The World's First Osmotic Power Prototype Opens Today

OSLO, Norway, November 24 - Today Statkraft opens the world's first osmotic power prototype. The
official opening will be conducted by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
Mette-Marit of Norway.

Sasol and Gassnova SF Sign MoU on Participation in Norwegian CO2 Technology Centre in Mongstad

PRETORIA, South Africa, November 24 - Sasol and Gassnova SF, the Norwegian state-owned enterprise responsible
for managing governmental interests related to Carbon Capture and Storage
(CCS), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Union
Buildings in Pretoria that will enable Sasol to explore the possibility of
becoming a participant in the European CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM)
currently under construction in Norway.

'Worrying Signs' Government's School Building Programme Could Miss 'Zero-Carbon' Target

Children and Teachers Behaviour More Important in Greening our Schools Than Expensive Technology, Inquiry Finds

GSMA Launches Green Manifesto for the Mobile Industry

Outlines how the Mobile Industry can Lower Emissions in Other Sectors by Over 4.5 Times Mobile's own Footprint

GSMA and International Finance Corporation Partner to Support Investment in the Renewable Energy Base Station Market

HONG KONG, November 18 - The GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile
communications industry, today announced that its Green Power for Mobile
(GPM) programme is working with the International Finance Corporation (IFC),
the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, to support mobile operators
in exploring the use of renewable energy base stations as a means of
optimizing capital and operating expenditures. Through this collaboration,
mobile operators in developing markets can benefit from technical assistance
programmes, market research, and knowledge sharing programmes to help them
implement large scale renewable energy powered networks.

Updating the Guidelines for Assessing Toxic Substances

BRUSSELS, November 18 - The current issue of Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management,
a journal published by the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
(SETAC), features a special series of papers generated from the SETAC
workshop "Science-Based Guidance and Framework for the Evaluation and
Identification of PBTs and POPs."

U.S. Department of State Launches Second Annual ExchangesConnect Video Contest to Amplify U.S. Public Diplomacy: 'Change Your Climate, Change Our World'

WASHINGTON, November 18 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today launched the Department
of State's second annual ExchangesConnect Video Contest, "Change Your
Climate, Change Our World," with a video message on the ExchangesConnect
social network at connect.state.gov.

Travel "Green" With Venere.com

Venere.com Suggestions for an Eco-Friendly Trip

MILAN, November 17 - Venere.com, the European specialist in online accommodation, reveals all
the secrets to environmentally-friendly travelling. By following these simple
steps, you too can become an eco-traveler:

Pioneers Wanted - Companies can Apply for the Energy Efficiency Award 2010 With Their Energy Efficiency Projects

BERLIN, November 17 - The next round of the "Energy Efficiency Award" starts: Up to 7 February
2010, companies in industry and trade that have achieved exemplary
improvements in energy efficiency can enter the contest. The award, with
prize money totalling 30,000 euros, is offered by the Deutsche
Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) - the German Energy Agency - in collaboration
with Deutsche Messe and DZ BANK AG and forms part of the Initiative
EnergieEffizienz. The winners will be presented on 20 April 2010 during the
WORLD ENERGY DIALOGUE, attended by high-ranking experts, at the HANNOVER
MESSE 2010. The application documents can be found at:
www.industrie-energieeffizienz.de.

Europe's Next Generation Don't Know how to Save the Planet

Conflicting Messages Leave 6 in 10 Young People Confused, Helpless and Apathetic

Look After Your Home's Heating Health on the Cheap

KENILWORTH, England, November 16 - We all know that a lot of heat is lost from your head and this is why it
is important to wear a hat outside and sometimes inside during the winter
months. Well this concept is very similar in keeping your house in good
heating health during the colder period. The heat must be kept inside. The
Heating and Hotwater Industry Council has come up with five top cost-saving
tips to keep your home in good energy efficiency order:

The Union for Ethical BioTrade and Food Ingredients Europe Announce the Ethical BioTrade Awards for Biodiversity

FRANKFURT, November 16 - To celebrate the United Nations 2010 International Year of Biodiversity,
the Union for Ethical BioTrade and Food Ingredients Europe are proud to
announce the first Ethical BioTrade Awards for Biodiversity at the Fi Europe
fair 2009. The announcement will be made next week in Frankfurt at the annual
Fi Europe trade show and the first award will be presented next year in
Madrid at Fi Europe's sister show, Health Ingredients Europe 2010.

