At the local level, Lafarge and WWF will work together to extend
the replacement of fossil fuels with sustainable biomass in selected cement
plants, such as in China, East Africa and in Brazil.
Complimenting the federal efforts, Cox advocated for passage of state
legislation , Public Act 33 of 2005, that requires the Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality to regulate ballast water discharges into the Great
Lakes starting January 1, 2007.

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EST, Room A307 SESSION: 2.10

SUB SEASONAL ORGANIZATION OF OCEAN CHLOROPHYLL: PROSPECTS FOR PREDICTION
BASED ON THE MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION
TIME: Thurs. 2, 9:45 a.
This pioneering partnership was launched in March 2000 for a five year
period and has been renewed for a further 3-year term.
Achievements to date
- 8 performance indicators jointly defined, monitored and results
published annually (environmental audits of sites; quarry rehabilitation
plans; greenhouse gas emissions; water, energy and raw material consumption;
waste generation; dust emissions and energy recycling).2% reduction per tonne of cement
produced worldwide and of 9,5% of absolute emissions in industrialised
countries (Annex I of Kyoto Protocol).

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3 at the Georgia World Congress Center,
Atlanta. 31, 9:45 a., Feb.
With the renewal of the partnership, a special focus will be put on
establishing initiatives between the two organisations' local offices.
WWF and Lafarge believe that the relationship will positively influence
the sector to act in a more sustainable manner and further lower the impact
of industry on the environment, for the benefit of people and the planet. Six Great Lakes Attorneys General Send U.gov/ag

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WASHINGTON, NASA researchers will present findings
on a variety of Earth science topics at the American Meteorological Society
86th Annual Meeting Jan. 30, 11:45 a.m.m., Feb.org/meet/annual/

"We are delighted at the success of our cooperation ", said Dr Claude
Martin, Director General of WWF International. When large oceangoing vessels enter the Great Lakes and load
their cargo, they discharge water carried from other ports.

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EST, Room A316 SESSION: 5.m.

Air quality models for urban airsheds are probably best placed in the 'Air Quality ' category rather than in this 'Air Dispersion' category.

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29 - Feb.m., Jan., Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox
announced today that he and five other Great Lakes Attorneys General have
expressed to the United States Senate their strong opposition to pending
legislation that would derail the states ' efforts to protect the Great Lakes
environment and economy from harmful aquatic invasive species .

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, Jan. EST, Exhibit Hall A2
SESSION: Poster Session 2., Feb.2% target set under the Kyoto Protocol . At the beginning of the
partnership, ambitious emission reduction targets, over the period 1990 -2010,
were set:

- a 20% reduction of net emissions per tonne of cement
- a 10% reduction of absolute gross emissions in industrialised
countries."
New ambitions of the partnership
The scope of the partnership has been broadened and will lead more
specifically to the creation of a global monitoring system for enhancing
ecological biodiversity in quarries with the aim of deploying the process
worldwide.

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Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox Protects Great Lakes by Opposing Federal Interference

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, Jan. 1, 2:30 p.7

For information about NASA's AMS events on the Web, visit:

http://www.

WWF and Lafarge Boost Environmental Agenda by Renewing Partnership

- Biodiversity index developed in Mannersdorf quarry in Austria and
currently being tested in Sandrancourt quarry, near Paris.
In a bid to further reduce CO2 emissions, Lafarge is also committed to
finding solutions that will enable emerging countries to pursue their
development while ensuring that the growth in their CO2 emissions is
contained.org

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EST, Room A307 SESSION: 5.
- In 2004, the percentage of substitute raw materials used in production
of cement was 9,8% (target was 10% by 2005) and of 50,5% in the production of
gypsum (target was 45% by 2005).

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THE POTENTIAL OF HIGH PERFORMANCE, REGIONAL TOTAL LIGHTNING NETWORKS AND
ENHANCED DISPLAY PRODUCTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND BROADCAST METEOROLOGY
APPLICATIONS
TIME: Mon.html

For more information about the AMS meeting on the Web, visit:

http://www.

For further information:

Lafarge contacts:
StC)phanie Tessier: +33-1-44-34-92-32, stephanie.tessier@lafarge. "The legislation
currently under review in the Senate would undermine those efforts."
"The bill unacceptably: removes the EPA's regulatory authority under the
Clean Water Act to control pollutant discharges in ballast water; preempts
states' ability to enact laws necessary to protect themselves from these
harmful pollutants; and perpetuates an ineffectual regulatory regime and fails
to replace it with any timely, environmentally protective standards,"
according to the letter.

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EST, Room A316 SESSION: 1.10

MERGING AMSR-E HYDROMETEOR DATA WITH COASTAL RADAR DATA FOR SHORT-TERM
HIGH-RESOLUTION FORECASTS OF HURRICANE IVAN
TIME: Thurs."
In a letter dated July 20th, Attorneys General from Illinois, Minnesota ,
New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin joined Cox in voicing their three-part
criticism of Senate Bill 363, the "Ballast Water Management Act of 2005.
The letter goes on to detail the extraordinary "economic, social, and
ecological havoc" caused by the introduction of aquatic invasive species into
the Great Lakes.

