The environmental sensitivity prizes "Oikopolis 2007" of the organization Ecocity awarded yesterday to persons, organizations, media and companies who have shown remarkable action on environmental issues. The Greening Program of the SKAI TV and the way to handle environmental issues and more specifically the cleaning campaign of Kifissos by a reporter of the television and radio 100.3 SKAI, George Keramitzoglou, gave yesterday to the family of SKAI two of the five environmental sensitivity awards "Oikopolis 2007" in the category of Econews. It was there the president of SKAI, Mr. John Alafouzos, and Mr. George Keramitzoglou to receive their awards from bronze, which was first awarded to a television station. The awards were being painted from a young graduated in Fine Arts, artist Mrs. Maria Christoforatou. Mrs. Niki Goulandris was honorary chairman of this year's "Oikopolis" awards established by the 2005 Ecocity Environmental Agency to identify and reward the work with environmental sensitivity. The award was presented yesterday at the Center for Environmental Research and Education "Gaia" of Goulandris Museum. Chairman of the committee was the chairman of the Environment Committee of the Parliament Mr. Athanasios Katsigiannis. Among others awarded:

• The magazines "Ecotech", "Cretan Panorama" and the webpage www.oikologos.gr from the county of Patras.
• For the roof of the station "Eirini" with bioclimatic foliage the Subway of Athens and Metro for its contribution to the improvement of the urban environment.
• The municipalities of Egaleo, Eleusinas and Ptolemaidas in the category of the awards of the Local Government to promote renewable energy, solid waste management and storage of heat in district heating, respectively.
• The companies Toyota Hellas, Alpha Bank, Motor Oil, Elinoil, Vodafone. Special Award to the professor Nikolas Margaris and special praise to the model ecological oil kernel factory of MESSINIAKI SA.

SOURCE: www.kathimerini.gr