Archive for May, 2008

Revonergy to Build Renewable Energy Plant in Nigeria

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

LONDON - Revonergy Plc, An independent power producer from renewable energy fuel, has today announced a MOU with the Ondo State Government of Nigeria, to build a waste to energy power plant.
The 14MW power plant will be fuelled by wood waste and sawdust that is generated from the sawmill industry. The electricity that is produced […]

Search Engine Take the Secrecy Out of Health Care Prices

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Chicago, IL – OutofPocket.com, a technology startup dedicated to promoting health care transparency and competition, announced today the launch of its new search engine. The search engine enables consumers to look up prices and comparison shop for health care services by collecting prices across different sources. OutofPocket.com launched an earlier version of their website […]

Methuselah Foundation Welcomes Roger Holzberg as Chief Marketing Officer/Creative Director

Monday, May 19th, 2008

SPRINGFIELD, VA - The Methuselah Foundation is pleased to announce that Roger Holzberg, formerly Award winning Vice President/Creative Director at the Walt Disney Company (first at Disney Interactive, then at Imagineering), has joined the Methuselah Foundation as Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Holzberg is taking the lead in honing the Methuselah Foundation’s marketing strategy as it […]

Amphibian Ark Announces Walking Frog Naming Auction

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

ST. LOUIS - Amphibian Ark, a global conservation organization formed in an effort to help save the world’s amphibians from mass extinction, is announcing its first frog naming rights auction, beginning immediately. The highest bid made on www.CharityBuzz.com will win the naming rights to a newly discovered species in the genus Osornophryne, an endangered “walking […]

CharityFolks.com ICON Collectibles and Carlos Santana Join Together to Raise Money for Children Around the World

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

NEW YORK - Carlos Santana, SONY BMG’s ICON Collectibles and CharityFolks.com are auctioning the opportunity to meet Carlos Santana and attend his sold out performance at the Fillmore in his home town of San Francisco on May 21st.
Two auction packages are available online (for either two or four tickets) at www.charityfolks.com/santana now through Monday, May […]

Latest internet technology for the replacement of animal experiments

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

Germany - Berlin / Dresden - Developed in close cooperation between Transinsight, Dresden, and the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, the knowledge-based semantic search engine Go3R.org is now available online. It enables information transparency for the prevention of animal testing.
In only four months development time, Transinsight from Dresden, Germany, succeeded in making available […]

The Franklin Institute Receives $2 Million In Gifts For Topical “Changing Earth” Exhibit

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Franklin, Pennsylvania’s most-visited museum, has received two $1 million gifts, from The Hamilton Family Foundation and The Sunoco Foundation respectively, to create a new “Changing Earth” exhibit. Slated to open in fall of 2009, this ongoing exhibit will feature the latest in exhibit technology and advances in environmental science to explore […]