Dutch Bring Drinking Water Solutions to Romania

October 6th, 2009 NEW YORK - - FACILITY IS FIRST OF OVER FIFTEEN SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY POWER PLANTS IN EUROPE AND AFRICA ContourGlobal and Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company announced today the inauguration of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant located at Coca-Cola Hellenic's bottling facility in Ploiesti, Romania. The innovative plant will supply, in a highly efficient and environmentally friendly process, all the electricity, steam and chilled water required for the production of Coca-Cola Hellenic's beverages.

October 1st, 2009 TEL AVIV, Israel - - Ofra Strauss, Chairperson of Strauss Group, and Gadi Lesin, President & CEO of Strauss Group Today Announced the Closing of an Agreement to Acquire 100% of Shares in Tana Industries Ltd. and it's Tami 4 Water bar system, Through the Group's Subsidiary H2Q Water Industries Ltd.

July 11th, 2009 TEL AVIV, Israel - Strauss Water will lead and manage the Strauss Group's water activity, becoming one of the Group's main growth drivers in the years ahead. This Company will gather knowledge in the development, production, marketing, distribution and business development of this category both in Israel and the world.

July 9th, 2009 LONDON - In response to the decision taken by the Australian town of Bundanoon to ban bottled water, Jeremy Clarke, director, Natural Hydration Council, commented: "From a UK perspective, a ban on bottled water as undertaken by the residents of Bundanoon would actually be counterproductive; with potentially detrimental consequences for health and the environment. "We know that when bottled water sales fell in the UK last year 71 per cent of that came from people actually switching to other soft drinks(1).

June 21st, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - NOV Mono(R), a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of pumping systems, and Water For All, a non-governmental organisation that provides access to clean drinking water to schools and communities across Africa, have partnered to provide green solutions to the world water crisis. In a rare collaboration between a global company and an African NGO, Mono and Water For All worked together to develop the new "Fun Pump", a unique water system that is made up of an electric pump powered by a solar panel and a special merry-go-round.

May 11th, 2009 HOUSTON - WATER STANDARD, a global vessel-based water desalination company, was honored with the "Desalination Deal of the Year" award at Global Water Intelligence's Global Water Awards Ceremony held Monday, April 27, 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland. The award recognizes WATER STANDARD's contribution to "redefining an industry" and acknowledges WATER STANDARD's achievement in securing commitments of up to US$250 million in funding towards the development and construction of the first in its fleet of Seawater Desalination Vessels (SDV), an unprecedented achievement in the desalination sector.

April 19th, 2009 LONDON - Bottled water body launches new campaign as research reveals that Britons are drinking almost 7bn extra calories by replacing bottled water with sugary drinks New market analyst data shows that UK bottled water sales fell by 7% last year, but that 71% of that decline came from people buying other soft drinks instead[1]. Rather than turning on the tap, people are turning to sugary drinks, and the switching equates to pouring an extra 1,700 tonnes of sugar and 6.8 billion calories into the nation's diet[2].

April 7th, 2009 NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands - As of today both the Dutch and English versions of the annual report are available for reference on www.ballast-nedam.nl. On the website you will also find the agenda and explanatory notes, together with the other documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday 6 May.

April 5th, 2009 HONG KONG - Schumacher ultimate "Designated Driver" With Winner of Bacardi Ltd's "Champions Drink Responsibly" Contest - Milos Petrava Will be Schumacher's First Drive on Famed Ascari Track in Southern Spain As part of its responsible drinking "Champions Drink Responsibly" campaign, Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, announced the international winners of its "Driving Experience of a Lifetime" contest-the opportunity to be in the passenger seat next to Michael Schumacher, the world's most successful Formula One(TM) driver. Milos Petrava from Hong Kong is one of 28 winners internationally who will receive an all-inclusive trip to drive with Schumacher to raise awareness of the critical message of responsible drinking.

March 16th, 2009 OTTAWA, Canada - Maude Barlow, senior advisor on water to the President of the United Nations General Assembly and Council of Canadians chairperson, says the Harper government's goal of a seat on the UN Security Council should be denied until Canada formally recognizes water as a human right. Ms. Barlow is currently in Istanbul for the week-long World Water Forum at which government ministers from 120 countries will discuss global water issues.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Rural Development Minister Dr. C. P. Joshi has sanctioned an amount of Rs.

March 17th, 2009 ANKARA - At least 17 people were taken into custody in protests as the fifth World Water Forum got under way in the Turkish city of Istanbul Monday morning, the Anadolu news agency reported. Police used tear gas to try and break up a group of around 150 people who attempted to march to the congress venue of the forum on the Golden Horn, near the Bosporus Straits.

August 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - For American women drinking the recommended daily amount of water is more important than having enough sex, a new poll has revealed. In the "Women's Wellness Poll", drinking water was fifth in the list of priorities, two spots ahead of having sex.

April 21st, 2009 YINCHUAN - A five-month drought has left 164,000 people in northwest China's Ningxia Hui region short of drinking water, an official said Tuesday. The drought has hit 11 counties and districts in the central part of the region, including Zhongning, Haiyuan and Yuanzhou, with a total population of 1.47 million, said Li Kewen, vice director of the regional flood control and drought relief headquarters.

January 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will supply drinking water to all citizens of the country if it comes to power, its prime ministerial hopeful L.K. Advani said here Tuesday.

May 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Drinking water containing the element lithium may decrease the risk of suicide, suggests a Japanese study. In the British Journal of Psychiatry study, researchers examined levels of lithium in drinking water and suicide rates in the prefecture of Oita, which has a population of more than one million.

May 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) Wednesday alleged that colleges of the Delhi University are not serious about providing clean drinking water to students. 'Most of the colleges in Delhi University do not provide clean drinking water.

March 17th, 2009 ANKARA - Two environmental activists were deported from Turkey Tuesday for protesting at the opening of the World Water Forum in Istanbul Monday, a spokesman for a group in which they are members said. Ann-Kathrin Schneider of Germany and Payal Parekh of the US - both members of the non-governmental organization International Rivers' - were taken into custody Monday morning after unfurling a banner reading 'No risky Dams' and shouting slogans just as the week-long water forum was about to start.

July 1st, 2009 Jasrota,KATHUA - Acute water shortage in Jammu has led to death of a number of animals in and around the Jasrota Wildlife Sanctuary. The natural water reserves have all dried up due to the heat wave and the authorities have been unable to arrange drinking water for the zoo inmates.

May 18th, 2009 AGRA - Ever since the mercury has risen this summer, breaking several oldecords, residents of Agra are enduring acute shortage of drinking water and even compelled to buy water at a premium. In some areas one can witness the broken water mains over a drain and people hanging their buckets to fetch drinking water from the cracked pipes just above the slushy drain.