BEND, Ore., Oct. 24, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. Rare Earth Minerals, Inc., (OTCBB:USMN) today announced it has named Dr. Samuel Lee Hancock, CM, to its Special Advisory Board. Dr. Hancock is the president and executive director of EmeraldPlanet, a not-for-profit television producer and network with headquarters and broadcasting facilities in Washington, D.C.
"We are proud to have this collaborative relationship with Dr. Hancock, who leads a worldwide non-profit organization dedicated to identifying at least best practices for sustainable environmental, economic and social development," said Dennis Cullison, president and treasurer of USMN. "EmeraldPlanet and its global television broadcasting productions are leading the way in fostering sustainable best practices among those who need the technologies, processes, services and products to be outstanding ecological stewards. These best practices will highlight the nutritional and soil-rejuvenation benefits of USMN's EXCELERITE® products."
About Dr. Samuel Lee Hancock
Dr. Samuel Lee Hancock is the president and executive director of EmeraldPlanet a worldwide environmental and economic development movement with headquarters and television production studios in Washington, D.C. EmeraldPlanet is the only not-for-profit in the Washington, D.C. area with its own weekly broadcast television program.
The one-hour program features four segments discussing the "best of the best" in practical environmental and economic-development practices. Its weekly and special edition programs are simulcast to 532 stations around the country in all major markets. The program enjoys an average weekly potential viewership of more than 3 million viewers and is broadcast from one of the world's most influential capital cities.
All broadcasts are also digitally distributed worldwide by the Internet, C-SPAN, and the EmeraldPlanet websites. The content covers the 1,000 best practices from the 143 nations, 750 cities, and 50,000 communities of The Emerald Trek seen daily through Channel 10 TV and at mainstream media outlets including Discovery Channel Communications and National Geographic Television, among others. For more information, visit http://emerald-planet.org. To view Mr. Hancock's credentials and biography visit the USMN website at www.us-rem.com.
About U.S. Rare Earth Minerals, Inc.
U.S. Rare Earth Minerals, Inc. ("USMN") is engaged in the sale and distribution of products derived from the company's mining activities relating to natural mineral deposits commonly known as calcium montmorillonite and other natural minerals and nutrients. They are sold under the brand name EXCELERITE®. USMN is headquartered in Bend, Oregon, with executive offices in Las Vegas. The company maintains a website at: www.us-rem.com.
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