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March 2004 Press Releases
LOSS OF DOMESTIC ANIMAL BREEDS ALARMING, FAO WARNS VALUE OF MANY ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES POORLY UNDERSTOOD - ON-FARM MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION SUGGESTED WASHINGTON and ROME, March 31, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- Loss of domestic animal breeds around the world is continuing at an alarming rate, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today. The trend of animal genetic erosion, outlined by the FAO World Watch List in 2000, is continuing, the UN agency said. According to the World Watch List, out of the around 6300 breeds registered by FAO, 1350 are threatened by extinction or are already extinct. A preliminary assessment of new data received from more than 80 country reports shows now that the number of breeds threatened by extinction is further increasing. JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU TO LEAD EXPEDITION IN CLEANING BEACHES AND COASTAL WATERS AROUND OLYMPIC PERIMETER OF ATHENS REGION EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 31, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- The ATHENS 2004 Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (ATHOC) and the Athens Environmental Foundation (AEF) have just announced that they have partnered in a coastal underwater clean-up operation on the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5, 2004. TOM HANKS TO BE RINGMASTER OF 'EARTH TO L.A.!-- THE GREATEST SHOW ON THE EARTH' A STAR STUDDED BENEFIT FOR NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL LOS ANGELES, CA March 31, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- Tom Hanks will serve as "Ringmaster" and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as keynote speaker at NRDC's (Natural Resources Defense Council) biennial fundraiser "Earth to L.A.!--The Greatest Show on the Earth," Thursday, May 6, 2004 at the Wadsworth Theatre in Brentwood, California. The irreverent evening of music, message and comedy is expected to raise $2 million to advance NRDC's mission to safeguard the Earth's natural resources. That would far surpass the event's two previous benchmarks.
NATIONAL EVENT TO HIGHLIGHT CURRENT CHOICES, GLIMPSE OF FUTURE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES
BRUSSELS, 29 March 2003 --/World-Wire/-- A coalition of environmental NGOs is calling on the European Commission to phase out mercury production and its use, stop the toxic trade in surplus mercury particularly from the chlor-alkali industry, and to store it until a permanent solution is found. NGOs including Greenpeace and the European Environmental Bureau are attending two key meetings in Brussels at the European Parliament on 29-31 March, sponsored by the EC and the Nordic Council of Ministers, to grapple with the global mercury crisis identified by the United Nations last year, and to develop an EU-wide strategy to reduce global pollution and human exposure to mercury. DEVELOPING LIVABLE NORTHERN COMMUNITIES: EXPERTS SHARE VIEWS AT APRIL 2 PANEL DISCUSSION VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, March 30, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- Northern communities in Canada and other Nordic countries are facing unique challenges in designing and developing livable communities that are vibrant, creative, prosperous and sustainable. PATENT SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT INVENTORS AND SMALL COMPANIES NOW AVAILABLE BOULDER, CO, March 29, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- patentsforpeople.net, a registered patent agent, provides low cost, high quality patent services specializing in the needs of the independent inventor and small businesses. SAN DIEGO REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICE URGES BUSINESS OWNERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LATEST ADVANCES IN SOLAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS SAN DIEGO March 29, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- San Diego Regional Energy Office Urges Business Owners to Take Advantage of Latest Advances in Solar Energy Solutions WIND ENERGY COMES OF AGE: GLOBAL WIND ENERGY SECTOR CELEBRATES SUCCESS, TACKLES CHALLENGES Chicago, the "Windy City," Hosts First-Ever Global Wind Energy Event to be Held in U.S. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, March 29, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- More than 3,000 government, industry and financial leaders will converge on Chicago for the first global wind energy event ever to be held in the U.S.: the Global WINDPOWER 2004 Conference and Exhibition (Chicago, March 28-31st) (1). This large gathering takes place at a key point in the development of the U.S. and global wind industry. THIS YEAR MAKE EARTH DAY, APRIL 22ND, A FAMILY AFFAIR TIPS ON GETTING KIDS EXCITED ABOUT GREENING OUR PLANET EARTH WOODSTOCK, NEW YORK, March 26, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- This April 22nd marks the 32nd annual Earth Day, a national American and now global expression of public will bringing together environmental activists and the community at large, to foster respect for the planet and help create a sustainable society. Tom Kay, environmental pioneer and co-founder of one of the oldest and largest environmental portals on the Internet, the EcoMall, (www.ecomall.com), urges parents and educators to celebrate and appreciate the environment at a grassroots level with activites ranging from purchasing organic food staples to planning a community Earth Day event with the help of local schools. PROGRESSIVE INVESTOR RELEASES REPORT ON MICRO-FUEL CELLS NEW YORK, N.Y., March 26, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- Progressive Investor announces the release of the report, "Micro-Fuel Cells: The First Wave of Fuel Cell Commercialization." WORLD-WIRE: YOUR WIRE TO THE WORLD'S ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2004 --/World-Wire/-- World-Wire, the new cutting-edge press release distribution service, is pleased to announce that it is open for business, offering a wider, deeper reach into the environmental world than any other service. |
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