Complete Program of World Energy Congress 2010 Unveiled - More Than 150 top Calibre Speakers Will Gather in Montréal in Order to Debate the World Energy Situation

MONTREAL, November 16 - The Montréal 2010 World Energy Congress today unveiled the complete
program of what is, every three years, the largest international gathering on
all energy sources. The theme of WEC Montréal 2010, Responding now to global
challenges - Energy in transition for a living planet, provides a framework
within which the energy industry's four main challenges will be addressed.
Each challenge will be the focus of one of the four days of the Congress:
accessibility, availability, acceptability, and accountability.

Japan-Germany Industry Forum 2009: Energy Efficiency Leads to Economic Gains

TOKYO, November 17 - Japanese companies can achieve enormous economic benefits through energy
efficiency. In Germany, some estimates place potential market gains at EUR
2.1 trillion by 2020, in addition to cost savings and new jobs in this
blossoming industry. Germany Trade & Invest will be presenting the potential
business opportunities available through energy efficiency at this year's
Japan-Germany Industry Forum on November 18.

Non-Industrial Emissions Key for Meeting Kyoto Targets

COPENHAGEN, November 12 - A report (www.eea.europa.eu/publications/eea_report_2009_9) by the
European Environment Agency released today shows that the European Union and
all Member States but one are on track to meet their Kyoto Protocol
commitments to limit and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

New Campaign Launched to Tackle Marine and Beach Litter

Plastics 2020 Challenge to Look for Solutions for Tackling Waste on the UK's Beaches

Pre-Event to COP15: Focus on Transport Sector

Symposium: Towards a Low Carbon Transport System

COPENHAGEN, November 11 - At a climate symposium in Copenhagen on 5 December, transport,
energy and climate experts from Asia, Europe and the US will explore what
must be done in order to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by
50% by the year 2050. The main focus of the discussions is how to reduce CO2
emissions in the world's transport sector.

Bulgaria set for Massive Growth in Wind Power

SOFIA, Bulgaria, November 10 - Bulgaria is set to dramatically expand its wind power output in the next
10 years, delegates at a workshop on integrating wind power in Bulgaria heard
today. From the current 330 MW installed to over 3,000 MW by 2020, wind
energy will meet 13.5% of Bulgaria's electricity demand.

Frontiers North Adventures Wins International Ecotourism Award

WINNIPEG, Canada - Frontiers North Adventures, the premiere provider of Authentic Arctic Experiences in Canada’s north, has been awarded the 2009 Skal International Ecotourism Award in the Tour Operator and Travel Agent category.

CURRENT Group Demonstrates Industry’s First Comprehensive Smart Grid Smart Transformer Station (STS) Solution for European and Asia Pacific Utilities

BUDAPEST, Hungary -

– CURRENT has released and is demonstrating the industry’s first comprehensive Smart Grid solution for primary and secondary transformer stations with utility partner ELMU at EUTC in Budapest, Hungary.

European and US Cities Sign Stockholm Appeal Urging World Cooperation at COP15

STOCKHOLM - The mayors of the largest cities in Europe and the United States have co-authored a mutual appeal, ‘The Stockholm Appeal on Climate Change’. The appeal manifests the signatories’ desire for the COP15 meeting in Copenhagen to result in an international climate change agreement.

GSMA Launches European Mobile Manifesto to Help Create a Prosperous, Green and Inclusive Europe

BRUSSELS - The GSMA, the body that represents the worldwide mobile communications industry, today unveiled a European Mobile Manifesto which sets out how the mobile industry will help achieve key European Union objectives to boost economic performance, improve efficiencies, protect consumers and increase the use of green technology. To do this, the mobile industry has undertaken to work more closely with governments, education and health authorities and technology manufacturers. The mobile industry is also calling upon the EU to provide a number of measures to support the initiative.

