Marie’s Original Poison Ivy/Oak Soap Really Works!
CHESTNUT RIDGE, NY, May 14, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Marie’s Original Poison Ivy/Oak Soap immediately stops the intense itch of poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac using 100% natural ingredients. Formulated by renowned medicinal herbalist Marie Zancanaro on her organic farm in Grants Pass, Oregon, this soap really works!
Baram Folks Protest at the Proposed Baram Dam Site
MIRI, MALAYSIA, April 25, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– A ceremonial event called the ‘Manyau Dalleh’ organised by the Sarawak State Government and Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) at the proposed Baram dam site to kick start the second phase of soil studies was mired by protest by the people of Baram. The protest was to oppose the planned construction of the Baram Hydroelectric Dam Project.
Celebrate International Compost Awareness Week, May 6 – 12
RONKONKOMA, NY, April 23, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The US Composting Council (USCC) is thrilled to support this year’s International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) May 6 to 12. The 2012 ICAW poster titled “Replenish the Earth for Generations” captures the incredible value a thriving composting industry represents to soil conservation and protecting the world’s fragile food shed.
Penan ask Norwegian manager to respect their rights
SARAWAK, MALAYSIA April 21, 2012, –/WORLD-WIRE/– The six Penan communities of Long Lutin, Long Pakan, Long Lilim, Ba Abang, Long Kawi and Long Item have sent letters to Torstein Dale Sjotveit, CEO of Sarawak Energy (SEB), the Malaysian power supplier in charge of the implementation of Sarawak’s dam projects, demanding that a stop be put to all further work on the proposed Baram mega-dam.
SANTA FE, NM, April 17, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– As Earth Day approaches, many environmentalists think back to how Earth Day events inspired them to reduce their energy and water consumption, to eat organically, to simplify their lifestyle.
Call for Presentations Issued for Annual Composting Conference
RONKONKOMA, NY, April 16, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The US Composting Council (USCC) has issued its annual “Call for Presentations” for qualified individuals interested in speaking at the 21st Annual Conference and Trade Show, to be held next year at the Buena Vista Palace near Orlando, Florida.
MIRI, MALAYSIA, April 16, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Members of Save Sarawak’s Rivers Network (SAVE Rivers) and some concerned citizens held a peaceful demonstration in front of a leading hotel here to send a strong message to the community leaders meeting with Senator Lihan Jok at the hotel to reject the Baram Hydro-electric Dam Project.
Public Radio’s BURN: An Energy Journal Reports on the Risks and Rewards of Oil Exploration in Part Two of Series – “The Hunt For Oil”
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, April 11, 2012 –-/WORLD-WIRE/– In the next edition of Public Radio’s and SoundVision PRODUCTIONS’ © BURN: An Energy Journal - “The Hunt For Oil,” host Alex Chadwick tackles one of the most important energy questions facing America: Are we running out of oil? With gas prices spiking and political debate raging on the subject in this Presidential Election year, it’s not an easy question to answer, and Chadwick travels to some of the country’s most important petroleum exploration sites in an effort to understand what’s at stake.
New corruption scandal rocks Sarawak Energy
KUCHING, MALAYSIA, April 2, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, the Norwegian CEO of Malaysian state-owned energy supplier, Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB), is facing corruption allegations following the disclosure of public contracts on the 900 MW Murum dam in Malaysian Borneo, which is currently under construction.
After Rio Tinto debacle: Sarawak Chief Minister accused of greed, economic incompetence
KUCHING, MALAYSIA, March 28, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud is facing massive criticism after Rio Tinto Alcan’s decision to scrap its planned US$2 billion investment in an aluminium smelter in the East Malaysian state in Borneo.
Marie’s Original Poison Ivy/Oak Soap “Really Works!”
CHESTNUT RIDGE, NY, March 21, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Marie’s Original Poison Ivy/Oak Soap immediately stops the intense itch of poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac using 100% natural ingredients.
Lyme Disease Surge Predicted for the Northeastern U.S.
MILLBROOK, NY, March 16, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The northeastern U.S. should prepare for a surge in Lyme disease this spring. And we can blame fluctuations in acorns and mouse populations, not the mild winter. So reports Dr. Richard S. Ostfeld, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY.
Three Reasons This Is The Year To Go Green
ATLANTA, GA, March 8, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– LetsGoGreen.biz is an online store selling hundreds of eco-friendly home, office and business products at every day low prices. The company was founded by CEO Kyle Jodice in 2007. After seeing a TV special by Diane Sawyer on Earth Day that year, he had what he calls a “lightbulb moment.”
Composting Council Research & Education Foundation is on the Move!
RONKONKOMA, NY, March 8, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The Composting Council Research and Education Foundation (CCREF) is happy to announce the hiring of Leanne Spaulding, who will serve as its first Development Officer. Ms. Spaulding’s hiring is part of the CCREF’s commitment to reinvigorating the Foundation in 2012, establishing it as an important source for composting research and education.
