Welcome to World-Wire On World-Wire you can transmit your important news to a thousands environmentally relevant organizations and corporations whose primary focus is to keep up to the minute in this fast-changing field. Visit the World-Wire Toolbox and learn how to create a compelling press release and launch an effective media campaign. World-Wire Headlines World-Wire Full Text SEARCH World-Wire	LATEST NEWS Majority of Registered Hunters in British Columbia Oppose the "Sport" Hunt VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada March 11, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Today, a series of ads are being released in BC's major newspapers marking the countdown to the unpopular trophy hunt in the Great Bear Rainforest. Public poll results show that the "sport" hunt of bears is opposed by nearly 80% of British Columbians, as well as Coastal First Nations and a majority of registered hunters. The ads are endorsed by tourism businesses, local and international conservation groups and coastal First Nations representing 20 million people from over 40 countries. iQ Advanced of San Diego announces the launch of HarmfulAdditives.com San Diego, CA, March 10, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- iQ Advanced, an information marketing company whose mission is to raise awareness through intelligent information, announces the release of a free online consumer guide to harmful and toxic food additives. This Free online guide is the consumers’ resource to finding out what hazardous by-products and additives are present into everyday foods. A Miles-Per-Gallon Rating for Your Home? Get Ready! PORTLAND, OR, March 5, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The last time you bought a car, especially in the current economy, you probably paid close attention to the fuel efficiency by looking at the mile-per-gallon ratings and comparing similar vehicles. Now home buyers in certain states may soon be able to do the same with homes, and it looks like the trend will go national. Conservation Efforts on Navy Installations Recognized by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service WASHINGTON, DC, March 3, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Three United States Navy installations have been nominated for the 2009 Military Installation Conservation Partner Award by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). This award recognizes military installations that have accomplished outstanding work in cooperation with FWS to promote conservation on military lands during the past year. Group Praises Agency for Effort to Engage Stakeholders in 12 River Basin States WASHINGTON, DC, March 2, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A new $320 million, four-year initiative that could significantly improve drinking water quality for tens of millions of Americans in 12 states in the Mississippi River Basin is one step closer to reality, according to Environmental Defense Fund. That’s because the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today issued a request for proposals (RFP) from stakeholders in 12 river basin states to engage farmers in high-priority watersheds in those states in cooperative efforts to reduce water pollution. HOMER® Energy Receives Major National Science Foundation Grant BOULDER, CO, March 2, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The National Science Foundation grant was awarded to HOMER Energy under the auspices of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which recognizes “high quality” science and engineering projects - including innovative software - “that could lead to significant commercial and public benefit” for U.S. industry. Stanford Business School Conference Aims to Advance Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains STANFORD, CA, March 1, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- More than 150 supply chain management experts, practitioners, and policy makers will gather at a conference April 29 at the Stanford Graduate School of Business to exchange best practices for sustainable supply chains. Early bird registration discount is available for one more week for executives, nonprofit leaders, policy makers, and academics. Actio and Atrion Introduce REACHtracker™ 2.0 for Supply Chain Communication and REACH Compliance PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE and MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, March 1, 2010 --/WORLE-WIRE/-- Actio Corporation and Atrion International today announced the availability of REACHtracker™ 2.0, a SaaS solution for automating and managing supply chain communication and substance information collection processes for compliance under Europe’s REACH legislation. REACHtracker™ 2.0 provides a holistic substance view that integrates the relationships between finished products, raw materials and individual substances. The solution also provides enhanced communications features for upstream and downstream supply chain communications and customized visual reporting tools that alert organizations if any of their finished goods, raw materials, or substances are not in compliance so that they can take action to mitigate their