Category: RT Newswire

USE ME! Essentially, this is a catch all for everything. This is probably the ONLY category where things that are not directly related to Rising Tide affiliates/allies should go. For example if a coal company goes out of business (and we didn’t directly cause it) it should probably only go here.

Groups Call for Action on 21 September: International Day Against Monoculture Tree Plantations

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2008  2:30 PM

CONTACT: World Rainforest Movement, Friends of the Earth International, Global
Forest Coalition
Ricardo Carrere, World Rainforest Movement, Uruguay: (+598) 2 413 2989
rcarrere@wrm.org.uy
Simone Lovera, Global Forest Coalition, Paraguay: simonelovera@yahoo.com
595-21-663654/ 595-981-407375
Isaac Rojas, Friends of the Earth International, Costa Rica: (+506) 8338-3204

Groups Call for Action on 21 September: International Day Against Monoculture Tree
Plantations

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More Cell Towers, WI-FI and Web-Cams Coming to Yellowstone; New Plan Extends Large Electronic Footprint Across Yellowstone’s Iconic Sites

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2008  1:29 PM

CONTACT: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)
Bill Boteler (202) 265-7337

More Cell Towers, WI-FI and Web-Cams Coming to Yellowstone
New Plan Extends Large Electronic Footprint Across Yellowstone’s Iconic Sites

WASHINGTON – September 18 – A new plan for Yellowstone National Park will greatly
expand cell phone, internet and wireless web coverage in high-visitation areas,
according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). This
Wireless Communications Service Plan for Yellowstone was unveiled on Wednesday
in the hope of ending a four-year moratorium on new permits for cell towers and related
facilities.

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