Malaysian deputy trade minister bags USD 20 million in public contracts
KUCHING, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA, February 27, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Dema Tega Sdn Bhd, a construction company owned by the family of the Malaysian Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Jacob Dungau Sagan, has received public contracts worth over 63 million Malaysian Ringgits (USD 20 million) over the last five years.
Malaysian Minister accused of drowning his own constituency
LONG ANAP, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA, February 23, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Jacob Dungau Sagan, Malaysian Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and Member of Parliament for Baram, is under increasing pressure over government plans to construct another mega dam in Sarawak’s Upper Baram region on Borneo. Villagers from his own birthplace, Long Anap, a Kenyah village situated on the banks of the Baram river, are accusing him of supporting government plans to drown his own constituency.
EXCLUSIVE: First pictures from sealed-off Bakun dam zone reveal social and environmental disaster
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, February 22, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/–The Swiss Bruno Manser Fund (BMF) has today disclosed a series of shocking pictures from the Bakun dam exclusion zone showing disturbing poverty and environmental destruction in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo. A BMF research team has managed to overcome the tight security measures preventing journalists or NGOs to travel behind the recently filled Bakun dam wall, Asia’s largest dam outside China and the world’s second-tallest concrete-faced rockfill dam.
Malaysian indigenous leaders launch campaign against plans for a 12 dam mega-complex
MIRI, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA, February 21, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– For the first time in Sarawak’s history, 150 indigenous representatives from areas already affected or to be affected by dam projects came together to share their experiences at a conference organized by the newly founded ‘SAVE Rivers Network’. The conclusion to be drawn from the conference, which took place from 16th to 18th February 2012, is clear-cut: Sarawak’s previous construction of dams has violated international human rights and environmental standards…
EXCLUSIVE: Bruno Manser Fund publishes secret Sarawak dam map
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, February 16, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The Bruno Manser Fund has today disclosed an exclusive map showing the extent of the proposed Baram mega dam whose realization is bound to cause a social and environmental disaster in Malaysian Borneo. The proposed 1000 MW Baram dam is one of twelve dams authorities in the Malaysian state of Sarawak are planning to build following the completion of the 2400 MW Bakun dam.
Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs Petitions for Green Sea Turtle De-Listing
HONOLULU, HI, February 16, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– On behalf of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs (AOHCC), President Soulee Stroud this Tuesday in Honolulu petitioned the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior to classify the Hawaiian green sea turtle, or honu, as a discrete population segment (DPS) and then remove it from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) list.
Al Jazeera investigation confirms power glut in Sarawak
DOHA, QATAR, February 15, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– An investigative report by the Doha-based global news broadcaster Al Jazeera broadcast this morning confirms that the Malaysian state of Sarawak is facing a massive power glut following the completion of the Bakun dam, Asia’s largest hydropower dam outside China.
International Dark-Sky Association Response to the Proposed Sedona, AZ 89a Highway Lighting Project
SEDONA, AZ, February 14, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The International Dark-Sky Association has been asked to clarify its position regarding the impact that the proposed Sedona, Arizona 89a highway lighting project would have in regard to the International Dark Sky Places (IDSP) certification process.
International NGO coalition condemns Malaysian dam plans
MIRI, SARAWAK/MALAYSIA, February 14, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– An international NGO coalition that includes organizations from the US, Norway and Switzerland is showing its solidarity with Malaysian groups who are protesting against the construction of twelve hydroelectric dams in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo. The NGO coalition supports the Malaysian groups’ demand for an immediate halt to the realization of these dams, which threaten to displace tens of thousands of Sarawak natives and flood hundreds of square miles of Sarawak’s precious tropical rainforests.
Malaysian diplomat compares Penan to zoo animals
LONDON, UK February 10, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The Bruno Manser Fund, a charitable organisation based in Switzerland, calls on the Malaysian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Zakaria Sulong, to resign over racist remarks against the Penan, an indigenous community in Sarawak. In an interview with the Borneo Post, a newspaper owned by the Sarawak timber conglomerate KTS group, the diplomat compared the Penan community’s struggle for their native rights to other “petty” issues “like animals in zoos”.
US Composting Council’s Annual Conference Inspires and Educates while Producing “Zero Waste”
Malaysia’s human rights and environment record criticized ahead of European trade talks
BERN, SWITZERLAND, February 7, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The Malaysian government is increasingly coming under fire in Europe over its flimsy human rights and environment record ahead of trade negotiations between Malaysia and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). EFTA, a multilateral organization comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, is set to start talks with Malaysia over a Free Trade Agreement within the coming weeks.
Kinship Foundation Announces Jim Tolisano’s Resignation as Director of Kinship Conservation Fellows
CHICAGO, IL, February 1, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Kinship Foundation today announced that Jim Tolisano will be resigning from his position as Director of Kinship Conservation Fellows, effective October 1, 2012.