risk. Air & Waste Management Association to Hold 103rd Annual Conference & Exhibition in Calgary, Alberta, Canada Pittsburgh, PA, February 23, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/--The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will hold its 103rd Annual Conference & Exhibition (ACE), June 22-25, 2010, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. One "Sport" That Doesn't Deserve A Trophy VANCOUVER, BC, February 23, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In a few weeks, the B.C. government plans on reopening the trophy hunt of bears in the internationally celebrated Great Bear Rainforest. And the spirit bear, which was featured in the Olympic Games' opening ceremonies, could be one of its targets. NESEA Announces Spring Sustainability Workshop Series GREENFIELD, MA, February 19, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is pleased to announce its Spring 2010 Sustainability Workshop Series scheduled to run in March, April, May and June. SEES, Inc. Launches Energy Audit Reports For Contractors SAN DIEGO, CA, February 17, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- SEES, Inc. a green energy information marketing company announces its Free Online Energy Audit for homeowners and commercial property owners. The Free Online Energy Audit allows users to provide information on their energy consumption through a questionnaire related to energy expenses, types of energy used, quantities of appliances, age of building, and other factors then performs a calculation to analyze and evaluate the current inefficiencies. Recommendations are then presented in a 10-20 page report to help consumers improve the property and to save energy and money. In addition, SEES researches the current available incentives, rebates, tax credits, and grants from utility companies, government agencies and private sources. This enables consumers to learn how to improve their property as well as where to find information on how to reduce or eliminate the costs for the suggested improvements. Research And Development For Clean Energy RATINGEN/NÜMBERG, GERMANY, February 16, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- THE WALL AG and FLABEG Holding have set a goal: to reduce costs through progressive research and development, and increase the efficiency of solarthermic power-stations. Solarthermic power-stations also contain the greatest potential of winning power from solar energy. Their enormous voltage is faced with similar costs of investment: One power-station with a yearly capacity of 50 MW needs an investment volume of nearly 300m Euro. Due to the reason mentioned previously, investors usually only offer capital for a power-station project with state subsidies. Food & Drug Administration Admits Medical Radiation Risks, Ignores Mammography Dangers CHICAGO, IL, February 16, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Cancer Prevention Coalition notes with approval that on February 9, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it would take stringent action to regulate "the most potent forms of medical radiation," particularly those from increasingly popular CT scans. The "Sport" That Should Be Banned VANCOUVER, BC, February 16, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In less than two months, the B.C. government plans to open the trophy hunt of bears in the internationally celebrated Great Bear Rainforest. Trophy hunters will be allowed to gun down vulnerable grizzlies and black bears as they emerge from hibernation. Hey New York, Are You Ready For The “Green Wave”? NEW YORK, NY, February 15, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- On April 20, 2010, The Building Green Expo and Workshops returns to New York City and will take place at 7 World Trade Center. Building Green has added two new elements to this year’s event: A Green Contest which is open to the public, and a children’s educational component geared towards elementary students explaining what sustainability means and providing steps to help keep the world green. Energy Professionals Organize Statewide Across Missouri KANSAS CITY, MO, February 12, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Missouri Association of Accredited Energy Professionals (www.MAAEP.org) held its second organizational meeting for professional members yesterday at Kansas City's Metropolitan Energy Center training facility (www.kcenergy.org). Participants included representatives from Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Sustainable Solutions, Hayes Company, AB May, US Environmental Protection Agency, Green Cat, Hishaw Construction, Henges Insulation, Crowder College, Performance Plus Homes and many other energy efficiency businesses and related home contractors. New Book Reveals Financial, Ecological and Emotional Value of Green Living POQUOSON, VA, February 12, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Sustainability: A Personal Journey to a Built Sustainable Community...and an Amazing Picture of What Life Will Soon be Like by Stuart W. Rose, Ph.D. offers guidance on how and why to live sustainably. He strives to show a way to reduce the depletion of Earth's natural resources and strives