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SENATE TO CONSIDER MAJOR PUBLIC LANDS BILL |
 WASHINGTON, D.C. June 27, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Senator Jeff Bingaman introduced a major lands bill, S. 3213, yesterday, before Congress began its July 4th recess. The Chairman’s package contains more than 90 titles, including more than a half dozen wilderness measures to protect over 900,000 acres of wild land in Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Virginia and West Virginia. |
OPENSRI TO LAUNCH THE FIRST COLLABORATIVE WEB PLATFORM ON SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENTS |
 PARIS, FRANCE, June 26, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Intertek, the leading global provider of certification, Corporate Social Responsibility, quality and safety services to a wide range of global and local industries, today announced that OpenSRI has launched the first collaborative web platform on Socially Responsible Investments (SRI) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at www.opensri.com. |
4TH ANNUAL ETHICAL SOURCING FORUM EUROPE TO BE HELD AT THE TAPIS ROUGE IN PARIS OCTOBER 2 |
 NEW YORK, N.Y., June 20, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Intertek Sustainability Solutions has announced that it will host the 4th Annual Ethical Sourcing Forum on 2 October 2008 at the Tapis Rouge in Paris, France. This leadership forum will deliver new strategies and practices to address the latest social and environmental challenges facing global supply chain professionals and stakeholders. |
HONDA LAUNCHES AUTO-MAX RAILCAR FLEET: MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY-RESPONSIBLE PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION WITH INDUSTRY-FIRST FLEET |
 TORRANCE, CA, June 19, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Honda (http://www.honda.com) has fully deployed its fleet of Auto-Max® railcars, achieving a significant reduction in the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions associated with its automobile distribution activities in the United States. The 400-car fleet of more space-efficient Auto-Max railcars is the only such automaker-operated fleet in use in the United States. Including the Auto-Max fleet shipments, American Honda currently transports about 82 percent of its Honda and Acura automobiles across the country by rail, achieving the highest rail-shipping rate of any automaker. |
FIVE YEARS LATER, ROUGE REMAINS TOUCHSTONE FOR ‘GREEN’ PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD |
 DEARBORN, MI, June 18, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- When Ford Motor Company’s Rouge Plant Manager Rob Webber looks out his office window at the facility’s “living” roof he sees a field of green where Canadian geese, mallard ducks and killdeer nest and raise offspring. Seeing wildlife flourish at the Rouge Center would have seemed farfetched five years ago. |
GREEN LOG HOME & LIFESTYLE AWARDS ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN WEB'S FIRST DEDICATED, ECO-SOCIAL AWARDS |
 MERIDIAN, IDAHO, June 17, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Demonstrating the best ways to live green, a non-profit organization in Idaho believes it has found the award-winning formula to "building a healthier tomorrow one home at a time." Over the past five months, the Green Log Home and Lifestyle Awards has tapped the power of Internet social media, from YouTube and social news to social networking and blogging, to nominate, educate and celebrate green products and services at their best. |
AMERICANS WARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF FOSSIL FUELS |
 OMAHA, NE, June 11, 2008--/WORLD-WIRE/-- Most consumers do not believe the benefits of oil production are worth the cost to the environment. That’s the conclusion of a national survey commissioned by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC). Despite erroneous headlines reporting ethanol’s alleged negative impact on the environment, most Americans recognize fossil fuels as an environmental culprit. |
FORD, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEVELOP NEW MOBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE |
| DEARBORN, MI, June 11, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Ford Motor Company announced today that it is working with researchers, academia, and public and private companies to develop long-term strategies to confront growing transportation and personal mobility challenges in large and increasingly congested metropolitan areas. |
ARMENIA TREE PROJECT MICRO-ENTERPRISE PROGRAM RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL WINNER OF ENERGY GLOBE AWARD FOR SUSTAINABILITY |
