Iron uptake and translocation by facultative and obligate wetland plants.
INTRODUCTION Iron contamination exists in liquid waste streams from many industries including: (a) spent pickle and etch baths from plating shops and steel manufacturing (1-3) and (b) acid mine drainage, which is caused by the oxidation and hydrolysis of metal sulphides in water permeable strata or in...

Shenzhen YanFeng Coal Company Limited: Mining /Energy, Joint Venture with Biosphere Development Corp (GEECF / XETRA: GLI).
SHENZHEN, China, Feb 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shenzhen YanFeng Coal Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Shenzhen Branch of the Yankuang Group Co, has formed a Joint Venture Company with Biosphere Development Corp., a subsidiary of Global Environmental Energy Corp (Deutsche Bourse GLI [DE: GLI] -- USA OTC Bulletin Board:...

GEECF / XETRA: GLI. China: Biosphere Development Corp Energy / Mining Joint Venture.
NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Environmental Energy Corp (Deutsche Bourse GLI [DE:GLI] -- USA OTC Bulletin Board: GEECF) subsidiary Biosphere Development Corp., has formed a Joint Venture Company with the Shenzhen YanFeng Coal Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Yankuang Group Holding Co., Ltd.. The...

Slow food, healthy communities: ever considered the link between a bowl of steamy Vietnamese pho and the mighty Mekong River? How about the connection between Australia's mismanagement of our own Murray-Darling Rivers and the Mekong?
THE MEKONG DELTA is one of the most important rice producing regions in Asia. It is this fertile delta which has sustained centuries of rice eating culture and tradition. And it is the availability of abundance of rice that inspires a vast diversity of scrumptious and healthy dishes such...

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell: Water Treatment, Recreational Facilities Planned on Abandoned Mine Lands in Schuylkill County.
Land Contributions, Funding Help to Improve Water Quality in Schuylkill River HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced the groundbreaking for a series of projects that will treat abandoned mine drainage and improve quality of life for residents in the community of...

Governor Rendell Invests $27 Million to Protect PA's Natural Resources; 153 Projects Funded Through Historic Growing Greener Programs.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing his work to improve Pennsylvania's economic and environmental health, Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced a $27 million investment to clean up streams and rivers, address serious environmental problems at abandoned mine sites and revitalize communities across the state. The...

Governor Rendell Announces $81,000 Investment to Replace Water Supplies Affected by Abandoned Mines in Clearfield County.
BECCARIA TOWNSHIP, Pa., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced the investment of $81,000 to extend municipal water lines and provide clean, reliable water supplies to 11 homes in Beccaria Township, Clearfield County, where wells have been affected by abandoned coal mines. The grant...

Pennsylvania DEP Accepting Applications for Watershed Restoration and Protection Grants.
Deadline to Apply is April 13 HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty today invited community groups and watershed organizations to apply for the next round of grants under the state's Growing Greener program and Governor Edward G. Rendell's Growing Greener...

Mine listed as federal hazard.
Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard The toxics-spewing Formosa mine in Douglas County will make the national Superfund list Wednesday. An Environmental Protection Agency official confirmed Monday that the mine ranked high on the federal hazards ranking system. Water running out of the defunct...

Gov't approves P1-B Holcim Phils. mine's sustainable rehabilitation plan.
Byline: MELODY M. AGUIBA The government has approved the P1 billion mine rehabilitation plan (MRP) of Holcim Phils. Inc., the first of such program in Asia that showcases Philippines' thrust toward sustainable development in mining. In a signing ceremony Wednesday, Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)...