MEDIA ALERT: EUEC 2012 Press Conference – Monday, January 30, 2012
PHOENIX, AZ, January 25, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Top administrators from EPA and DOE will be available to answer questions about positions, goals and perspectives on clean air policy, including the new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), and domestic energy policy, including shale gas development.
Conference to serve as Biopolymers Forum for the Global Ingeo™ Community
MINNETONKA, MN., January 25, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Stonyfield Farm and other major international corporations will present how they have successfully incorporated NatureWorks’ Ingeo™bio-based materials into their products at the collaborative, biennial biopolymers forum, Innovation Takes Root (ITR) 2012, in February.
TULSA, OK, January 25, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Clean Air Action Corporation’s (CAAC) international award- winning environmental initiative, TIST (The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program) has received the World’s First CCB “Gold Level” approval for an afforestation/ reforestation project.
Bruno Manser Fund condemns Malaysia over Anwar appeal
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, January 20, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/- The Bruno Manser Fund condemns Malaysia’s Attorney General for appealing against the acquittal of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges. Anwar was cleared earlier this month of charges he had sex with a young male former aide by the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
EPA Administrator to Address EUEC 2012 on Mercury Standards Affecting 1,400 Power Plants
PHOENIX, AZ – January 18, 2012 –-/WORLD-WIRE/– Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, will address about 2,000 delegates at EUEC 2012, the USA’s largest energy, utility and environment conference to be held at the Phoenix Convention Center from January 30 to February 2, 2012. McCarthy’s keynote address will include the EPA’s new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) issued on December 21, 2011.
KUCHING, MALAYSIA, January 17, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Leaked records from the Malaysian state of Sarawak’s Land and Survey Department show that 31 companies linked to Malaysian top politician Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”) have been given land for oil palm plantations amounting to almost 200,000 hectares – equivalent to three times the size of Singapore. The land leases were issued by the Taib-led Sarawak state government, which is being accused of massive corruption and the systematic destruction of the Borneo rainforest.
EPA Administrator to Address New Emission Standards at EUEC 2012 on January 30
PHOENIX, AZ – January 12, 2012 –-/WORLD-WIRE/– Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation, will address about 2,000 delegates at EUEC 2012, the USA’s largest energy, utility and environment conference to be held at the Phoenix Convention Center from January 30 through February 1, 2012.
Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species to be Brought Back from Extinction
WASHINGTON, DC, January 9, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Through a combination of cutting edge genetic research and time-tested field work, scientists have determined that a Galapagos Giant Tortoise species long thought to be extinct in the wild may still be living on the northern end of the island of Isabela, a few hundred kilometers from Floreana, their island of origin.
Newmont Outlines Community Investment Programs for Conga Project in Peru
DENVER, CO, January 5, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) today outlined a number of community investment programs – developed in conjunction with local communities – that have been implemented or are under development in the Conga project’s area of influence in Peru.
INTERPOL Replies to Taib Arrest Call
LYON, FRANCE, January 3, 2012 –/WORLD-WIRE/– INTERPOL, the International Criminal Police Organization, has replied to a call by an International NGO coalition to arrest Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”), Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, and thirteen of his family members on charges of corruption, fraud, abuse of public office and related crimes.
PORT ARTHUR, TX, December 21, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Renewable energy advocate Tom Weis today ended his 2,150-mile Keystone XL “Tour of Resistance” at the fence line community of West Port Arthur in the shadow of giant oil refineries spewing toxic air emissions. Weis launched the tour 10 weeks ago at the U.S./Canada border and has pedaled the entire U.S. length of the proposed tar sands pipeline in his “rocket trike” in support of landowners and communities in six states fighting Keystone XL.
Swiss Government Refuses to Disclose Taib Probe Findings
BERN, Switzerland, December 19, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf refused to disclose today in parliament if Malaysian potentate Abdul Taib Mahmud has assets in Swiss banks or not. With reference to an investigation launched earlier this year by Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority, FINMA, Widmer-Schlumpf said that FINMA had “no possibility nor the right” to disclose any information on its findings to the public.
Multiple Carcinogens in Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Shampoo
CHICAGO, IL, December 15, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The Cancer Prevention Coalition today congratulated the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics for securing a 11/15/11 agreement with Johnson & Johnson “for reducing or gradually phasing out – trace amounts of potentially cancer-causing chemicals” from Baby Shampoo, “one of its signature products.” However, this agreement is limited and restricted to the U.S. market.
SOLON, OH, December 13, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Washdrops® the new hose-less, biodegradable car wash and shine solution from automotive aftermarket leader, Cequent Consumer Products, was exposed to millions of people in several radio broadcast shows starting in November at two of the largest automotive industry events: The SEMA/AAPEX SHOW and the LA Auto Show.