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jones@lafarge. This water may
contain aquatic invasive species, such as the zebra mussel, sea lamprey, ruffe
and goby, which reproduce rapidly in the absence of natural predators and harm
their new environment.

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HOW MUCH OF THE INTERANNUAL-TO-DECADAL FLUCTUATIONS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN
SEA-LEVEL IS DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC FORCING AND TO CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER OCEANS?
TIME: Tues. 31, 9:45 a.
- Significant progress in reducing CO2 emissions, which goes far beyond
the 5. Senators
Letter to Keep Ballast Water Discharge Under State Control

LANSING, Mich. Commercial and recreational fishing, boating, beaches, tourism and
facilities, such as power plants that use water from the Great Lakes, all
suffer from the effects of these species .

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, Jan. 31, 9:45 to 11 a. EST, Exhibit Hall A2 SESSION: P3.1

A MULTI-DECADAL POLAR CLIMATE RECORD FROM RADAR SCATTEROMETER DATA: THE
SCATTEROMETER CLIMATE RECORD PATHFINDER PROJECT
TIME: Tues.m.
Aquatic invasive species also pose a significant threat to Michigan's
economy .

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NASA Announces American Meteorological Society Presentations

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COMPARISON OF UNIFIED LAND USE AND LAND COVER DATASETS FOR URBAN SCALE
MODELING OF METEOROLOGY, EMISSIONS, AND AIR QUALITY IN THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON
AREA
TIME: Wed. EST, Exhibit Hall A2 SESSION: Poster Session
3.nasa .

In 2004, achievements were of 11.
Lafarge and WWF will work together to promote sustainable construction
systems and products across the construction chain, and showcase examples of
state-of-the-art buildings, enhancing the ecological efficiency of buildings.
As part of the partnership, persistent pollutants that could be found in
inputs to, and emissions from cement plants will receive specific attention
through the identification of ways to limit these emissions by improving
production processes.
"Working together in both the federal courts and in our own state
legislatures, the Great Lakes states have made significant progress in
protecting this region's greatest treasure," said Cox.
In an effort to stop the environmental and economic damage , Cox and the
other Great Lakes Attorneys General successfully sued in federal court to
force the EPA to regulate ballast water discharge under the Clean Water Act.

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THE STUDY OF OZONE VARIATIONS IN THE LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN AREA BY USING
REMOTE SENSING INFORMATION AND GROUND OBSERVATIONS
TIME: Mon. 30, 10 a.
- 80% of the total 800 quarry sites have rehabilitation plans in line
with the jointly defined methodology and 2004 target, ensuring biodiversity
restoration.

Sources for air dispersion modeling information include governmental agencies, research institutes, university faculty and post-graduate students, environmental consultants, industrial dispersion modeling practitioners , and pollution meteorologists.

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AIR QUALITY, POPULATION AND ENERGY USAGE OVER GLOBAL MEGA-CITIES
TIME: Wed.com

WWF International contacts:

Olivier van Bogaert: +41-(0)-22-364-9554, ovanbogaert@wwfint.

NOTE: A copy of the July 20 letter is available at
http://www.

In the context of this 'Air Dispersion Modeling' category, air dispersion models may be defined as computerized mathematical calculations for predicting the dispersion behavior of air pollutants emitted into the atmosphere.

, dense gas) pollutants;
puff emissions; point-source emissions; area -source or line-source emissions; mobile transportation-source emissions; fire and smoke emission models; etc.

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31, 2:30 p. "It shows environmental groups
can play a key role in working with the private sector to achieve positive
change, rather than just calling for it.org
Niki Parker: +41-(0)-22-364-9552, nparker@wwfint. The law also requires the Department to
pursue formation of a cooperative coalition among the Great Lakes states.

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m. EST, Exhibit Hall A2 SESSION: Poster Session
P5.

The many types of air dispersion models include those for modeling: the continuous emission of buoyant pollutant plumes; the non-continuous accidental releases of either
buoyant or heavier -than-air (i.

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2, 1:30 p. EST, Room A309 SESSION: 10.8

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF THUNDERSTORMS BASED ON 7+ YEARS OF TRMM
TIME: Tues.gov/vision/earth/environment/2006ams_events.
"Our partnership with WWF has helped us speed up the development of our
environmental policy and lays the foundation for increased cooperation in the
future", said Bernard Kasriel, CEO of Lafarge.com
Amanda Jones: +33-1-44-34-19-47, amanda. The Great Lakes Environmental
Research Lab of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated
that controlling zebra mussels and sea lampreys -- two of the most harmful
aquatic nuisance species -- costs $45 million each year.

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EST, Exhibit Hall A2 SESSION: P2., Feb. PARIS, Lafarge (NYSE: LR), the world
leader in building materials and WWF, the global conservation organisation
have announced today the renewal of their partnership following significant
progress in reducing CO2 emissions, in improving quarry rehabilitation
practices and the implementation of eight key performance indicators.

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WARM SEASON GULF STREAM LIGHTNING: CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE + FORCING
TIME: Tues. 1, 11:30 a.michigan.

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