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June 2005 Press Releases OCEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY INCLUDED IN SENATE ENERGY BILL WASHINGTON, DC, June 30, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The United States Senate today passed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 with Ocean Renewable Energy Amendments covering the Renewable Energy Production Incentives, Mandatory Purchase Requirements, and Production Tax Credits for ocean renewable energy produced from tidal, current and wave technologies. SENATE ENERGY BILL THREATENS U.S. ECONOMIC & NATIONAL SECURITY BRIDGEPORT, CT, June 29, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The energy bill that passed the U.S. Senate yesterday and the bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last April hasten the threat to America's economic and national security. Both energy bills fail to provide a practical path for achievement of American energy independence according to CleanPeace, a non-profit advocacy group. EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING TELECLASSES AVAILABLE Be a better leader, get emotional intelligence training by telephone PATAGONIA, AZ, June 28, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Emotional intelligence is a critical leadership skill for America's predominately value added service-oriented economy which depends on communicating openly, inspiring and guiding work teams, collaborating, initiating and managing change while leading and working with others toward shared goals. In a fast-paced innovative environment, effective leadership requires emotional intelligence. COMPUTER RECYCLING FOR EDUCATION TARGETS NEA MEETING WITH EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT CAMPAIGN RANCHO MURIETA, CA, June 27, 2005 --WORLD-WIRE/-- Computer Recycling for Education announced today a licensing product campaign to promote their theme-character, Ewaste Eddie, at the National Education Association (NEA) Annual Meeting July 1-3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. The campaign features Ewaste Eddie's proclamation: "Remember to Ecycle-it." TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR OCEAN AQUACULTURE ANNOUNCED BY THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION WASHINGTON, DC, June 24, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) announce the establishment of the Marine Aquaculture Task Force-comprising leaders from the worlds of science, industry, conservation and government-to recommend national aquaculture standards for the future development of our oceans. GARDENS-GUIDE.COM IS A NEW DIRECTORY OF OVER 450 GARDENS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN THE UK AND IRELAND LONDON, UK, June 23, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Check-out the top gardens in Britain and Ireland on Armchair Travel's new online directory: Gardens-Guide.com - http://www.gardens-guide.com VEGAN ATHLETES FLEX THEIR MUSCLES SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 22, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In a recent interview Olympic track star Carl Lewis, who was a vegan during his best years, says he believes that "most athletes have the worst diet in the world, and they compete in spite of it." TERRA INCOGNITA ECOTOURS AND AFRICAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION LAUNCH NEW PARTNERSHIP TAMPA, FL, June 21, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Terra Incognita Ecotours, Inc. and the African Conservation Foundation today announced a new partnership that combines philanthropy with tourism as a means to promote the work of the African Conservation Foundation. AFRICAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NEW "ART FOR AFRICA" PROJECT ARUSHA, Tanzania, June 20, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The African Conservation Foundation (ACF) is announcing a unique fundraising campaign with award-winning Canadian painter, Daniel Taylor. The "Art for Africa" project is a partnership to create artwork for wildlife conservation and for educating school children in Africa. PRESS ADVISORY 
THE COMMUNITY COMMONS: GLOBAL GRASSROOTS GROUPS MEET THIS WEEK ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
NEW YORK, NY, June 16, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Community Commons - a global meeting of grassroots groups working on poverty and sustainable development issues - opens today at Fordham University in New York City. The event, which runs from 16-18 June, will be one of the few opportunities for local people to voice their concerns, hopes and perspectives on the state of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the aspirations of the Millennium Declaration. BUILDINGS, ELECTRICITY AND GLOBAL WARMING While Senate Debates Energy Bill, Pew Center Releases Reports on Reducing Energy Consumption in Building, Electricity Sectors WASHINGTON, DC, June 16, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Effective long-term policy in the U.S. on global warming must address greenhouse gas emissions from the buildings and electricity sectors. These sectors together account for the largest portion of our economy's physical wealth and enable almost every activity of our daily life, but also account for approximately half of our nation's CO2 emissions. 