International NGO coalition calls on Malaysia to arrest the Sarawak Chief Minister and his family
BASEL SWITZERLAND, December 12, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– In a letter to Malaysia’s Attorney General (AG), the Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), an international NGO coalition is requesting that Malaysia’s top prosecutors immediately arrest and criminally prosecute long-term Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”), his four children, his eight siblings and his first cousin, Abdul Hamed Sepawi (“Sepawi”).
Why We Are Still Losing the Winnable War Against Cancer
CHICAGO, IL, December 9, 2011 -/WORLD-WIRE/- The Cancer Prevention Coalition is today calling for public scrutiny of the attitude taken by National Cancer Institute Director Harold Varmus toward the prevention of cancer. Varmus has a distinguished track record in basic research on cancer treatment, acknowledges Cancer Prevention Coalition Chairman Samuel S. Epstein, MD, who says, “However, this is paralleled by frank ignorance of well-documented and longstanding scientific evidence on cancer prevention.”
OTTAWA, CANADA, December 7, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– J Bruce Carr-Harris, an Ottawa top lawyer who is representing Jamilah Taib Murray, the daughter of Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”), has confirmed the Malaysian potentate’s financial involvement in Sakto, a controversial Canadian property business. Sakto has been accused of laundering illicit assets that are believed to be linked to the logging of tropical rainforests in Sarawak, Malaysia’s largest state on the island of Borneo.
WASHINGTON D.C., December 6, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Last evening, former California Governor Schwarzenegger called for “leveling the playing field for renewable energies, making his remarks in a keynote address at the American Council On Renewable Energy’s (ACORE) 10-Year Anniversary Celebration Dinner in Washington, DC.
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, December 5, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Research by the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF) has uncovered the vast dimensions of the Malaysian Taib family’s illicit assets. According to the Swiss organization, the inner family circle of Malaysian potentate Abul Taib Mahmud has a stake in over 400 companies around the globe and holds illicit assets worth several billion US dollars.
Downed Pilot’s Nightmare in Shark-infested Waters May Help Save Coral Reefs
LANDOVER, MD, December 2, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– When Walter Wyatt’s airplane went down in remote seas between Cuba and Florida it sank almost immediately. The unfortunate pilot could not have imagined that a quarter-century later, his sunken plane would play an important part in a discovery that may help scientists better understand coral reef ecosystems. In April, 2011, researchers from the Global Reef Expedition, a project of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, found Walter’s submerged twin-engine plane.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY, November 29, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Today Aerial Surveillance Systems, Inc and OPTIMARE Sensorsysteme announced the official launch of the SkyEye 350, Hawker/Beechcraft King Air 350-based MEDUSA Airborne Oil Spill Monitoring and Maritime Surveillance Multi-Mission Aerial Surveillance Platform.
American Cancer Society Still Ignores Evidence on Avoidable Causes of Adult and Childhood Cancers
CHICAGO, IL, November 18, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The Cancer Prevention Coalition today advises that the American Cancer Society (ACS) 2011 report “Cancer Facts & Figures” ignores well-documented scientific evidence on the industrial and environmental causes of a wide range of cancers. “Criminally,” observes Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, “the ACS makes no reference to the wide range of involuntary and avoidable exposures to industrial carcinogens in air, water, food, and the workplace.”
Taib Under Investigation in the UK – British government to monitor Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency
LONDON, UK, November 14, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The British government will be monitoring the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigation into Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”) and will use its findings “to support a UK investigation”. This has been confirmed in a letter to the Bruno Manser Fund from British Minister of State, Jeremy Browne, the Minister who holds responsibility for Britain’s relations with Malaysia.
British Taib Aide Slams His Malaysian Master
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, November 11, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Richard Curtis, the British group managing director of Cahya Mata Sarawak (CMS), might soon be replaced as top executive of Sarawak’s largest corporation following his angry public complaints against Sarawak’s long-term state government. Sarawak has for thirty years been under the tight political control of Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud („Taib“) whose family holds the majority of CMS shares.
FAIRMONT, WV, November 9, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– On October 28 the most advanced weather satellite ever to be developed was launched. The vehicle, NASA’s National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project or NPP is the first mission designed to collect critical data to improve weather forecasts in the short-term and increase our understanding of long-term climate change. The data, estimated to be at the terabyte level will end up in a massive electronic library worked on by a high tech staff in West Virginia and around the nation. The environmental data system is called the Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System or CLASS.
Toyota Issues 2011 North American Environmental Report
NEW YORK, NY, November 9, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Toyota, the most fuel-efficient full line auto manufacturer in the United States today reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability throughout its operations and beyond as it released its 2011 North America Environmental Report. The report details the substantial success that Toyota has had in meeting or exceeding the goals of its aggressive, five-year Environmental Action Plan (EAP).
Unrecognized Cancer Risks of Dental Radiation
CHICAGO, IL, November 9, 2011 -/WORLD-WIRE/- The well-documented evidence on the radiation dangers of premenopausal mammography are persuasive, although belatedly recognized. In striking contrast, the evidence on the dangers of routine and highly profitable dental radiation, particularly in children, are still virtually unrecognized, warns the Cancer Prevention Coalition.
