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: DILUTED EU CHEMICALS PLAN DRAWS COMPOUND OBJECTIONS

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: BRUSSELS, Belgium, February 15, 2001 (ENS) - A new European strategy for

: dealing with the world's most hazardous substances adopted by the European

: Commission on Tuesday has already run into opposition from the chemical

: industry and from environmental groups.

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: NETHERLANDS KEEPS TOXIC SHIP FROM SAILING

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: AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, February 15, 2001 (ENS) - The Netherlands has

: prevented a Mauritius flagged vessel from leaving the country on suspicion

: that it would sail to India for scrapping. The Sandrien, a 172 meter (560

: foot) long cargo carrier which was used to transport chemicals and

: molasses, contains asbestos, heavy metals and other toxic materials.

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: TOUGHER RULES MAY REPLACE EU's BIOTECH MORATORIUM

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: STRASBOURG, France, February 15, 2001 (ENS) - The European Union is a step

: closer to lifting its three year moratorium on licensing genetically

: modified products after the European Parliament approved new measures,

: Tuesday.

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: MINE WASTE PROBES DEVELOPED DOWN UNDER

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: SYDNEY, Australia, February 15, 2001 (ENS) - A network of small oxygen

: probes could avert acid damage to the environment and save mining

companies

: millions of dollars.

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: GREEN ENERGY COULD EMPOWER 10 MIDWESTERN STATES

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: CHICAGO, Illinois, February 15, 2001 (ENS) - To help the American Midwest

: avoid the energy problems California has been suffering, the Environmental

: Law and Policy Center of the Midwest (ELPC) has offered a plan to help

: diversify energy sources, reduce pollution, increase energy efficiency and

: improve the reliability of the power supply.

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: NEW HOPE FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S ENDANGERED SPECIES

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: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 15, 2001 (ENS) - A conservation

: breeding group credited with preserving numbers of the Florida panther,

: Pacific salmon populations and the blackfooted ferret is going to South

: Africa to help save its endangered species.

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: ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: FEBRUARY 15, 2001

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: Opening ANWR Will Not Solve Energy Crisis

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: Lawsuit Challenges Washington DC's Delayed Smog Plan

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: Environmentalists Criticize California's Emergency Energy Plans

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: Reusing Water Benefits Washington Communities and Businesses

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: Louisiana Barrier Islands Getting 140,000 New Plants

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: Website Offers Information on Impacts of Fishing Gear

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: Second Man Sentenced For Shooting Bald Eagle

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: Utah Town Wins Park Achievement Award

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: Student Volunteers Help Restore Big Cypress Preserve

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: TO BUSINESS, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS:

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: New Breakthrough in Alternative Energy Technology,

: Holds Answers To Solving the Energy Crisis

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: LAS VEGAS, NV, Feb. 15 -/E-Wire/-- The dawn of a new day in the

search for

: practical alternative energy solutions is emerging. Las Vegas based Hydro

Environmental

: Resources, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HYER) is a company on the cutting

edge of finding

: alternative solutions to using fossil-based fuels for producing energy.

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: /CONTACT: Steve Hull, 702-284-7164, PRSolutionsLV@...,

: for Hydro Environmental Resources, Inc./

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: /Web site: http://www.hydrogenerate.com/

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: TO ENVIRONMENT EDITORS:

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: First International Bank Teams With The Louis Berger Group To Facilitate

: Environmental Exports To Asia

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: First International And Louis Berger Combine Strengths To Create An

Environmental

: Export Finance Facility For Asia

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: HARTFORD, CT, Feb. 15 -/E-Wire/-- The Louis Berger Group Inc. Global

Environment

: Team and First International Bank, a subsidiary of First International

Bancorp Inc.

: (NASDAQ: FNCE - news), have formed an alliance to promote U.S. exports of

environmental

: products and services to Asia.

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: /CONTACT: Press: First International Bank, Michele Zommer, 860/241-4705,

zommerm@... or The Louis Berger Group,Penelope ,

973/678-1960 Ext. 432, pmiller@... or Technical: First

International Bank, Tom Kirby, 860/541-5210, kirbyt@... or

The Louis Berger Group, Global Environment Team, Ted Yoder, 202/331-7775,

tyoder@.../

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: /Web site: http://www.louisberger.com

: http://www.firstinterbank.com/

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: TO ENVIRONMENT EDITORS:

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: Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to

: Purchase 100% of East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation

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: - East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation (``M & EC'') is

Licensed to Operate

: the Only Non-Governmental, On-Site Mixed Waste Treatment Facility at the

U.S.

: Department of Energy's Mixed Waste Storage Site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

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: - Initial DOE Contracts Granted to M & EC Valued at a Minimum of $100

Million

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: ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 15 -/E-Wire/-- PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES,

: INC. (Nasdaq:PESI - news) announced today that it has signed a Definitive

Agreement to

: purchase all of the outstanding voting stock of East Tennessee Materials

and Energy

: Corporation (``M & EC''), as opposed to 80% as originally disclosed. M & EC is

licensed to

: operate a low-level radioactive and hazardous waste (``mixed waste'')

treatment

: facility at the U.S. Department of Energy's (``DOE'') storage site in Oak

: Ridge, Tennessee.