REGIONAL COOPERATION SEALED TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL ODS TRADE IN ASIA AND PACIFIC
BEIJING, China, June 14, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In January 2005, the government of Fiji won its first indictment against illegal ODS possession proving that vigilance in detection eventually results in conviction. Other countries in the Asia and the Pacific region have likewise reported uncovering prohibited shipments by unscrupulous traders hoping to cash in on the ban on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), thereby undermining the success of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
REMEMBERING OUR FUTURE: COMMEMORATING THE END OF PRODUCTION OF OZONE DEPLETING CHEMICALS
PARIS, France, June 14, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- For the first time ever, factories that produce chemicals that damage the Earth's protective ozone later are being closed under a multilateral environmental agreement (MEA). Future generations should recognise and be inspired by this extraordinary action happening today. A unique new global initiative called "Remembering Our Future" to mark such sites worldwide where the manufacturing facilities for ozone depleting substances have been permanently closed has been launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE) OzonAction Programme.
MEDIA PARTNERSHIP FOR PROTECTING THE OZONE LAYER CRUCIAL TO HELP SUSTAIN PHASE-OUT OF ODS
THALTEJ TEKRA, Ahmedabad, India, June 14, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The process of reducing chemical onslaughts on the ozone layer has been guided by well defined scientific and management interventions, the world over. The latter includes financial mechanisms to support changeover to relatively safer alternatives in developing countries.
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION ALREADY REDUCED CFC CONSUMPTION BY HALF
BEIJING, China, June 14, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- With recent data showing that they have already reduced their CFC consumption by fifty percent, twenty three countries from the Asia and the Pacific region gather together in Beijing with the magnificent Great Wall of China as an inspiration, to agree on further actions that will bring them closer to full phase out of ozone depleting substances (ODS) under the Montreal Protocol. GET RID OF MOSQUITOES AND GUARD AGAINST WEST NILE VIRUS USING MOJO™ WITH FERTIGATOR™ ST. CHARLES, MO, June 14, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Fertigation Technologies, Inc., manufacturer of FertiGator™ advanced lawn and garden treatment products and solutions, today underscores the all-natural lawn pest repellent benefit of the recently released FertiGro Mojo™, an earth friendly, all-inclusive lawn & garden formula blend of premium fertilizer, soil surfactants, bio-stimulants, and pest repellents. IN THE WAKE OF CATASTROPHE NEW NOVEL ADDRESSES IMPENDING DISASTERS OF GREENHOUSE EFFECT OAKLAND, CA, June 10, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Warnings about the devastating impact of climate change are leaping from scientific papers to mass media daily. Tom Pollock and Jack Seybold paint a chilling, realistic nightmare around these prospects in their new book, "The Rising: Journeys in the Wake of Global Warming," available at: www.risingglobalwarming.com, at Amazon.com, and at barnesandnoble.com. GOwen Environmental and the Association for Environmental Health and Sciences present: 10TH ANNUAL CONTAMINATED AND HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE MANAGEMENT COURSE. Theory, Practice & Outdoor Field Demonstrations of Site Characterization and Remediation Equipment & Technologies to be showcased in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 26-30, 2005. TORONTO, ON, Canada June 8, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The 10th annual event has grown and evolved over the years to be known as the world's most comprehensive one week indoor-outdoor course, covering all issues related to managing subsurface contamination, from theory to practice. The course has been filled to capacity the past 10 years. Information about registration, the course instructors, agencies, associations, companies and magazines involved in the course are all available at: www.contaminatedsite.com. VDP WASTEWATER MAGNETIC FLOW METER SYSTEM AVAILABLE FOR DAIRIES, FARMS, FOOD PROCESSING LODI, CA, June 7, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Recognizing the need for reliable low-cost agricultural tools to measure wastewater flow and discharge, Valley Air Solutions LLC has announced today availability of the VDP Wastewater Magnetic Flow Meter System for dairies, farms and food processing operations. IN THE WAKE OF CATASTROPHE NEW NOVEL ADDRESSES IMPENDING