New SIRC Website Tells Full Story of Styrene and Styrene-Based Products
ARLINGTON, VA, Nov. 4, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/- The Styrene Information and Research Center has launched a new website – www.YouKnowStyrene.org – to serve as a reliable, one-stop source of information on styrene and styrene-based products for consumers, educators, the media, industry employees and communities.
Kinship Conservation Fellows launches Focus 2012: Connection. Collaboration. Impact.
CHICAGO, IL, November 1, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Kinship Conservation Fellows today announced Focus 2012: Connection. Collaboration. Impact, a year-long series of events and activities aimed at engaging past Fellows to build leadership capacity and to continue creating connections between women and men from around the world who are committed to exploring deeper, more impactful ways to apply market-based approaches to environmental concerns.
Bruno Manser Fund names Taib’s secret foreign helpers
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, October 25, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Thirty individuals from nine countries have today been named and shamed by the Swiss Bruno Manser Fund for being business partners, proxies or other helpers of Malaysian potentate Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”) and his family. Taib, Chief Minister of Malaysia’s largest state since 1981, has for a long time been accused of destructive logging of the Borneo rainforest and the massive abuse of his public office for personal gain. With his family members involved in global business operations estimated at several billion US dollars, Taib is believed to be one of South East Asia’s richest and most corrupt politicians.
Corporate Sponsors Control Mammography Industry Warns Cancer Prevention Coalition
CHICAGO, Illinois, October 21, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The Cancer Prevention Coalition says National Mammography Day, October 21, the flagship event of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), is a time to consider the risks of mammography and the links between the mammography industry, the chemicals industry and the American Cancer Society.
International Symposium Addresses the Pollinator Declines
WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 21, 2011, –/WORLD-WIRE/– One out of every third bite of food we consume comes from plants that depend on bees and other pollinating animals for reproduction, yet Colony Collapse Disorder continues to plague honey bees, stump researchers, and alarm the agricultural community. While many people are aware of pollinator declines, very few know how they can help. Now is the chance!
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Joins EcoWatch to Announce Launch of Nationwide News Service Website
MEDIA ADVISORY
CLEVELAND, OH, October 20, 2011 —/WORLD-WIRE/– EcoWatch, in partnership with Waterkeeper Alliance, will host a public event along the Cuyahoga River to celebrate the launch of their nationwide news service website with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., founder and president of Waterkeeper Alliance, as keynote speaker. The website—www.ecowatch.org—goes live the morning of Oct. 27 and will work to unite the voice of the grassroots environmental movement and mobilize millions of Americans to engage in democracy to protect human health and the environment.
TORRANCE, CA, October 13, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Toyota and Lexus 
are once again celebrating the entertainment industry’s environmental efforts as the presenting sponsors of the Environmental Media Awards on Saturday, Oct. 15. In its 21st year, the annual event honors film and television productions that communicate environmental messages in the most creative and influential ways. This year’s honorees are actor and musician Justin Timberlake, communications executive Marc Nathanson, Southern California Edison, and the Producer’s Guild of America’s environmental initiative – PGA Green.
Fate of Lakes Focus of International Meeting in Sunapee, NH
MILLBROOK, NY, October 6, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– On October 10
th-14th, more than a hundred scientists from twenty-four countries will meet at Lake Sunapee to discuss freshwater lakes and reservoirs, including what can be done to keep them healthy in the face of population growth and competing demands. The meeting is being organized by the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON), a grassroots group of limnologists, ecologists, information technology experts, and engineers who are building a network of lake observatories.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 5, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Cleantech Group (www.cleantech.com), a leading global research firm focused on cleantech innovation, today announced that attendee registration for its 2012 Cleantech Forum San Francisco is now open.
Living Oceans Foundation to Survey Andros and Abaco Reefs
LANDOVER, MD, September 30, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation launches its final mission of coral reef research in the Bahamas, concluding the first year of its ambitious Global Reef Expedition. Having completed research in Cay Sal Bank, Hogsty Reef, and the Inaguas earlier this year, the Foundation now turns to Andros and Abaco islands to study sites that were last surveyed more than a decade ago.
“Only Sustainable 2011”, the Capital of Sustainable Energy for the Americas
MIAMI, FL, September 28, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Only Sustainable 2011, one of the most prestigious events on American sustainable energy, will take place during November 7th – 9th in downtown Miami, FL. The international event will be held at the Wolfson Campus in Miami Dade College, calling out hundreds of participants from the United States, Latin America and Europe to discuss the latest sustainable energy trends in the region.
