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October 2004 Press Releases ACORE ANNOUNCES SPEAKERS FOR POLICY FORUM CALLING FOR "PHASE II" OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN AMERICA WASHINGTON, DC, October 29, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/- The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE), in conjunction with the Environmental and Energy Studies Institute (EESI) and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucuses of the US Senate and US House of Representatives, announce the schedule of events and slate of speakers for the national conference to take place December 6-7, 2004 in Washington, DC. HONOLULU RECEIVES GOLD AWARD AS THE WORLD'S MOST LIVABLE COMMUNITY HONOLULU, HI, October 28, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The United Nations-endorsed International Awards for Livable Communities (LivCom) has awarded Honolulu the 1st place Gold Award as the most livable, sustainable large city in the world. CHANGE IN FISH DIET CONSIDERED AMONG LEADING FACTORS IN ALASKAN HARBOR SEAL DECLINES SEWARD, AK, October 27, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Four new harbor seals arrived at the Alaska SeaLife Center late last June and now are making their public debut. The seals: Atuun "song", Qilak "cloud", Susitna "sleeping lady", and Miki "small one" are more than just pretty faces. They are research animals vital to understanding the dilemma of the seal decline off Alaska’s shores. NOWHOUSE DEMO HOME SHOWCASES LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY HOMEBUILDING SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 26, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Affordable Green Development Corporation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting positive efficient home building knowledge and resources in the community, today announced its presentation of the NowHouse by Clever Homes, featuring CNET Digital Living. SLEEP TO CONSERVE LAND: NEW KIMPTON HOTELS ROOM RATE BENEFITS NATIONAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 25, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A night's rest at a Kimpton Hotel will not only refresh you, it will help save land and create new parks. Kimpton's partnership with the Trust for Public Land reflects Kimpton's renovation of one-of-a-kind hotels. EXPLORE THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID AND THE TOP OF THE NEW WORLD TRADE CENTER AT THE BSR 2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE NEW YORK, New York, October 21, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Many business leaders have moved beyond the basic need to justify the incorporation of greater corporate social responsibility (CSR) into the way they manage their enterprise. What these same leaders now face is the more complex integration of environmental, human rights, stakeholder and other CSR practices into the way they operate their core business. TO SAVE DOLPHIN’S DORSAL FIN EXPERTS COMBINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND TEAMWORK WAIKOLOA, HI, October 20, 2004 –-/WORLD-WIRE/-- An expert team of marine mammal veterinarians, medical researchers, cosmetic surgeons and dolphin trainers recently joined forces to apply the latest advances in human regenerative medicine in an attempt to restore a bottlenose dolphin’s damaged dorsal fin. XANTREX LAUNCHES BREAKTHROUGH RESIDENTIAL SOLAR GRID TIE INVERTER SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 19, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Xantrex Technology Inc. (TSX:XTX) introduced a new residential inverter in San Francisco today at Solar Power 2004, the largest conference and expo for solar applications in the United States. SCIENCE AND POLICY LEADERS CONVENE TO DISCUSS THREATS TO THE WORLD'S OCEANS WASHINGTON, DC, October 18, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Leading experts from the scientific and policy communities, including commission members, will examine environmental challenges facing the global commons, the oceans at "Ocean Rescue: The Case for Action," the 2004 ELI—Miriam Hamilton Keare Policy Forum, presented by the Environmental Law Institute. BEM SYSTEMS, INC. ADDS THREE TO FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM WEST PALM BEACH, FL, October 15, 2004 —-/WORLD-WIRE/-- Environmental consulting firm BEM Systems, Inc. (BEM) announces that three senior environmental specialists, Patricia Strayer, P.E., Joanne R. Chamberlain, and Susan M. Carstenn, Ph.D., have joined the company’s new office in West Palm Beach, Florida. EUROPE LEADS THE WAY IN COSMETIC PRODUCT SAFETY CHICAGO, IL, October 14, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Three years ago, the European Union (EU) announced precedential new initiatives to ensure the safety of cosmetics. Known as the Seventh Amendment (of the Cosmetics Directive), this law will become effective in March 2005. NEW AREVA TECHNOLOGY CENTER DEDICATED AT CENTRAL VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BETHESDA, MD, October 13, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) today dedicated the new AREVA Technology Center on its campus in Lynchburg, Va. The 35,000-square-foot facility will contain state-of-the-art technical laboratories designed to provide students with a learning experience that employs the latest technology in electronics, HVAC and machine tooling. LIVING AS IF NATURE MATTERED THEME FOR 23rd PUBLIC INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CONFERENCE EUGENE, OR, October 12, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Members of Land Air Water (LAW), the nation’s oldest environmental law society, chose "Living As If Nature Mattered" as their theme for the 23rd Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) March 3-6, 2005. ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALIST STOPS PLANS TO DAM CHINA'S LAST UNTAMED RIVER WASHINGTON, DC, October 11, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Wang Yongchen, a reporter and producer for China National Radio and founder of Green Earth Volunteers, will speak at the Wilson Center's China Environmental Forum on Tuesday, October 12 at 9:00 a.m. UW-MADISON GENETICISTS WIN NATIONAL RESEARCH CONTRACT MADISON, Wisconsin, October 8, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A Wisconsin team of molecular geneticists has won a $6.5 million contract for characterizing nonhuman primates to enhance the work of transplant biologists around the world. CALIFORNIA OPENS RE-EVALUATION OF FLAWED SOUTH COAST AIR DISTRICT "FLEET RULES" BARRING CLEAN DIESEL ALTERNATIVE SACRAMENTO, CA, October 6, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- America’s diesel industry expressed confidence today that a decision by the California Air Resources Board to open a 45-day public comment period on natural gas-only "fleet rules" implemented by local air quality regulators provides the Schwarzenegger Administration an opportunity to examine the realities of clean diesel technology. TWO NATIVE ENERGY PARTNERS WIN EPA GREEN POWER AWARDS CHARLOTTE, VT, October 5, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- NativeEnergy announced today that two of its partners, Clif Bar, Inc. and College of the Atlantic, received Green Power Leadership Awards, including the national program's highest honor, Green Power Partner of the Year, which Clif Bar earned by demonstrating superior environmental leadership with its purchase of Renewable Energy Credits, or "Green Tags" to neutralize energy-related carbon emissions. SILICON VALLEY TOXICS COALITION RECOGNIZES CHAMPIONS AND PIONEERS SAN JOSE, CA, October 4, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- As part of its 22nd anniversary celebration, SVTC gave awards and recognized individuals who have served as champions and pioneers in the movement to build accountability from the electronics industry. NEW STUDY SAYS BUSH ADMINISTRATION PUTS SEA TURTLES AT RISK OF EXTINCTION FOREST KNOLLS, CA, October 1, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- New rules that have reopened US waters to longline fishing for swordfish and tuna have been corrupted by faulty science and political influence, says a new study released today by the Sea Turtle Restoration Project. |
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