DISASTERS OF GREENHOUSE EFFECT OAKLAND, CA, June 6, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Warnings about the devastating impact of climate change are leaping from scientific papers to mass media daily. Tom Pollock and Jack Seybold paint a chilling, realistic nightmare around these prospects in their new book, "The Rising: Journeys in the Wake of Global Warming," available at: www.risingglobalwarming.com, at Amazon.com, and at barnesandnoble.com. HOK COMMEMORATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY BY LAUNCHING DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER IN MBIRIKANI, KENYA Project Illustrates Architectural Firm's Commitment to Sustainable Communities CHICAGO, IL, June 6, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In recognition of its 50th anniversary in 2005, global architectural firm Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. (HOK) will fund the construction upgrades, outfitting, staffing and launch of a solar-powered diagnostic and treatment center in southeastern rural Kenya. HEALTHY BUILDINGS GO BEYOND GREEN Top U.S. green developer to showcase designs for world's first 'Vedic green' office building NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VEDIC ARCHITECTURE A holistic approach to sustainability and healthy living National Building Museum, Washington, DC Monday, June 14 * 6:30 to 8:00 PM WASHINGTON DC, June 6, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The world-class Tower II office building is the largest commercial application of ancient Vedic architecture in harmony with natural law. Tower II is designed by architects Kishimoto, Gordon, Dalaya of McLean, Virginia. GE TAPS GREENORDER TO HELP CREATE ECOMAGINATION Firm Integrates Environmental Strategy, Analysis, and Messaging Expertise NEW YORK, NY, June 6, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- When General Electric Company, the world's largest corporation, set out a year ago to create what may be the most ambitious corporate environmental commitment ever, it turned to a group of experts at GreenOrder, Inc., a New York-based firm that has become a leader in advising businesses about environmental strategy and marketing. "ONE PLANET MANY PEOPLE" ATLAS LAUNCHED TO MARK WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2005 SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON/NAIROBI, June 3, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The dramatic and, in some cases, damaging environmental changes sweeping planet Earth are brought into sharp focus in a new atlas launched to mark World Environment Day. Produced by the United Nations Environment Programme, One Planet Many People: Atlas of our Changing Environment compares and contrasts spectacular satellite images of the past few decades with contemporary ones, some of which have never been seen before. "CANCER-GATE" AUTHOR TO HOST LIVE INTERNET TALK RADIO SHOW JUNE 7 CHICAGO, IL, June 3, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Leading authority on the causes and prevention of cancer, Dr. Samuel Epstein, to host "The Cancer Prevention Hour" on JUNE 7, 2005, at 8AM PST (11AM EST) on the VoiceAmerica™ Health & Wellness Channel (http://www.health.voiceamerica.com/). His topic will be Why You Should Not Support The American Cancer Society. CLEAN UP THE WORLD VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY GLEBE, NSW, Australia, June 3, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Across the globe, Clean Up the World volunteers will be holding environmental exhibitions, educational programs and clean up activities to celebrate World Environment Day (WED) Sunday 5 June. Clean Up the World, held in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), encourages Members to organise environmental activities to coincide with WED, an initiative developed by UNEP to increase environmental awareness and prompt public action. BUSINESS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY: NEW AGRICULTURAL MULCH POISED TO REVOLUTIONIZE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE EcoCover®, environmentally friendly mulch, now in full scale production AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 1, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- EcoCover, a New Zealand manufacturing firm, has developed an agricultural mulch cover, a world first, that offers a unique manufacturing business opportunity. "Business investment opportunities come and go but the introduction of our product may prove to be one of this century's most promising because it could very well revolutionize commercial farming, marginal forestry plantings and landscaping methods. It's already starting to do that in New Zealand," says Murray Cruickshank, the company's CEO and founder. |
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