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September 2005 Press Releases WOODPECKER STAMPS, PRINTS NOW ON SALE JONESBORO, AR, September 30, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- New conservation stamps and limited edition prints to raise much-needed funds to save the recently rediscovered Ivory-billed Woodpecker have gone on sale. Patterned after the highly-successful Federal Duck Stamp and Arkansas Duck Stamp Prints, the design came from the original oil painting "Elusive Ivory" by wildlife artist Larry Chandler of Hartselle, Alabama. ENVIROMEDIA ISSUES NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS CONSERVATION CHALLENGE: $5K PRIZE AUSTIN, TX, September 29, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In response to President Bush's call on Americans to reduce gasoline consumption, Tuerff-Davis EnviroMedia Inc. has issued a national challenge to small business owners to promote fuel conservation to their employees. Tips for small business owners help employees reduce fuel consumption. ITRONICS GOLD'n GRO LIQUID FERTILIZER PRODUCES SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN OUTPUT OF GREEN PEPPERS, A $500 MILLION CROP NATIONWIDE RENO, NV, September 27, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Itronics Inc. (OTCBB: ITRO; Frankfurt and Berlin Stock Exchanges: ITG) reported today that its subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc. obtained positive results from two GOLD'n GRO fertilizer field trials on green peppers in California. COMPUTER RECYCLING FOR EDUCATION TARGETS SOLID WASTE ASSN. OF NORTH AMERICA'S WASTECON 2005 WITH PARTNERSHIP CAMPAIGN SACRAMENTO, CA, September 26, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Computer Recycling for Education announced today a partnership and licensing product campaign to promote their theme-character, Ewaste Eddie, at the Solid Waste Association of North America's (SWANA) Wastecon 2005 to be held September 27-29, 2005 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin. HOW TO SAVE ON YOUR ENERGY BILL - STEVE LUXTON TELLS HOW ON CBS' THE EARLY SHOW WASHINGTON, DC, September 23, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- CMC Energy Services, the leader in improving energy efficiency in homes, was featured on CBS' The Early Show on September 22. An energy expert from CMC offered advice on simple changes anyone can make around the house that can save hundreds of dollars on energy bills. U.S. BANK AWARDS $125 MILLION TO NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BLACK MAYORS FOR POST-HURRICANE KATRINA REBUILDING WASHINGTON, DC, September 22, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- U.S. Bank has awarded $125 million dollars to the National Conference of Black Mayors for Post-Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts. Dial in to the press conference to announce the establishment of $125 million dollar fund to help rebuild cities and towns of member-mayors affected by Hurricane Katrina. ALBERTA-PACIFIC AWARDED FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL CERTIFICATION BOYLE, AB, September 20, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) accredited certifier, SmartWood, in recognition of the company's demonstrated environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable forest management practices. 
18 YEARS ON, 189 COUNTRIES WORK TO PROTECT THE OZONE LAYER
AHMEDABAD, India, September 20, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The 16th of September 1987 is an important date on which a few countries came together to initiate action to protect a global common good, abiding by the principles of collective action stated in the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer. MIDWEST BLAZES ENERGY EFFICIENCY TRAIL: 2ND ANNUAL INSPIRING EFFICIENCY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED CHICAGO, IL, September 19, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) announced its 2005 winners of the Inspiring Efficiency Awards. These awards recognize innovators for their dedicated work in developing and applying energy efficient technologies, programs and policy initiatives.
INTERNATIONAL OZONE DAY TO MARK THE SIGNING OF MONTREAL PROTOCOL ON 16 SEPTEMBER
NAIROBI/PARIS/VIENNA, September 15, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and governments around the world are preparing to celebrate two key milestones on the road to recovery for the world's stratospheric ozone layer: the Montreal Protocol and the Vienna Convention.
REGIONAL FORUM ON COMBATING ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME FORMED
BANGKOK, Thailand, September 15, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Experts from a range of international agencies, meeting in Bangkok, have agreed to set up a Regional Forum to be facilitated by UNEP ROAP to help curb the trade of environmentally hazardous chemicals as well as natural resources and endangered species in the region. FINDING MEANING AFTER 9/11 AND HURRICANE KATRINA NEW YORK, New York, September 14, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina shocked us and made us aware that we can feel pain in ways we never imagined, as individuals and as a collective body. Can there be a GIFT OF PAIN in such tragedies?
CEE RECEIVES GLOBAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
AHMEDABAD, India, September 14, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Centre for Environment Education (CEE) has been awarded the Global level award for its 'Outstanding Service to Environmental Education' by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) for the year 2005. The award recognizes CEE's contribution in mainstreaming the role of education and communication for sustainable development. CONTRIBUTE RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR FREE WHEN YOU SHOP ONLINE WITH OUR ENERGY GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, September 13, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Our Energy is a new website that enables every American shopper and business to build U.S. renewable energy generation simply by shopping online. Clothing, music, movies, sporting goods, computers and software, office products and services, travel, and much more - when you buy from the nationally known merchants that have partnered with Our Energy, you buy what you want and they contribute a percentage of your purchase to the renewable energy supplier of your choice. ARCTIC MOSQUITO KILLING SYSTEM ELIMINATES PESTS QUICKLY AND QUIETLY WITHOUT CHEMICALS JEFFERSON CITY, MO, September 12, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The world's number one mosquito control device is a highly effective, environmentally friendly alternative to the use of chemicals that eliminates mosquitoes in backyards, and in restaurants, workplaces, parks, and campgrounds. The patented Arctic Mosquito Killing System uses the insects' natural hunting techniques of heat sensing and carbon dioxide detection to attract them. CRITICAL ENERGY ISSUES MUST BE SOLVED: 2005 MIDWEST ENERGY SOLUTIONS CONFERENCE CHICAGO, IL, September 12, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) is hosting a crucial conference on key energy issues and solutions that will have far-reaching and direct impact for everyone living and working in the Midwest. The conference, scheduled for October 3-4 in Chicago, will bring together the best and the brightest in the field of energy, energy efficiency and sustainability. KATRINA VICTIMS BENEFIT FROM FIRST USE OF MOBILE EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER SANTA BARBARA, CA, September 7, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Avail Medical, a global provider of patented transportable field hospitals, today announced the first use of a mobile field hospital in an emergency or disaster capacity. WHITEFENCE PROVIDES FIRST STEP FOR HURRICANE KATRINA REFUGEES AND EVACUEES TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH RELATIVES AND LOVED ONES HOUSTON, TX September 6, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In response to the postal services' arrangements to get mail to evacuees from Hurricane Katrina, WhiteFence has added a "Katrina Center" center at www.WhiteFence.com which allows refugees and evacuees of Katrina the ability to change their address in minutes. The service is free. CASH SOUGHT TO HELP HURRICANE VICTIMS, VOLUNTEERS SHOULD NOT SELF-DISPATCH WASHINGTON, DC, September 1, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Voluntary organizations are seeking cash donations to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in Gulf Coast states, according to Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response. But, volunteers should not report directly to the affected areas unless directed by a voluntary agency. |
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