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PGMA forms task force for Haiti rescue, relief efforts

Friday, January 15, 2010, 0:14
Environment, Events, Lifestyle, News, press releases
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the today the activation of a task force within the Philippine Peacekeeping Contingent in Haiti that will conduct search and rescues, and relief efforts for Filipinos affected by the earthquake in that Caribbean nation. Deputy presidential spokesperson Gary Olivar said the President issued the directives to ... Full story

Tags: 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Gary Olivar, DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Esteban Conejos, Filipinos in Haiti, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, Philippine Ambassador to Cuba MacArthur F. Corsino, Philippine Peacekeeping Contingent, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

San Francisco Launches First Airport Carbon Kiosks

Monday, September 21, 2009, 14:02
Environment, Lifestyle, News
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Today at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) we are launching the Climate Passport program allowing travelers to offset the impact of their air travel through an airport kiosk. This will be the world’s first airport kiosk—giving people the opportunity to calculate the environmental impact of their flights and ... Full story

Tags: carbon dioxide (CO2), Carbon Emissions, Climate Passport program, Garcia River Forest, Garcia River Forest Project, Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, San Francisco Carbon Fund, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)