to predict global changes which could occur in the next few years. Rose hopes that Sustainability will help suppress the fears connected to living on Earth's natural resources by sharing how sustainability has worked in an actual housing development. Groundbreaking 93-Page CSR Insight™ Report Just Published On Global Sustainability Regulation, Metrics, and Trends NEW YORK, NY, February 12, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The CSR Insight™ Report, the product of two years of research, is available now for a limited time on a complimentary basis at www.csr-insight.com (a USD$2195 value). Published by CSR Insight™ LLC, an independent advisory firm focusing exclusively upon global Sustainability Regulation, Metrics, and Public Policy, the CSR Insight™ Report provides a comprehensive and global perspective on key issues pertinent to Sustainability Reporting, Sustainability Investment, and Sustainability Regulation. Moving Water Industries Signs Major Contract to Supply Pumps for Red Bluff Pumping Plant and Fish Screen Project DEERFIELD BEACH, FL, February 10, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Moving Water Industries announced today that they had won a competitive request for proposal and had signed a major contract with the Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of the Interior to furnish pumps and motors for the Red Bluff Pumping Plant and Fish Screen Project located in Red Bluff, California in Tehama County. The pumps to be supplied will pump cumulatively 2,100 cubic feet per second (942,480 gpm) and meet the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which will provide partial financing for the project. Thermphos Taps Atrion International's Product Compliance for SAP EH&S Integration into Business Processes MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, February 10, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Atrion International announced that it has signed an eight year agreement with Netherlands-based Thermphos International BV, a world leading chemical company in phosphorus, phosphoric acid, phosphorus derivatives, phosphates and phosphonates, for Atrion’s Product Compliance for SAP® EH&S. The Atrion solution will assist Thermphos in the regulatory analysis of complex product formulations and generate hazard communication documents such as the MSDS. Green Business Bureau Helps Businesses Go Green HOUSTON, TX February 8, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/--As customers demand their business partners prove their environmentally responsible business practices and commitment to serving the planet’s best interest, business owners must implement new processes – but until now have not had an affordable means. Walmart Green Business Summit VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, February 5, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Green Business Summit is by far the largest event of its kind ever held in Canada. The event is bringing together more than 300 CEOs, business executives, senior government officials, NGOs and academics to discuss and leverage the business case for going green. A series of major announcements will be made during the Summit. There will be a showcase of 10 of the leading products and trends in sustainability www.walmartgreenbusinesssummit.com Sees, Inc. Launches Green Energy Talk Directory SAN DIEGO, CA , February 3, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- SEES, Inc., a Green Marketing company, announces the launch of its new Directory for green products and service providers worldwide. The Directory system is a Free service to consumers and businesses to find contractors, products and services for renewable energy--solar and wind, and water conservation. Navy Marks Environmental Accomplishments for At-Sea Ranges in 2009; More to Come in 2010 WASHINGTON, D. C., February 3, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The U.S. Navy has kicked off 2010 with a wave of training and environmental stewardship successes, the culmination of significant environmental planning efforts that were underway in 2009. Presidential Budget’s Proposed $500 Million+ Cut to USDA Conservation Programs Opposed by Conservation Group WASHINGTON, D.C., February 2, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Environmental Defense Fund urged Congress to reject a proposal in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget to cut more than half billion dollars from USDA conservation programs below funding levels mandated in the 2008 Farm Bill. A Ban on Hormonal Meat is Three Decades Overdue CHICAGO, IL, February 2, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- On January 29, 2010, with three other scientific experts, Samuel S. Epstein, MD, Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, filed a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Petition seeking an urgent ban on hormonal meat, as it poses unrecognized risks of hormonal cancers. Malaysian Court Halts Borneo Rainforest Village Demolition KUCHING/SARAWAK, EAST MALAYSIA, January 27, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A local court in Sarawak’s state capital, Kuching, has ordered the Sarawak