BOULDER, CO, September 26, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Debuting at International Vision Expo West, Zeal Optics [www.zealoptics.com] of Boulder, CO, known for launching the world’s first snow goggles with GPS technology, will debut a new line of sunglasses, incorporating proprietary technology that enhances vision for people who Move at the Speed of Life™. Zeal will be the first optical company to use a manufacturing process that is more environmentally friendly for production of its entire optical portfolio.
U.S. Food and Job Crises Spawn New Green Farming Coalition
NEW ORLEANS, LA September 20, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– A new organization, the
Recirculating Farms Coalition, is officially launching a national campaign to promote growing local, fresh food and create green jobs. Its focus is on eco-friendly farms that use clean, recycled water in place of soil to grow plants (hydroponics), fish (aquaculture), or a combination of both plants and fish (aquaponics). The new collaborative brings together educators, farmers, fishermen, chefs, non-profit organizations and many others who are working to create an accessible, sustainable and healthy food system in the United States.
Canadian government aware of Malaysian money-laundering allegations
OTTAWA, CANADA, September 15, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Only days after the German government announced a money-laundering investigation into Deutsche Bank over its close ties with the Malaysian Taib family, Sarawak potentate Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”) might be facing difficulties from yet another Western government.
VFI Marketing and American Standard Brands Unite with Local Utilities to Save Water
ROCHESTER, MI, September 12, 2011 –-/WORLD-WIRE/– VFI Marketing, a leading performance management marketing firm and a full-service experiential event marketing company, announced today that the first half of the 2011 American Standard Responsible Bathroom Water Conservation Tour has been completed. A new trail was blazed in partnering with utilities while the mobile marketing tour crossed the country.
Deutsche Bank faces money-laundering probe over Taib ties
BERLIN/BASEL, September 11, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– In its capacity as the supervisory authority for “financial institutions in respect of money laundering legislation”, Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has launched investigations into the Deutsche Bank on account of its business relations with the Malaysian Taib family. This has been confirmed by the German Federal Ministry of Finance in response to an enquiry by the Bruno Manser Fonds.
Ecology Coatings Nominated for the U.S. Green Chemistry Challenge
WARREN, MI, September 8, 20
11 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Ecology Coatings, Inc. (OTCQB:ECOC), a leader in the discovery and development of nanotechnology-enabled, ultraviolet-curable advanced coatings, today announced that it has been nominated for the U.S. Green Chemistry Challenge 2012. The program is sponsored by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in partnership with the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute.
Wikileaks: US government well-informed on Taib corruption, abuse of power
KUALA LUMPUR/WASHINGTON D.C./BASEL August 30, 2011, –/WORLD-WIRE/– Only days after Western NGOs launched a campaign to pressure the US government’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to cut ties with the Malaysian Taib family, whistleblower website Wikileaks confirms the US government has been aware of Taib corruption for years.
First Navy Trainer Completes Biofuel Flight at Patuxent River
PATUXENT RIVER, MD, August 26, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The Navy’s alternative energy program expanded Aug. 24 when a T-45 training aircraft completed a successful biofuel flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md. The “Salty Dogs” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 flew the high-performance jet trainer on a biofuel mixture of petroleum-based JP-5 jet fuel and plant-based camelina.
Viejas Outlets and Computers 2 SD Kids Host eWaste Drop Off Event
SAN DIEGO, CA, August 26, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Viejas Outlets and Computers 2 SD Kids are hosting an eWaste recycling drop off event on Saturday, August 27.
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FBI Pressured to Stop Backing Malaysian Potentate
BASEL/SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, D.C., August 25, 2011 –-/WORLD-WIRE/– In a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller, the Swiss Bruno Manser Fund and the San-Francisco-based Borneo Project are calling on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to cut ties with Wallysons Inc., a US company controlled by the Malaysian Taib family.
WWF “highly concerned” about Ta Ann corruption allegations
BASEL/GLAND, SWITZERLAND AUGUST 22, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– WWF, the World Wide Fund for Nature, is “highly concerned ” about corruption allegations against the Malaysian Ta Ann Group, a member of the WWF’s Global Forest & Trade Network, and has announced a review of its sustainable forestry programme that involves close to 300 companies, communities and NGOs in more than 30 countries.
Less Is More with Innovative Roux Maison Laundry Detergents
NASHVILLE, TN, August 12, 2011–/WORLD-WIRE/– Households across America are constantly looking for new and more convenient ways to go green and make a difference. Efficient light bulbs, community recycling, and hybrid cars are now familiar reminders of the numerous ways people can protect their environment. Many other product categories are more elusive and make it harder to determine whether consumers are actually making the best and smartest choices. In this era of greenwashing, Roux Maison takes the guesswork out of these decisions.
New Study Will Make People Think Twice About How They Discard Food Waste
RACINE, WI, August 12, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Consider the apple core. From an environmental perspective, what’s the most responsible way to dispose of it, or a bananapeel, or any food waste?
A new study about the impact of various food waste disposal systems has shown that putting it into a garbage disposer results in lower global warming potential than putting it in the trash and sending it to a landfill.
