Market Wire - Environment

AXcess News: AXcess News: Soaring Iron Ore Prices Push Steel Rates Higher - June 26, 2008

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Iron ore prices double as China's largest steel producer agrees to Rio Tinto price increase. The news followed Dorex Minerals, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: DOXMF) (TSX-V: DOX) iron ore drill results on its Carmelita property in Chile.
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Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA): Next-Generation Ethanol Arrives in Canada - June 26, 2008

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) today congratulated GreenField Ethanol and Enerkem on their announcement to build the world's first industrial scale municipal waste-to-ethanol facility in Edmonton, Alberta. The $70-million next-generation renewable fuels plant will initially produce 36 million litres of ethanol from non-recyclable waste products every year.
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Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County: Project Approvals Received for Puente Hills Intermodal Facility - June 26, 2008

WHITTIER, CA (MARKET WIRE) Today, the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (Sanitation Districts) received a conditional use permit for the Puente Hills Intermodal Facility (PHIMF) from the City of Industry Planning Commission. This approval paves the way for the Sanitation Districts to move forward with a key component of a Waste-by-Rail System to serve Los Angeles County. The City of Industry certified the Final Environmental Impact Report for the PHIMF earlier this month, after the.
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Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC: PowerShares Cleantech(TM) Portfolio Goes Global - June 26, 2008

CHICAGO, IL (MARKET WIRE) Invesco PowerShares, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today that the PowerShares Cleantech&153; Portfolio (PZD) will be rebalancing to include a foreign security weighting.
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Premier Tech: Premier Tech Honors its Commitments - June 26, 2008

RIVIERE-DU-LOUP, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) Premier Tech is proud to announce that today it has paid C$362 633.00 in royalties to Canada Economic Development as a repayment of the money advanced to support the Company's Innovation, Research and Development (IR&D) activities within the framework of the MOBILISATEUR II program.
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Silicon Valley Leadership Group: Silicon Valley Leadership Group Documents Innovative Data Center Energy Saving Projects That Could Rein in Power Usag - June 26, 2008

SANTA CLARA, CA (MARKET WIRE) DATA CENTER ENERGY SUMMIT 2008 -- The Silicon Valley Leadership Group today released a preliminary report in conjunction with Accenture and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) documenting real-world data center energy savings from 17 projects in its Energy Efficient Data Center Demonstration Project, equaling the elimination of up to 45.1 million metric tons of CO2, or the equivalent of removing approximately 8 million cars from the road. The report...
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Aeroquest International Limited: Aeroquest International Limited Announces the Appointment of a New CFO - June 26, 2008

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Attention businessfinancial editors and reporters:
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PrecisionCraft Log Homes: PrecisionCraft Log & Timber Homes Goes Green With Sansin - June 26, 2008

MERIDIAN, ID (MARKET WIRE) Sansin is pleased to announce that PrecisionCraft Log & Timber Homes has chosen Sansin Enviro Stains to protect their award-winning family of log and timber-frame homes.
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Tao Minerals Ltd.: Tao Minerals to Make Major Announcement Regarding Status of the El Colmillo Mine - June 26, 2008

MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Tao Minerals, Ltd. (OTCBB: TAOL) is pleased to make notice of a forthcoming announcement to be made on Monday June 30, 2008, which will provide detailed information regarding the status of Tao's El Colmillo Mine property, including plans for the upgrade of the mine and information regarding its operation.
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World Rivers Day: World Rivers Day Set for September 28 - June 26, 2008

BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) With many of the world's rivers facing severe and mounting threats associated with climate change, pollution, and industrial development, the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and the Canadian branch of the United Nations (UN) Water for Life initiative are encouraging countries and conservation groups around the world to participate in this year's fourth annual World Rivers Day (WRD) on September 28.
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