authorities to halt the demolition of a native village until a full trial is held on their pending court case on 9 February 2010. Driving the Alternative Energy Marketplace at the VERDEXCHANGE Conference LOS ANGELES, CA, January 26, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- – With the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen top-of-mind and the State of the Union address forthcoming, government and business leaders from the Western region and around the world gathered in Los Angeles at the VERDEXCHANGE Conference to advance the growing and fast-evolving markets for green and clean technologies. Startech Environmental Accepts Investment Closing Date for Early February Wilton, Connecticut, January 26, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Startech Environmental Corp. (OTC BB: STHK), a fully reporting, Award-winning Environment and Energy Company today announced that on January 23, 2010, the Company received a written request from its potential Investor to agree to the Investment Closing Date of February 4, 2010, and the Company also announced that it has informed the Investor that it has accepted that Closing Date. J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines Announces California Sustainable Winegrowing Certification SAN JOSE, CA, January 22, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines has earned the Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing (CCSW) distinction from the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) for its estate vineyards in the appellations of Paso Robles and Arroyo Seco, Monterey County, as well as for its two wineries located in Paso Robles and San Jose. This certification is the end result of J. Lohr’s participation in a pioneering, statewide pilot program to establish criteria for, and provide third-party verification of, a vineyard’s and/or winery’s adherence to a “process of continuous improvement” in the adoption and implementation of sustainable winegrowing practices. Designed to assess and encourage environmental stewardship, conservation and socially equitable business standards, the certification evaluates practices that protect air and water quality, promote water conservation and energy efficiency, reduce pesticide use, and preserve ecosystems and animal habitats, among many others. Malaysian Authorities Destroy Borneo Natives’ Village SUNGAI SEKABAI, SARAWAK, EAST MALAYSIA, January 21, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In a dramatic twist to one of Malaysia’s most prominent legal conflicts between native communities and the government of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo, a Sarawak Land and Survey enforcement team, with assistance from Malaysian army personnel and the police, have yesterday demolished 25 houses of an Iban native community at Sungai Sekabai near the town of Bintulu. Solar Energy and Efficiency Solutions (SEES, Inc.) Launches a Partner Program SAN DIEGO, CA, January 19, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- SEES, Inc. announce the launch of their Partner Program through which companies can offer additional green benefits, utilizing SEES’ Free online Energy Audits, Free Energy Guide and Free Green Energy Talk magazine. SEES is actively pursuing partners in the green, solar power, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy conservation industries that provide products or services, newsletters, magazines, radio and television coverage within these topic areas. Final Judgment of Lila York and “Powermaster Environmental Group” DENVER, CO, January 19, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- PowerMaster Corporation, a Colorado Corporation has, after two years, received court orders and judgments against Lila York and her company/corporation PowerMaster Environmental Group in the suit published in the Press Release “PowerMaster Corp Sues Lila York & PowerMaster Environmental Group.” An FDA Ban on Genetically-Engineered Milk is Twenty Years Overdue CHICAGO, IL, January 15, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- In May 2007, Samuel S. Epstein, MD, Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition, and four other leading national experts on genetically-engineered, recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) milk filed a Petition to the Food and Drug Administration, "Petition Seeking the Withdrawal of the New Animal Drug Application Approval for Posilac®-Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH)." In the absence of any response, on January 12, 2010, Dr. Epstein resubmitted this Petition to Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Malaysia and China Sign US$11bn Power Deal That Involves the Displacement of 608,000 Borneo Natives KUALA LUMPUR / MALAYSIA, January 13, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Malaysia and China have signed a deal to carry out a highly controversial energy masterplan in the Malaysian part of Borneo that involves the displacement of thousands of Borneo natives. According to the Financial Times, the plan involves the construction of several mega-dams and mining of large coal deposits and is likely to require the relocation of some 