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, August 4, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– CNBC, the American satellite and cable television news channel, has withdrawn its international business show, “World Business,” following allegations that the show’s production company, FBC (“Fact Based Communications”), was doubling as a PR firm for corrupt Malaysian politicians.
Living Oceans Foundation to Survey Inagua’s Coral Reefs
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 2, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– On August 1st, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation launched a second mission of coral reef research in the Bahamas as part of their ongoing Global Reef Expedition. The Foundation’s science team, aboard the research vessel Golden Shadow, will head south from Nassau prepared to complete the first ever high-resolution coral reef ecosystem maps of the Inaguas and nearby Hogsty reef.
LOS ANGELES, CA, July 19, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/–
Splashlife and the Harry Potter Alliance announce the formation of the advisory panel for Imagine Better, the two-part contest that is part of Splashlife’s Planet Renew campaign to promote environmental awareness. The contests encourage young people to provide ideas about how to combat the climate crisis and art that celebrates environmental sustainability.
A Century Old Green Fishery Decimated by Government Interference
KALTAG, ALASKA, July 12, 2011, –/WORLD-WIRE/– Yukon River Gold LLC has announced the suspension of fish buying operations this summer in the remote Alaskan village of Kaltag, pending review for a permanent closure of the facility. This closure results in elimination of 70 jobs this summer, in this remote village of less than 800 people, where jobs are scarce.
World Population Day on July 11 acknowledges our most serious problem
Santa Barbara, CA, July 8, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11, to raise awareness of the problems of overpopulation and continuing population growth. It grew out of the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11, 1987, the approximate date on which the global population reached five billion people. Less than a quarter century later, world population will reach 7 billion on October 31 this year, according to United Nations population projections.
Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Ecologico-Logic, Inc., a Nevada-based green technology company, has unveiled a prototype of a state-of-the-art waste reduction system – known as “The Muncher”®– that is far faster, greener and more cost-effective than any waste management technology currently in use. Its primary purpose is to reduce the weight and volume of all organic and many types of inorganic waste.
Monaco’s Prince Albert II asked to pay back dodgy Malaysian donation
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, June 30, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Bruno Manser Fund, the Swiss rainforest advocacy group, is calling on Monaco ruler Prince Albert II to pay back a controversial 100,000 euro donation he received last year from Malaysia’s First Lady, Rosmah Mansor, for his environmental foundation, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. More…
German Chancellor Urged To Freeze Taib’s Deutsche Bank Assets
BERLIN, GERMANY, June 20, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– In a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, three NGOs from Germany and Switzerland are complaining about Deutsche Bank’s close business ties with Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”), the Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Sarawak and one of South East Asia’s leading kleptocrats. The Swiss Bruno Manser Fund, the Society for Threatened Peoples and Rettet den Regenwald, a Hamburg-based rainforest advocacy group, are asking the German government to clarify Deutsche Bank’s business ties with Taib and to freeze all Taib assets in Germany. More…
Volcom Partners with I:CO to Give Used Clothes and Shoes New Life 
COSTA MESA, CA, June 17, 2011–/WORLD-WIRE/–Beginning in June, you’ll see two new fixtures in Volcom’s U.S. retail stores, and these are not new sales fixtures. Prominently displayed in each U.S. Volcom store will be collection boxes for used apparel and shoes. More…
Australian university embarrassed by Malaysian timber graft probe
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA, June 16, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Malaysia’s announcement of a graft probe against Abdul Taib Mahmud (“Taib”), head of state of the resource-rich Malaysian state of Sarawak, has put the University of Adelaide, South Australia, into an uncomfortable position. The University maintains close ties with the controversial Malaysian politician and has accepted donations worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from him. In 2008, the University named a public plaza on its campus after Taib; in 1994, the University bestowed an honorary doctorate on him. More…
Environmental Advocacy Talk Radio Show ‘Mrs. Green’s World’ Moves From Traditional Radio to Live Internet Streaming
TUCSON, AZ, June 16, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– After more than three years on Tucson’s 790-AM KNST, Gina Murphy-Darling, host of the environmental talk show “Mrs. Green’s World” (http://www.mrsgreensworld.com), is moving her show online, creating Mrs. Green’s World Radio Network and adding it to her multimedia company. The show’s live online stream will premiere July 2, 2011 and will air every Saturday from noon to 1:00 p.m. More…
Model Lighting Ordinance Released to Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting
TUCSON, AZ, June 15, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) announce public release of the Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO), a valuable guide for environmentally responsible outdoor lighting in North America. The MLO is an outdoor lighting template designed to help municipalities develop outdoor lighting standards that reduce glare, light trespass, and skyglow. Such standards reduce expenses, save energy, and cut greenhouse gas emissions. More…
Bruno Manser Fund Welcomes Malaysian Timber Graft Probe
