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September 29th, 2009 CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Growing government support in the form of production subsidies and the increasing liberalisation of electricity sectors is boosting the renewable energy industry in Africa. The announcement of renewable energy feed-in-tariffs in South Africa and Kenya are an indication of more favourable green energy policies in the region.

September 28th, 2009 ZURICH - - Indication: Picture can be downloaded free of charge under: www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100003893/?langid=2 - On 1 and 2 October 2009, Geneva will be buzzing with energy, when the vanguard of Europe's renewables sector gathers at the 6th European Conference on Green Power Marketing 2009 to tackle the "future of green power". The agenda is ambitious: how continue the market expansion of former years in the "challenging times" of today? Geneva 2009 is set to pinpoint opportunities for growth despite the economic downturn.

September 16th, 2009 CAPE TOWN, South Africa and WADDINXVEEN, The Netherlands - Eosta subsidiary Soil & More has been awarded the right to recover about 95% of the City's green waste for organic composting. Soil & More Reliance (SMR) recently signed a contract worth around 70 million Rand with the City of Cape Town.

July 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI, India - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chose the LEED Platinum rated ITC Green Centre to announce a vision for Indo-US collaboration on climate change. Secretary Clinton, after a tour of ITC's green building, said that, "The ITC Green Centre is a monument to the future.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - Stringent CO2 Emissions Policy Introduced for Green Cars Which are Make and Model Reservable, an Industry First To coincide with World Environment Day, the UN's annual drive to raise global awareness of the environment, Hertz today announced the re-launch of its flagship Green Collection in Europe, which can be booked online at www.hertz.co.uk/green. Environmentally conscious travellers now have a refreshed range of fuel-efficient cars across 70 major airport and downtown locations in Europe to choose from, along with the ability to reserve their Green Collection vehicle by make and model - a first for the car rental industry.

May 17th, 2009 NEW YORK - A worldwide green global portal, www.EcoSeed.org, was officially launched today by Global Content & Research Ltd. after a short beta launch period.

April 26th, 2009 MUMBAI, India - Patni Computer Systems (www.patni.com/) (BSE: PATNI COMPUT, NSE: PATNI, NYSE:PTI), a leading global IT and BPO services provider, today announced that it has been ranked as the No. 1 'Green Innovative Information Technology Vendor' by the prestigious 2009 Black Book Top Green Outsourcing Vendors Survey, an annual industry survey of outsourcing service providers' pro-environmental initiatives from the perspective of their client experience.

April 21st, 2009 LONDON - Bi-monthly Magazine Available in Digital Format and From Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons GreenerLiving, a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to helping people achieve a more sustainable lifestyle, re-launches later this week in print and digital format, with a distribution deal for print copies to be available free of charge from selected mainland branches of Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons, as well as independent retailers around the country. Providing news, practical advice and tips, information and features to people with an interest in, or desire to find out about living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle, GreenerLiving also aims to motivate those so far feeling uninspired by the sustainability debate.

April 16th, 2009 LONDON - Hundreds of thousands of travellers around the world already know about Home Exchange and its increasing popularity as a way to see the world and stay for free. What many people don't know is that Home Exchange is also an eco-friendly way to visit virtually anywhere in the world, as a local, not a tourist.

March 10th, 2009 BRACKNELL, England - Coffee lovers all over the UK can now register for their free coffee sachet to celebrate the launch of the Rogers Estate Coffees website. Rogers Estate Coffees is the UK subsidiary of Rogers Family Coffee Co., one of the largest coffee roasters in the States.

January 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Wednesday launched the Hindi website of the lower house. Addressing the launching ceremony at Parliament Library Building, the speaker said the launch of the Hindi website would be beneficial for MPs and the Lok Sabha secretariat.

May 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rachel McAdams has urged women to opt for bamboo lingerie for the betterment of environment. The Notebook star has become a leading celebrity green activist and she has launched a website, GreenIsSexy.org, to help raise awareness about clothing alternatives and better ways to serve the environment.

September 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai police on Friday launched a website for senior citizens to ensure their welfare in the backdrop of increasing crime rate against them. The website titled 'Hamari Suraksha' was launched by Police Commissioner of Mumbai, D.

March 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - After a month's delay, the Discovery shuttle got the green light for a Wednesday launch to the International Space Station, where its crew is to install the final set of electricity-boosting solar panels. NASA officials Friday gave the green light after completing a final review of a troubled valve system which they said is now functioning satisfactorily.

May 19th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) is set to launch a Gujarat-specific weather information website June 1, an official said Tuesday. The website, which was long sought by the Gujarat government considering the state's 1,600 km-long coastline and the increasing maritime activity.

May 25th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Companies based in Kerala's Technopark, an IT park here, Monday launched a carpooling website for IT professionals in the state as part of its green computing initiatives. The website, www.parkcarpool.in, was jointly launched by the Group of Technopark Companies (GTECH), a body representing the chief executives of the Technopark firms, and Palnar Transmedia, a city-based software firm.

May 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The new election commission website, which was specially created to upload the election results, developed snags Saturday morning, with officials saying that they were 'trying to sort it out'. 'Since early Saturday a lot of people have been checking the new election commission website for the results because of which there has been a congestion.

March 20th, 2009 LONDON - Lead singer of the band Oasis Liam Gallagher is all set to launch his own fashion range called Pretty Green in June. The items "owned and designed" by Gallagher will include footwear, denim, knitwear, jackets, trench coats, parkas, t-shirts, hats, scarves, and accessories.

May 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission's new website, specially created to provide the Lok Sabha election trends and results, developed technical snags in the morning and evening Saturday. The website's server crashed for over two hours in the evening and poll panel officials said it would be set right soon.

July 15th, 2009 BERLIN - A green-friendly brothel in Berlin is offering discounts to clients who arrive by bicycle or public transport. The Maison d'Envie said on its website the unique "environmental discount" comes in a bid to reward visitors' "green commitment" amid the difficult financial situation.