 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, June 11, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The backyard nursery micro-enterprise program being implemented by Armenia Tree Project (ATP) was selected as the National Winner for Armenia of the Energy Globe Awards, also known as the World Award for Sustainability. ATP representatives attended the awards ceremony on May 26 at the European Parliament, where the program was selected from among 853 projects from 109 nations. |
CLEARING THE AIR ON TEJON RANCH AND THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR |
| TEJON RANCH, CA, June 9, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The following is a statement by Peter Bloom, a noted zoologist best known for directing the effort to capture all of the wild free-flying California condors between 1982 and 1987. Bloom recently led a distinguished team of condor experts in making recommendations for how the Tejon Ranch Company, which owns the largest contiguous private property in California, could protect the condor and its habitat. |
THREE WILDERNESS BILLS CLEARED BY U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TODAY |
| WASHINGTON D.C., June 9, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Conservationists cheered House passage today of another three wilderness bills, and urged the Senate to take the measures up quickly. The bills, which passed by voice vote, will together protect for all Americans more than 320,000 acres of wild public land in California and New Mexico. From California’s iconic Joshua Trees and Giant Sequoias to New Mexico’s 1,000-foot-deep Canon Largo, more of our natural treasures will stay as they are for future generations, thanks to the action of Congress today. |
GREENEDGE KIDS LAUNCHES ONLINE CLOTHING BOUTIQUE |
 SOLANA BEACH, CA, June 9, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- GreenEdge Kids is a brand-new online clothing boutique, specializing in boys’ and girls’ eco-fashion. GreenEdge Kids offers a site with easy-to-use navigation and shopping cart; a bright, modern, and fun feel that rivals those of childrenswear moguls; and a substantial selection of designer styles for boys and girls, sizes 2-12. GreenEdge Kids has selected established and emerging lines of eco-fashion designers for children’s clothes that meet the criteria of being both eco-friendly and stylish. |
APFABRICATIONS TAKES FINAL LEAP IN FABRICATION OF BIODIESEL PLANTS |
 STUTTGART, AR, June 9, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- APFabrications of Stuttgart, Arkansas, has taken the final step toward self-sufficiency in its production of biodiesel facilities. After undergoing an extensive review process by the Boiler Inspector for the State of Arkansas and on-site joint reviews by a committee appointed by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the company has now become an ASME Certified Shop. APFabrications has been granted not only its Power Piping stamp, but also the ASME U Div. I stamp and the National Board’s “R” stamp. |
STARTECH ENVIRONMENTAL’S “MIRACLE ENERGY MACHINE” ARTICLE IN POPULAR SCIENCE MAGAZINE SELECTED FOR “2008 BEST OF TECHNOLOGY WRITING” |
 WILTON, CT, June 9, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Startech Environmental Corp. (OTC BB: STHK), a fully reporting, Award-winning Environment and Energy Company announced today that the lengthy article on Startech Environmental’s “Miracle Energy Machine,” written by Michael Behar and published in Popular Science (The Future Now) Magazine in 2007, has been selected by and will appear in the “2008 Best of Technology Writing” anthology. |
BIODIESEL – HOW DO WE PROCEED? |
| STUTTGART, AR, June 5, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- As APInnovations enters its ninth year, its biodiesel division is witnessing the rebound of alternative fuels. As the price of petroleum reaches new highs, consumers are feeling the effects and they are calling for change. While Congress debates subsidies, the price of feedstock has skyrocketed and the U.S. remains dependant on foreign oil. Biodiesel is once again at center stage. |
OPPOSITION TO SHARK FISHING IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF GROWS |
 NEW YORK, N.Y., June 2, 2008--/WORLD-WIRE/-- Shark Savers announced today that it has launched a petition to harness growing international opposition against new proposals of the Queensland, Australia government to license shark fishing in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. |
GLOBAL REPORT ON CLIMATE NEUTRALITY TO BE ISSUED BY UNITED NATIONS JUNE 5 |
| GLENCOE, IL, June 2, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Climate change is the defining issue of our times. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions is the answer. And a new United Nations publication – to be released on World Environment Day, June 5, 2008, at the Chicago Botanic Garden -- shows how various levels of society can work towards climate neutrality. |
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