World-Wire http://world-wire.com The Best Media Distribution on Earth Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Indigenous Peoples Protest Destructive Dams at Industry Conference in Malaysia http://world-wire.com/2013/05/22/indigenous-peoples-protest-destructive-dams-at-industry-conference-in-malaysia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indigenous-peoples-protest-destructive-dams-at-industry-conference-in-malaysia http://world-wire.com/2013/05/22/indigenous-peoples-protest-destructive-dams-at-industry-conference-in-malaysia/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:26 +0000 World-Wire http://world-wire.com/?p=9772

Media Release by Bruno Manser Fonds, The Borneo Project and International Rivers

KUCHING, Sarawak, Malaysia, May 22, 2013 –/WORLD-WIRE/– More than three hundred indigenous people of the Penan, the Kenyah, the Kayan, and Iban ethnic groups protested against a series of controversial dams on the island of Borneo this morning at the opening of the International Hydropower Association’s (IHA) biannual conference.… More...

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Malaysian power supplier’s Norwegian CEO asked to resign over corruption allegations
 
KUCHING, Sarawak, Malaysia, May 20, 2013 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, the Norwegian CEO of state-owned Malaysian power supplier, Sarawak Energy, is in the middle of a new controversy about corruption in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak.… More...

]]> http://world-wire.com/2013/05/19/sarawak-energy-awarded-us-226-million-in-contracts-to-malaysian-chief-ministers-family/feed/ 0 EXCLUSIVE: Sarawak Dams to Flood 2,300 km2 of Rainforests, Displace Tens of Thousands of Natives http://world-wire.com/2013/05/16/exclusive-sarawak-dams-to-flood-2300-km2-of-rainforests-displace-tens-of-thousands-of-natives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exclusive-sarawak-dams-to-flood-2300-km2-of-rainforests-displace-tens-of-thousands-of-natives http://world-wire.com/2013/05/16/exclusive-sarawak-dams-to-flood-2300-km2-of-rainforests-displace-tens-of-thousands-of-natives/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 06:39:53 +0000 World-Wire http://world-wire.com/?p=9762

30,000 to 50,000 indigenous people to pay the price for Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s excessive dam plans in Malaysian Borneo
 
KUCHING, Sarawak, Malaysia, May 17, 2013 –/WORLD-WIRE/– A new map released by the Bruno Manser Fund ahead of the International Hydropower Association’s World Congress in Kuching, Sarawak, is showing the massive detrimental effect of the Malaysian state’s dam plans on indigenous peoples and the Borneo rainforest.… More...

]]> http://world-wire.com/2013/05/16/exclusive-sarawak-dams-to-flood-2300-km2-of-rainforests-displace-tens-of-thousands-of-natives/feed/ 0 Make Car-Washing Environmentally- Friendly This Summer With Washdrops http://world-wire.com/2013/05/14/make-car-washing-environmentally-friendly-this-summer-with-washdrops/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=make-car-washing-environmentally-friendly-this-summer-with-washdrops http://world-wire.com/2013/05/14/make-car-washing-environmentally-friendly-this-summer-with-washdrops/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:57:04 +0000 World-Wire http://world-wire.com/?p=9751

Washdrops is proven to use less water than regular car-washing.

Cequent_LogoSOLON, Ohio, May 14, 2013 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Summer is right around the corner and so is car-washing season. With Washdrops, an award-winning green car wash solution from automotive aftermarket leader Cequent Consumer Products, consumers can wash their cars without wasting water or harming the environment.… More...

]]> http://world-wire.com/2013/05/14/make-car-washing-environmentally-friendly-this-summer-with-washdrops/feed/ 0 “Call your subject home,” Borneo tribe appeals to the Norwegian King http://world-wire.com/2013/05/13/call-your-subject-home-borneo-tribe-appeals-to-the-norwegian-king/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=call-your-subject-home-borneo-tribe-appeals-to-the-norwegian-king http://world-wire.com/2013/05/13/call-your-subject-home-borneo-tribe-appeals-to-the-norwegian-king/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 20:32:43 +0000 World-Wire http://world-wire.com/?p=9738

Penan tribesmen from Sarawak appeal to the Norwegian King to protect them from a Norwegian hydropower executive – Sarawak Energy CEO, Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, pushes forward plans to flood the Borneo rainforest
 
OSLO, Norway / BARAM, Sarawak, Malaysia, May 13, 2013 –/WORLD-WIRE/– 600 Penan tribesmen of Sarawak, Malaysia, are turning to the Norwegian King for help in their struggle to defend their rainforests.… More...

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Composting CouncilBETHESDA, MD, May 2, 2013 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The United States Composting Council (USCC) is pleased to announce Lori Scozzafava as its new Executive Director.  Ms. Scozzafava is a highly experienced association executive who has been involved in solid waste management for over 25 years.… More...

]]> http://world-wire.com/2013/05/02/uscc-announces-lori-scozzafava-as-new-executive-director/feed/ 0 International Hydropower Association accused of excluding indigenous peoples and supporting Taib’s corruption http://world-wire.com/2013/04/29/international-hydropower-association-accused-of-excluding-indigenous-peoples-and-supporting-taibs-corruption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=international-hydropower-association-accused-of-excluding-indigenous-peoples-and-supporting-taibs-corruption http://world-wire.com/2013/04/29/international-hydropower-association-accused-of-excluding-indigenous-peoples-and-supporting-taibs-corruption/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:42:23 +0000 World-Wire http://world-wire.com/?p=9727

One month before the hydropower World Congress is due to be staged in Kuching, Malaysia, dam-affected communities and NGOs are criticizing the hydropower lobby organization’s cooperation with the corrupt regime of Sarawak Chief Minister, Taib Mahmud.… More...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Composting CouncilBETHESDA, MD, April 24, 2013 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The United States Composting Council (USCC) released its Model Compost Rule Template, developed by a Task Force comprised of state regulatory officials, composting facility operators and consulting engineers.… More...

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Former Global Vice President of Business Development at Nalco Mobotec Brings Over 20 Years of Power Industry Experience to ADA Carbon Solutions’ Expanding Business

ADA-CS_logoLITTLETON, CO, April 22, 2013 –/WORLD-WIRE/– ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC, an industry-leading manufacturer of powdered activated carbon, is pleased to announce one new hire and two executive promotions within the company.… More...

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Interactive Digital Mosaic to Be Shown at Thousands of Events Worldwide

earthday_logoWASHINGTON, DC, April 15, 2013 –/WORLD-WIRE/– Earth Day, April 22, is one week away. The theme of Earth Day 2013 is The Face of Climate Change.… More...

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