Environment * Learning * Leadership) Conference, to be held on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from July 20-22. The theme for this year's conference is Sustainable Technology Development and New Market Creation. NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST YOGA AND HOLISTIC HEALTH RETREAT CENTER SELECTS SIMPLE PURE CLEAN NON TOXIC ALL NATURAL GLASS CLEANER BRANFORD, CT, July 5, 2005 -–/WORLD-WIRE/-- Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health's Housekeeping Department, located in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, has selected Simple Pure Clean Non Toxic All Natural Glass Cleaner to clean their facilities. RecycleForUS.com ESTABLISHED TO COLLECT AND RECYCLE USED CELL PHONES OCALA, FL, July 1, 2005 -–/WORLD-WIRE/-- RecycleForUS.com, an industry-funded national cell phone recycling initiative, officially begins operations on Friday, July 1, just two months after the successful launch of a similar statewide web site, RecycleForCalifornia.com. |
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