Mammoet’s Innovative Deep Water Salvage Operation in Canada

September 29th, 2009 THE HAGUE, The Netherlands - Fresh water from the tap will soon be available everywhere in Romania. From 6 to 9 October, a team of Dutch water experts will visit four southern Provinces (Giurgu, Calarasi, Buzao, and Ilfov) to demonstrate how even the most remote municipalities can offer their residents clean and fresh drinking water.

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 29th, 2009 LONDON - Demand for fresh water is increasing around the world, especially in regions with rapidly growing populations and badly affected by long, drought seasons. Water is only going to become scarcer and many governments are looking at desalination and investing in this technology to supply water to their populations.

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 20th, 2009 HOUSTON, Texas - Using AVEVA PDMS Technology, Company Fast Tracks World's Largest Energy Projects AVEVA (LSE:AVV) today announced that a major client, Alliance Wood Group Engineering (Alliance) received FIATECH's 2008 Celebration of Engineering & Technology Innovation (CETI) Award in the category of Automated Design. The company uses AVEVA's PDMS solution to plan and execute its ultra-deep water exploration projects.

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 30th, 2009 LONDON - A new alcohol-free hand sanitiser, SOAPOPULAR, which has been recently launched in the UK may be the first line of defence against the spread of swine flu claims its Canadian manufacturers. Says Steven Orrett, CEO of SOAPOPULAR inc, based in Toronto, Canada, "the best defense is proper hand hygiene and hand washing - where water is not present or available, using SOAPOPULAR is the best option for not only killing germs that you come in contact with, but stopping the spread of viruses and infectious diseases." SOAPOPULAR differs from most hand sanitisers currently available in the UK as it does not use alcohol as its main active ingredient, making it a safer option especially for children.

April 15th, 2009 LONDON - Cascal N.V. (NYSE: HOO) (the "Company"), a leading provider of water and wastewater services in seven countries, today announced that its subsidiary, Bournemouth & West Hampshire Water (BWHW), was awarded the Charter Mark for excellence in public services for the tenth successive year, and received a certificate of recognition for successfully keeping the Investor in People standard for more than a decade.

March 24th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh Sanitation Movement in India, has been named the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate.

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.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - Higher temperatures near the ocean's surface propel king crabs to deeper waters, with the result that they are found near the surface only off the coasts of Japan, Alaska, and western Canada, scientists have found. Around 100 species live in the deep.

August 7th, 2009 Canada finds possible US plane lost in 1942LONGUE-POINTE-DE-MINGAN, Quebec — Canadian divers have stumbled upon what they believe is the wreckage of a U.S. Army air force amphibious plane that went down in the St.

June 24th, 2009 BUENOS AIRES - A research vessel has said that the cargo of 9.5 tonnes of gold and silver being carried by a refitted Chilean fishing boat remains in the hold five months after it sank in the Atlantic off southern Argentina. The find put an end to suspicions that the cargo, valued at $19 million, had been stolen shortly before the mysterious sinking of the fishing boat Polar Mist at the mouth of the Strait of Magellan, some 40 km from the Argentine coast.

September 18th, 2009 Fla. explorers, UK reach agreement on shipwreckTAMPA, Fla. — Florida deep-sea explorers said Friday that they will work with the British government to salvage artifacts from centuries-old shipwreck of a heavily armed vessel, and the company may continue to make money under the agreement.

May 2nd, 2009 PADAMPUR - Padampur in Orissa is facing a severe water crisis as mercury soars over the Indian subcontinent. The water supply to the town comes mostly from the Ong River.

September 7th, 2009 Rain floods Mexico City homes, subwayMEXICO CITY — Heavy rains have flooded hundreds of homes in the Mexico City metropolitan area and turned streets into rivers that dragged cars in their currents. Officials say the downpour briefly closed Mexico City's airport and swamped four subway stations that were out of operation on Monday.

April 6th, 2009 PANAJI - Unable to salvage the wreckage of a Naval helicopter, that had crashed off Goa last month, the Indian Navy has sought expertise from the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in recovering the debris from the seabed. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of facilities at the INS Hansa for parking MIG 29 fighter planes, being acquired by the Indian Navy from Russia, commander in chief of the Western Naval Command Vice Admiral J.S.

February 22nd, 2009 BEIJING - Carbolic acid spilled into a river from a chemical plant has forced the suspension of tap water supplies to more than one million people in China's eastern city of Yancheng, officials said Saturday. The privately owned Biaoxin Chemical Company was found illegally discharging waste water into a river in Jiangsu Province, Xue Yu, secretary-general of the city administration, said.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - A new research has shown that even the deepest, darkest reaches of the Antarctic abyss have been affected by global warming. The research, conducted by Gregory Johnson, of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, and a team of international colleagues, suggests the changes could be responsible for up to 20 percent of the observed global sea-level rise.

January 13th, 2009 TORONTO - Bank of Montreal (BMO) Tuesday announced it is buying Canadian business of the troubled global insurance giant American International Group (AIG). The bank said it is acquiring the AIG Life Insurance Company of Canada (AIG Life of Canada) for $375 million in cash.