Capitol Hill Rallies in Support of Koch Industries-Sponsored Capital River Relief 2005; Bipartisan Group of Hill Staffers Volunteer To Clean Up Trash on Monday.WASHINGTON, DC -- Showing their support for Capital River Relief 2005, Hill Staffers "Team Up to Clean Up" on Monday, April 11 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. as participants in Capital River Relief's Capitol Hill Day. Hill volunteers, who include representatives from the Office of Congressman Joe Wilson, Congressman Ed Case and the Sergeant of Arms, as well as many others, will be cleaning along the Anacostia River The Anacostia River is a river that flows about 8.4 mi (13.5 km) from Prince George's County in Maryland, USA and through Washington, D.C. where it joins with the Washington Channel to empty into the Potomac River at Hains Point. . This marks the second year that Capitol Hill has come out in support of Capital River Relief, which brings together a working coalition to clean and restore the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. In 2004, Capital River Relief removed nearly 50 tons of garbage from the rivers. More than 800 volunteers are taking part in the three-week-long project, which kicked off on March 31 and will culminate culminate, in astronomy, the maximum height in the sky reached by a celestial body on a given day. At the culminate the body is crossing the observer's celestial meridian and is said to be in upper transit. on Earth Day, April 22. Capital River Relief was organized by founding sponsor, Koch Industries Koch Industries, Inc. (pronounced "koke") is a private corporation based in Wichita, Kansas. According to Forbes Magazine, it is the largest privately owned company in the world by revenue (surpassing Cargill in 2005 with the acquisition of Georgia-Pacific), with subsidiaries , Inc. The 2005 cleanup coalition includes the Alexandria Seaport Foundation, Alice Ferguson Foundation, Anacostia Watershed Society, Potomac Conservancy, and is led by national environmental entrepreneur Chad Pregracke, bringing his Living Lands & Waters cleanup crew from the Midwest. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert noted: "Capital River Relief is a great project, not only because of its contributions to the restoration and preservation of Washington's two most treasured natural resources, the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, but also because it encourages individual stewardship of our environment." Capital River Relief teams have river access from Living Lands & Waters boats and a 140-foot trash barge, so they can reach areas not typically accessed by land-based cleanups. The boats are docked near the Belle Haven Marina, along the Alexandria, Va., Waterfront. Cleanup sites span from the Potomac near the Georgetown Waterfront shorelines at the confluence confluence /con·flu·ence/ (kon´floo-ins) 1. a running together; a meeting of streams.con´fluent 2. in embryology, the flowing of cells, a component process of gastrulation. of the Potomac and Anacostia, and the banks of the Anacostia near the Washington Navy Yard The Washington Navy Yard is the former shipyard and ordnance plant of the United States Navy in Washington, D.C. The yard currently is a ceremonial and administrative center for the U.S. . "I commend Chad Pregracke, Koch Industries and the Capital River Relief team on the work they are doing to clean up DC's rivers," said House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo Richard William Pombo (born January 8 1961) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented California's 11th congressional district from 1993 to 2007. . "Capital River Relief is a wonderful example of how industry and community-based organizations can work together to improve our environment and preserve our natural resources." Pregracke's organization has removed more than 900 tons of trash from America's rivers, including the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri and Illinois. Koch Industries took a lead role in funding the project and bringing Living Lands & Waters to the capital region. Coalition Members Living Lands & Waters, Alexandria Seaport Foundation, Alice Ferguson Foundation, Anacostia Water-shed Society, Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.200 mi (320 km) long, from 3 to 30 mi (4.8–48 km) wide, and 3,237 sq mi (8,384 sq km), separating the Delmarva Peninsula from mainland Maryland. and Virginia. Foundation's Anacostia River Initiative, and Potomac Conservancy. Sponsors Koch Industries, Inc., Pepco, Whole Foods, Mimi's American Bistro, Ritz Camera, Hunton & Williams LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Sempra Energy Sempra Energy NYSE: SRE is a San Diego, California-based energy services holding company that was founded in 1998. Sempra owns the Southern California Gas Company, San Diego Gas & Electric, Sempra Commodities, and Sempra Generation. and Rosenthal Automotive. About Capital River Relief 2005 (www.CapitalRiverRelief.org) Capital River Relief 2005 will sponsor eleven days of cleanups of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers: March 31, April 1, 2 (with Alice Ferguson Foundation), 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 (with Anacostia Watershed Society). Cleanups will run from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. About Alice Ferguson Foundation (www.fergusonfoundation.org) The Alice Ferguson Foundation was established in 1954 to provide experiences that encourage connections between people, the natural environment, farming and the cultural heritage of the Potomac River Potomac River River, east-central U.S. Rising in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, it is about 287 mi (462 km) long. It flows southeast through the District of Columbia into Chesapeake Bay. It is navigable by large vessels to Washington, D.C. Watershed, which lead to personal environmental responsibility. About Anacostia Watershed Society (www.anacostiaws.org) The Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS AWS Amazon Web Services AWS American Welding Society AWS Advanced Warning System AWS Advanced Wireless Services AWS Automatic Weather Station AWS Alien Workshop (skateboard company) AWS Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH ) is a non-profit environmental organization working to protect and restore the Anacostia River and its watershed. AWS seeks to fulfill its mandate of a swimmable and fishable river through its programs of education, action and advocacy. About Living Lands & Waters (www.livinglandsandwaters.org) Living Lands & Waters, established by Chad Pregracke in 1998, is headquartered in East Moline, Illinois East Moline is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,333 at the 2000 census. Geography East Moline is located at (41.511940, -90.435203)GR1. . Living Lands & Waters programs include Community Cleanups, Big River Educational Workshops, Riverbottom Forest Restoration and Adopt-a-Mississippi Mile. About Koch Industries, Inc. (www.kochind.com) Koch Industries, Inc. owns a diverse group of companies with more than 30,000 employees engaged in trading, investment and operations worldwide. Koch Industries and its companies are involved in petroleum, resins and fibers, chemicals, natural gas liquids, chemical technology products, asphalt asphalt (ăs`fôlt, –fălt), brownish-black substance used commonly in road making, roofing, and waterproofing. Chemically, it is a natural mixture of hydrocarbons. , minerals, fertilizers, ranching, pipelines, and securities and finance. Media Notes For more information or to request volunteer information, please contact Jennifer Devlin/ Jdevlin@susandavis.com or Talia Bargil/ Tbargil@susandavis.com at 202-408-0808. |
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