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, June 10, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The Bruno Manser Fund welcomes the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) announcement of a graft probe against Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud over allegations of timber corruption. MACC chief commissioner Abu Kassim Mohamed confirmed on Thursday that Taib was under investigation but declined to reveal further details. More…
New Rain Sensor Making Rivers Cleaner
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, June 9, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– You might have had the pleasure of driving a luxury car equipped with rain sensing windshield wipers. Recently, Hydreon Corporation has developed a new optical rain sensor that uses the same principles as automotive rain sensors, and is now being used to make wastewater treatment plants more efficient. The Hydreon Optical Rain Gauge is a sensor about the size of a tennis ball. More…
ITTO Criticized Over Failure to Reach Its Goals – A New Approach Is Needed
BERN, SWITZERLAND, June 7, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) has been criticized for not making sufficient progress in the promotion of sustainable forest management, the core goal of the multilateral organization. According to the ITTO’s report “Status of Tropical Forest Management 2011″, which has been released today in the Swiss capital of Berne, less than 10% of tropical forests are being managed sustainably. More…
New Site Devoted To Covering Asia’s Booming Sustainable Business Development
HONG KONG, June 6, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– A new Internet portal, aimed at acting as a primary source for executives looking for news and views on the burgeoning sustainable business sector in the world’s fastest growing economic region, was launched today at www.CleanBiz.asia. More…
WI Environmental To Present at Major Environmental Expo in China
SEATTLE, WA, June 6, 2011 –WORLD-WIRE/– WI Environmental, the heavy metals remediation expert based on Whidbey Island, Wash., today announced the company’s inclusion in the prestigious 12th China International Environmental Protection Exhibition Conference (CIEPEC) 2011 in Beijing. Sponsored by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, P.R.C. (MEP) and exclusively organized by China Association of Environmental Protection Industry (CAEPI), the event is a showcase for innovative environmental technologies, products and services from around the world. More…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, May 26, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/–Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), a global analysis and advisory organization that supports nations’ efforts towards green and low-carbon growth, today launched its center in Rio de Janeiro, affiliated with Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). CPI Rio will examine low-carbon growth policies and programs in Brazil in areas such as forestry and agriculture, finance, and cap and trade systems. More…
Clean Air Action Corporation’s Award-Winning TIST Program Receives the World’s First Dual Validation and Verification from VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) and CCB (Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards)
TULSA, OK, May 24, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Clean Air Action Corporation’s (CAAC) international award- winning environmental initiative, TIST (The International Small Group and Tree Planting program) has been Validated and Verified for their work in Kenya against the VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) and also by the CCB (Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards) – the two most highly regarded certification standards for carbon reduction projects. More…
BOSTON, MA, May 19, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The (CSE) today announced that it will develop a sustainable energy research and building innovation center at 5 Channel Center in Boston’s Innovation District. The 50,000-square-foot applied research facility and building technology showcase will serve as a unique factory of innovation in support of established and start-up companies that are developing and demonstrating the next generation of energy efficiency technologies. More…
BobVila.com Partners With GreenTowns.com
NEW YORK, NY, May 19, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Bob Vila, the dean of green home renovation and repair advice, is proud to be a featured expert and partner in the launch of GreenTowns.com, a new online network that connects and celebrates innovative sustainability efforts and the people pioneering them in thousands of towns and cities across the United States. More…
NetGreen News Launches Wellness News Channel
EUGENE, OR, May 16, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– To answer the public’s growing demand for high quality health and wellness news,NetGreen News has launched NGN Health & Wellness, a high-quality video news service that provides engaging, original wellness content to viewers who want credible, well-presented information to help them improve the way they live and work. More…
Hmong Declaration on the Right to Development, Security and Freedoms 
NEW YORK, NY, May 16, 2011, –/WORLD-WIRE/– Today, the International Fund for Hmong Development announced the Hmong Declaration for rights recognition, the right to be independent, the right to exist and the right to remain free from persecution. The Hmong people have called for international intervention, support and assistance for development. More…
| World Future Council: New IPCC Report On Renewable Energy Is ‘Litmus Test’ For Policy Makers |
 HAMBURG, GERMANY, May 9, 2011, –/WORLD-WIRE/–The new IPCC report on renewable energy provides a litmus test for all policy makers, proving renewable energy is the world’s number one energy source in the future. Furthermore, the report provides evidence to show that the deployment of renewable energy especially in developing countries is faster and more cost efficient than the combustion of fossil fuels and nuclear power. More… |
| Inventor Says He Can Stop The Next Oil Leak One Year after the Gulf oil spill- Investing in prevention |
 ALBANY, CA, May 6, 2011 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Inventor of the Bowflex®,Tessema Shifferaw introduces The Shifferaw Oil Ocean Leak Prevention System, SOOLPS, guaranteed to put both environmentalists and oil companies at ease. Shifferaw designed this system in response to the lackluster solutions for the disastrous Gulf oil spill. More… |