608,000 natives who live in the East Malaysian state’s rainforest-covered interior. New Ionator EXP™ and Ionator HOM™ Kill Swine Flu Without Use of Chemicals ROGERS, MN, January 13, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Newly released lab tests conclude the new ionator EXP™ and ionator HOM™ kill the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 influenza A — or swine flu — virus with a product that simply ionizes tap water. Slightly larger than a spray bottle, the ionator EXP™ and ionator HOM™ from Activeion Cleaning Solutions, are handheld, on-demand cleaning and sanitizing tools that activate and convert tap water into ionized water, a powerful dirt-removing and bacteria-killing product. Malaysia: Sarawak Party Leader Calls on Natives to Fight for Their Rights KUCHING, Sarawak, Malaysia, January 12, 2010 --WORLD-WIRE/-- Baru Bian, Sarawak leader of Anwar Ibrahim's People's Justice Party (PKR), speaks out on corruption, failed development and Chief Minister Taib Mahmud's historical legacy. In an exclusive interview with the Bruno Manser Fund, he outlines his far-reaching reform plans for the post-Taib era. Unrecognized Risks of Perricone MD Skin Care Products CHICAGO, IL, January 12, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The use of nanoparticles in personal care products known as cosmeceuticals poses a generally unrecognized but major public health hazard, warns the Cancer Prevention Coalition. "Nanoparticles, less than 1/10,000 of a millimeter in size, readily penetrate skin, and can invade underlying blood vessels and produce body-wide toxic effects, including brain degenerative disorders, and nerve damage," stresses CPC Chairman Dr. Samuel S. Epstein. Navy Installations Getting Greener ARLINGTON, VA, January 6, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Step onto any of the United States Navy’s 40 installations in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and you’ll see green. The Department of the Navy has implemented a national policy mandating the use of low-impact development techniques, which has made installations more environmentally and economically efficient to construct, operate, and maintain. A Dangerous Spin on the Cancer Risks of a Sugar-Free Sweetener CHICAGO, IL, January 6, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The Cancer Prevention Coalition notes with alarm that on January 2 this year, in a heavily advertised special health-theme issue of People Magazine, Kraft announced a new campaign on Crystal Light, a sugarless powdered drink mix which can easily be poured into tap and bottled water drinks. Crystal Light's ingredients include the artificial sweetener aspartame, under the trademark names of NutraSweet and Equal, besides citric acid and sodium citrate. Honda Delivers FCX Clarity Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle to 2010 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team Captain Scott Niedermayer ANAHEIM, CA, January 6, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., delivered a zero emissions hydrogen-powered FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle today to its latest customer, 2010 Canadian Olympic hockey team captain, Scott Niedermayer. Also a team captain for the Anaheim Ducks National Hockey League team, Niedermayer is a leader both on and off the ice, promoting an environmentally responsible lifestyle and the protection of natural resources. Solar Financing Finally Reaches Colorado Non-Profits LOUISVILLE, CO, January 6, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Solar financing for non-profits and faith communities is often hard to find in these tough economic times. Thanks to a new program, developed by Colorado-based solar integrator Bella Energy, non-profit solar financing has finally reached Colorado. Community Solar Partners is a unique solar financing program that has taken 3 years to develop. The program was designed to help non-profits and faith communities make critical investments in their infrastructure while reducing the price of investing in solar by about 30 percent. Sarawak Energy: Norwegian CEO Assumes Responsibility for Controversial Mega-Dams KUCHING, SARAWAK / MALAYSIA, January 5, 2010, --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, a Norwegian national who has formerly worked as an executive with the Norsk Hydro group, has recently been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sarawak Energy Berhad Group, a state-owned power monopolist in East Malaysia. STIMULUS-FUNDED STREAMGAGE UPGRADES DELIVER AN ARRAY OF BENEFITS YELLOW SPRINGS, OH, January 4, 2010 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, often called ARRA or the Stimulus Package, earmarked $14.6 million to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for upgrades to its 7,500-station national streamgage network and an additional $14.6 million to complete deferred maintenance projects. USGS offices have invested their streamgage upgrade funds in a host of new technologies – high data rate (HDR) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) radios, hydroacoustic flow-measuring devices and radar systems.
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