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DENVER, 4 de febrero de 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — SUE, el Tiranosaurio rex más completo y mejor preservado que se ha descubierto llega al Denver Museum of Nature & Science el 12 de febrero.

La exposición itinerante SUE: The T. rex Experience presenta los últimos descubrimientos científicos acerca de este increíble fósil. Esta exposición estimula los sentidos de los visitantes mientras exploran el mundo de SUE, tocan moldes de fósiles de dinosaurios reales, escuchan el rugido gutural de un T. rex y se encuentran cara a cara con SUE.

«Nuestra comunidad ha expresado un interés constante por los dinosaurios, y no vemos la hora de presentar a SUE en Colorado con esta emocionante exposición», expresó George Sparks, presidente y director ejecutivo del Denver Museum of Nature & Science. «Esperamos que este viaje al mundo de SUE inspire a los futuros paleontólogos y vuelva a encender la llama de la curiosidad en todos los demás».

Los fósiles de SUE se exhiben permanentemente en el Field Museum de Chicago, por lo que la exposición itinerante le da la oportunidad de experimentar a SUE a través de:

• Un molde exacto del esqueleto de SUE que mide 40 pies (12 metros) desde la nariz hasta la cola y 13 pies (4 metros) de altura en la cadera.
• Moldes de bronce de los huesos de SUE que se pueden tocar.
• Un espectáculo multimedia de luces que destaca los detalles del esqueleto de SUE.

«La mayor parte del área metropolitana de Denver esta situada sobre rocas que se depositaron durante el periodo al que pertenece SUE, por lo que no solo estamos emocionados por la visita de SUE sino que también tenemos increíbles descubrimientos que se han encontrado cerca recientemente, los cuales podrán ser explorados por los visitantes como parte de esta exposición», agregó Joe Sertich, curador de dinosaurios del museo.

Para ingresar al museo se requiere un boleto programado, y para ingresar a SUE: The T. rex Experience se requiere de otro boleto programado.

SUE: The T. rex Experience fue organizado por el Field Museum y forma parte de la Griffin Dinosaur Experience, que se hizo posible gracias al generoso aporte del Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund.

Visita anticipada para los medios
Las visitas anticipadas para los medios se llevarán a cabo del 9 y el 10 de febrero. Contacte a maura.oneal@dmns.org para confirmar una hora. Para obtener más información, fotos y videos, visite el kit de prensa online.

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El Denver Museum of Nature & Science es la fuente informal de educación científica líder de la región de las Montañas Rocosas.

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Maura O’Neal
303.370.6407 • maura.oneal@dmns.org

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DENVER, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — SUE, the most complete, best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered is coming to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Feb. 12.

The traveling exhibition SUE: The T. rex Experience features the latest scientific discoveries about this incredible fossil. The exhibition tickles guests’ senses as they explore SUE’s world, touch casts of real dinosaur fossils, hear the throaty rumble of a T. rex growl, and come face to face with SUE.

«Our community has expressed an unwavering interest in dinosaurs, and we can’t wait to introduce SUE to Colorado through this exciting exhibition,» Denver Museum of Nature & Science President & CEO George Sparks says. «We hope this glimpse into SUE’s world inspires budding paleontologists and reignites a flame of curiosity in everyone else.»

SUE’s fossils are on permanent display at the Field Museum in Chicago, so the traveling exhibition gives you a chance to experience SUE through:

• An exact cast of SUE’s skeleton, measuring in at 40 feet from snout to tail and 13 feet tall at the hip.
• Touchable bronze casts of SUE’s bones.
• A multimedia light show that highlights the details of SUE’s skeleton.

«Most of the Denver metro area is situated on top of rocks deposited during SUE’s time, so not only are we excited for SUE to visit Colorado, but we also have some incredible recent discoveries closer to home that guests will get to explore as part of the exhibition,» Museum Curator of Dinosaurs Joe Sertich adds.

A timed ticket for Museum entry and a separate timed ticket for entry into SUE: The T. rex Experience is required.

SUE: The T. rex Experience was organized by the Field Museum and is part of the Griffin Dinosaur Experience, made possible by the generous support of the Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund.

Media Preview
Advance media tours will be conducted Feb. 9 and 10. Contact maura.oneal@dmns.org to confirm a time. For more information, photos and videos, visit the online press kit.

About the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is the Rocky Mountain Region’s leading resource for informal science education.

CONTACT

Maura O’Neal
303.370.6407 • maura.oneal@dmns.org

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Following a year of a record-breaking number of devastating fires in tropical forests around the world and the continued degradation of boreal forests in North America, Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) and bill co-sponsors, Friends of the Earth, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Peace 4 Animals, and Social Compassion in Legislation, today announced the introduction of AB 416, the California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act.