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: /CONTACT: Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., Atlanta, Dr. Louis F.

Centofanti, 404/847-9990 or Strategic Growth International, Inc., Stan

Altschuler, 516/829-7111, sgi@.../

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: /Web site: http://www.perma-fix.com/

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: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

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: Two New Publications Help Citizens Fight Sprawl and Tame

Telecommunications Towers

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: WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 15 -/E-Wire/-- Two new publications from Scenic

America, From Sprawl to Smart Growth: How to Achieve Beautiful Results and

Taming Wireless Telecommunications Towers, are now available to help

citizens advocate for smart growth that is attractive and the sensitive

siting of wireless telecommunications towers.

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: /CONTACT: Houser, Communications Director, (202) 543-6200 ext. 12;

Deborah L. Myerson, AICP, Director of Programs, (202) 543-6200 ext. 14/

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: /Web site: http://scenicsummit.org

: http://www.scenic.org /

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: Scenic America Again Seeks Nominations for " Last Chance Landscapes "

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: WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 15 -/E-Wire/-- Scenic America, a national scenic

: conservation organization, is now accepting nominations for its 2001

: Last Chance Landscapes program. These endangered landscapes are places

: of beauty or distinctive community character with both a pending threat

: and a potential solution. Nominations are due on June 1, 2001.

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: /CONTACT: Houser, Communications Director, 202-543-6200/

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: /Web site: http://www.scenic.org/

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: TO BUSINESS, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS:

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: Georgia Power's Electric Vehicle Employee Leasing Program Sets

Milestone

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: ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 15 -/E-Wire/-- Georgia Power's electric vehicle

employee

: leasing program has set a milestone with more than one million commute

miles.

: Since its inception in December 1998, the employee vehicle leasing program

: began with eight electric vehicles and today has more than 140 electric

: vehicles in the program. The program is designed for Southern Company

: and Georgia Power employees living and working in the metro Atlanta area

to

: commute to and from work by electric GM EV1s and Ford Rangers.

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: /CONTACT: Theresa of Georgia Power, 404-506-7676, or 1-800-282-

: 1696, or media@... /

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: /Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/357499.html or

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: /Web site: http://www.georgiapowerco.com

: http://www.southernco.com/planetpower/ev/

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: Ingersoll-Rand's Thermo King Unit Develops Innovative, Cryogenic-powered

: Transport Temperature-controlled System

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: Environment-friendly Refrigeration Unit Operates Without Ozone-Depleting

Chemicals;

: Reduces Noise Pollution As Well

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: WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ, Feb. 15 -/E-Wire/-- Ingersoll-Rand Company (NYSE:

IR - news),

: a leading diversified industrial firm, today announced that its Thermo

King unit has developed an

: innovative transport refrigeration system that enables food distributors

to address environmental

: concerns related to atmospheric ozone-depletion, and diesel fuel and noise

pollution.

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: /CONTACT: Ingersoll-Rand Company, Woodcliff Lake, Media Contact: A.

Dickard, 201/573-3120, Analyst Contact: Joe Fimbianti, 201/573-3113/

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: /Web site: http://www.thermoking.com

: http://www.irco.com/

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: TO BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS:

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: Lockheed Continues to Reach Outstanding

: Achievements in Environmental, Safety and Health

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: MOORESTOWN, N.J., Feb. 15 -/E-Wire/-- Lockheed (NYSE: LMT)

: Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems (NE & SS) business unit in

stown,

: N.J., recently made two significant accomplishments in the arena of

: environmental, safety and health. The site, home to about 4,100

employees,

: was accepted into the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National

: Environmental Achievement Track and was recognized by the National Safety

: Council for surpassing five million hours worked without a lost-time

injury.

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: /CONTACT: Lawrence of Lockheed , 856-722-4922, or

: andrea.j.lawrence@.../

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: /Web sites: http://www.lockheedmartin.com

: http://http://ness.external.lmco.com/

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: TO BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORS:

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: Startech Environmental and Eiko Systems Sign Contract for Plasma

Converter

: Installation in Japan

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: WILTON, CT, Feb. 15 -/E-Wire/-- Startech Environmental Corp. (Nasdaq:

STHK),

: the world leader in plasma waste destruction and recycling technology,

announced

: today that it has received a contract with the first progress payment from

: the Eiko Systems Company for a 10,000-pound per day Plasma Converter to

process

: hazardous waste in Japan. Eiko, headquartered in Japan, is an industrial

company

: whose principal businesses are environmental, clean power and

co-generation

: projects.

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: /CONTACT: L. DeRochie, VP of Investor Relations of Startech

: Environmental Corp., 203-762-2499, or fax, 203-761-0839, or email,

: starmail@.../

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: /Web site: http://www.startech.net/

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