Borneo Natives Proclaim Tropical Forest Reserve

LONG AJENG / SARAWAK, EAST MALAYSIA, November 30, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Seventeen indigenous Penan communities have proclaimed a new tropical forest reserve on their native lands in the jungles of Borneo. In an official opening ceremony held last week at the remote jungle village of Long Ajeng in the upper reaches of the Baram river, the Penan leaders unanimously declared their intention of conserving their last remaining primeval forests as a nature reserve. The Penan wish to develop tourism in their region and insist on the protection of their native customary rights.

Risks of Mammography: Hidden Role of the American Cancer Society

CHICAGO, IL, November 24, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The series of recent articles on mammography which report the harm done by overscreening, written by New York Times columnist Gina Kolata, as well as in other newspapers, have made no reference to the critical role of the American Cancer Society, warns Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition.

Rocket Science Leads to New Whale Discovery

ARLINGTON, VA, November 24, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Rocket science is opening new doors to understanding how sounds associated with Navy sonar might affect the hearing of a marine mammal – or if they hear it at all. The same type of large industrial sized x-ray scanners that NASA uses to detect flaws in the space shuttle's behemoth solid fuel rockets is now allowing scientists to peek inside the giant head of a whale.

U.K. Leads the Way in Banning Toxic Ingredients in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products

CHICAGO, IL, November 17, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Cancer Prevention Coalition commends the UK's largest nationwide chain of health food shops, Holland & Barrett, for its recently announced ban on beauty products containing some toxic ingredients, but warns that products containing a wide range other toxic ingredients remain on the shelves.

Veteran Journalist Predicts Industrial Crash, Says Sustainable Living Could Save Us

ROMNEY, WEST VIRGINIA, November 16, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A new book from nationally recognized author Thomas A. Lewis offers a fresh and startling perspective on the problems afflicting modern industrial society, and on the increasingly urgent need for sustainable living. In Brace for Impact: Surviving the Crash of the Industrial Age by Sustainable Living, Lewis argues that industry's relentless, decades-long search for economies of scale has caused equally enormous concentrations of risks, which now threaten the continued existence of every industrial-scale enterprise supplying essential human needs.

American Public Health Association Supports Ban On Hormonal Milk And Meat

CHICAGO, IL, November 13, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Cancer Prevention Coalition is pleased to announce that the Governing Council of the American Public Health Association has voted to oppose the continued sale and use of genetically engineered hormonal rBGH milk, and also meat adulterated with sex hormones. This decision is based on long-standing scientific and public policy information developed and published by the Cancer Prevention Coalition over the last two decades, as summarized below.

From Shock to Taking Stock: Celebrating 50 years of Successful Sea Turtle Conservation

GAINESVILLE, FL, November 6, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- On a stormy night more than 50 years ago, Dr. Archie Carr stood on a remote Caribbean beach awaiting the arrival of the legendary fleets of green turtles he was told returned each summer to nest at Tortuguero, Costa Rica. A zoologist from the University of Florida, Dr. Carr was one of the first scientists to systematically study these ancient marine reptiles and learn about threats to their survival. What he found at Tortuguero would both shock and inspire him. Large numbers of green turtles still nested, but the numbers were dwindling fast at the hands of turtle hunters who took nearly every turtle that came ashore.

Give Peas a Chance – Pulses offer improved sustainability in the field and on the plate

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada, November 6, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Canadian pulse industry today released a white paper on the benefits of using pulses – beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas - as a food ingredient that provides nutritional and health benefits and contributes to environmental sustainability. Give Peas a Chance – The case for more pulses in the field and on the plate shows how using pulses can improve the nutritional profile of food products and reduce the carbon footprint of the food produced.

EarthSure’s “AirRay™ Auto”

WOODBRIDGE, N.J., November 5, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- EarthSure, a renewable energy company and innovator in alternative energy sources introduces its most ground-breaking invention to date. Patent- pending AirRay™ is the name given to the car that will produce energy through solar power and wind power; enough energy to reduce or eliminate your electric bill and eventually allow your car to solely run on electric. This is the car that is destined to be the new “Car of the Future”.

CORRECTION: Dr. Samuel Epstein's 20 Year Fight Against Biotech, Cancer-Causing Milk

CHICAGO, IL, October 28, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Twenty years ago, back when Frank Young, M.D. was Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, he received a report from Samuel S. Epstein, M.D. entitled "Potential Public Health Hazards of Biosynthetic Milk Hormones," warning of the public health dangers of consuming milk from hormone-treated cows.

Applications Open for 2010 Cohort of Kinship Conservation Fellows

CHICAGO, IL, November 2, 2009 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Kinship Conservation Fellows has announced that applications are now available for its ninth cohort of Fellows. Eighteen applicants will be selected to participate in the program to be held at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington from June 22nd through July 23rd, 2010.