Snow - But Not in Abondance Warn iGOSKi

LONDON - With all the chatter about global warming and changes in the Gulf Stream, one has to wonder whether or not there is less snow in the French Alps than ten years ago. Following that train of thought, scientists and skiers alike have begun to wonder if perhaps there is going to be less snow in the future for the French Alps.

Kraft Foods Extends Commitment to Sustainable Cocoa Farming

ZURICH -

- First Mainstream Chocolate Brands Launched in Europe with Rainforest Alliance Certified(TM) Seal; Commitment to Buy 30,000 Tons of Sustainable Cocoa Beans by End 2012

Over 100 Music Countries on the Beat in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN - WOMEX, the biggest international world music trade fair, gathers more than 3500 people to listen, to discus and trade world music. Linking up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 15) also to be held in Copenhagen in December 09 WOMEX provides this year access to discussions on how the music industry can change the greenhouse gas emissions and create a low carbon creative future.

Canadian Alleges Treaty Violations by Barbados

OTTAWA, Canada - A complaint filed by the Canadian owner of Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, an eco-tourist facility in Barbados, alleges that the Government of Barbados has violated its international obligations by refusing to enforce its environmental laws, thereby allowing increased pollution and land development to damage the Sanctuary.

Eneco and Bio Energie Europa Make Production L’Oreal Libramont 100% Carbon Neutral

LIBRAMONT, Belgium -

- Integrated Industrial Biogas Plant Supplies Clean Heat and Electricity

Timor Sea Oil Spill Monitoring - Too Little too Late

ADELAIDE, Australia - Ten weeks into the uncontrolled and continuing oil and gas spill from the Montara wellhead, with anywhere from 10 to 20 million litres of oil spilled into the ocean, conservationists have stopped pulling punches.

CA Unveils Innovative Energy and Sustainability Solutions to Help Manage Energy Use and Reduce Carbon Emissions

DITTON PARK, England -

- CA ecoSoftware Helps Companies Manage Carbon Emissions, Reduce the Consumption of Natural Resources, and Cut Energy Costs

China Europa 2009: The Essential Event Where China and Europe Talk Green Business Together

LE HAVRE, France - China Europa is an exhibition and business convention which aims to foster trade relations between China and Europe. This year’s China Europa, which runs from 8th to 10th December, is themed around Sustainable Urban Development, and offers a platform for local authorities, businesses and experts from China and Europe working in this field to meet and do business.

Contemporary Art Challenges Climate Issues

COPENHAGEN - While politicians will gather at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, 26 trendsetting Nordic and international artists create new ways for the public and politicians to grasp the complicated climate issues.

Canadian Forestry Leader Urges Ambitious Global Action to end Deforestation

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Avrim Lazar, President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and Chair of the United Nations Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products (ACPWP), came out yesterday in strong support of the WWF’s call-to-action to stop global deforestation saying the challenge could go even further by including a call to end illegal logging - one of the key contributors to global deforestation.

WISeKey to Establish Presence at the Swiss Village in Masdar City, United Arab Emirates

RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE - WISeKey was part of the Swiss delegation of Mr. Pierre-François Unger, Minister of Economy and Health, State and Republic of Geneva, that visited Masdar City near Abu Dhabi in the U.A.E. this week.

Energy Holdings International, Inc. (EGYH.OB) Files Its First 10k After the Green Energy Acquisition

HOUSTON -

Energy Holdings International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EGYH), a Nevada corporation, filed its first 10K for the year ended June 30, 2009. It has also begun the ground work that it believes will allow the company to move to the NASDAQ, the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange.

Waste King helps gyms improve their fitness over waste disposal

Waste King, the waste collections and recycling specialist, has helped the well known health and fitness club, LA Fitness, to refurbish some of its gyms in the London area while keeping the disposal of the waste materials created in the process as environmentally friendly and as cost effective as possible.