«By introducing this bill, we’re giving California the opportunity to take real leadership in the fight against tropical and boreal deforestation and primary forest degradation by making our purchases – and our global impact – more transparent, more sustainable and more ethical,» said Assemblymember Kalra. «AB 416 asserts our California values and extends environmental leadership to the protection of tropical and boreal forests, sending a powerful signal to global markets that illegal and destructive commodity-driven deforestation will no longer be tolerated.»

If passed, all California state contracts involving commodities that put tropical and primary boreal forests at risk, such as palm oil, soy, cattle, rubber, paper/pulp and timber, would require contractors to maintain a No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE) policies, and provide evidence that their operations in sensitive tropical and boreal regions are not linked to forest destruction and degradation or abuses of indigenous peoples’ rights.

Environmental advocates and industry leaders alike agree that such policies are the best way to prevent ongoing forest destruction. A version of the bill introduced in 2019 achieved strong bi-partisan support but failed to pass the Senate Appropriations Committee.

The world’s forests are in crisis. Tropical forests cover roughly seven percent of the Earth’s surface but harbor close to half of all species on Earth. An estimated 18 million acres of forest—an area one-fifth the size of California—is lost every year, largely due to the expansion of agribusiness plantations. Tropical deforestation and related land-use changes are responsible for nearly a quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions, and are a major contributor to the global biodiversity crisis.

Boreal forests account for one-third of the world’s forested areas and, after mangroves, are the most carbon-dense forests on earth. The Canadian boreal forest alone stores twice as much carbon as the world’s oil reserves and is the nesting ground for billions of migratory birds. Logging in primary forests is driving significant carbon impacts and species declines. In North America, only 15 of 51 boreal caribou herds have sufficient habitat to survive long-term, primarily as a result of industrial logging, while 33 percent of boreal birds have declined in the last 50 years.

«The loss of our forests is not just damaging for us, it’s also a loss of habitat for countless species of animals,» said Judie Mancuso, CEO and Founder of Social Compassion in Legislation. «We caused the devastation, which means we need to do everything in our power to protect all the vulnerable and endangered species. The Deforestation-Free Procurement Act is a powerful step forward to begin the healing and end the destruction.»

«California’s Deforestation-Free Procurement Act is a visionary but extremely pragmatic and direct contribution to halting the global deforestation crisis,» said Jeff Conant, Senior International Forests Program Manager at Friends of the Earth. «This bill is not merely timely, it’s long overdue.»

«The actions of the marketplace in California and across the U.S. will critically define the fate of forests around the world, from the lush tropical rainforests to the majestic boreal,» said Jennifer Skene, an Attorney with the Canada Project at the Natural Resources Defense Council. «This Act recognizes that interconnectedness and moves toward ending the wasteful destruction of the forests that are the ancestral homelands of many Indigenous Peoples and play such a vital role in protecting our climate and the world’s biodiversity for future generations.»

«I have seen firsthand the heartbreaking effects of tropical deforestation,» said Katie Cleary, Founder and President of Peace 4 Animals. «We will lose our orangutans, tigers, and countless other species if we do not take meaningful steps to end tropical deforestation.»

The principal coauthors of AB 416 are Assemblymembers Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), and Alex Lee (D-San Jose), and Senators Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles). The bill is also coauthored by Assemblymembers Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), and Luz Rivas (D-Arleta), and Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz).

Assemblymember Ash Kalra was first elected to the California Legislature in 2016, representing the 27th District, which encompasses approximately half of San Jose and includes all of downtown. In 2020, he was re-elected to his third term. Assemblymember Kalra is the Chair of the State Assembly Labor and Employment Committee and also currently serves as a member on the Housing and Community Development, Judiciary, Transportation, and Water, Parks, and Wildlife committees.

Social Compassion in Legislation’s (SCIL) mission is to save and protect animals in the wild, on the farm, and in homes through public policy advocacy in California and beyond. SCIL works closely with legislators to sponsor compassionate legislation and steer regulations that affect animals, as well as fight legislation that does harm. The non-profit partners with other organizations aligned with their values to amplify a voice for the voiceless.

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MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — OATI is pleased to announce the successful commencement of parallel operations in the Western EIM with OATI’s solution. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Balancing Authority of Northern California (BANC) along with Modesto Irrigation District (MID) and Western Area Power Administration-Sierra Nevada Region (WAPA-SNR), and NorthWestern Energy, are leveraging OATI’s webEIM™ solution to perform critical business activities in the market.

OATI webEIM™, an Energy Market Management software solution, provides advanced critical functionalities to utilities. These include detailed position reporting, comprehensive data interfaces, process automation, and asset optimization.

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