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Andy Grove-Go Electric Vehicles Now - Technocrat.net

Andy Grove-Go Electric Vehicles Now Technocrat.net, MA - 2 hours ago Every year they say coming soon, it doesn't happen, and they keep showing some hydrogen fuel cell thing or other high end top dollar vehicle that 99% of the ...

4th of July Campaign Introduces Alternative to High Gas Prices Congress Encouraged to Remove Sugarcane Ethanol Import Tariff

WASHINGTON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- With millions of Americans expected to gas-up and head out for the July 4th weekend, producers of sugarcane ethanol want drivers to know that there is an alternative to continued increases in fuel prices. The "Are We There Yet?" campaign will introduce Americans to a lower-cost, higher efficiency fuel, ethanol derived from sugarcane and call on Congress to lift the tariff that artificially inflates the price of cane ethanol.

According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), 31.7 million Americans traveled 50 miles or more by car over Memorial Day weekend and similar traffic is expected during the Fourth of July holiday. With gas prices at a national average of more than per gallon, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) wants Americans to know there is something Congress can do to lower the cost of gas. "Americans are being denied an opportunity to save money at the pump," said Joel Velasco, Chief Representative for UNICA. "Eliminating, or even reducing the tariff on cane ethanol could provide immediate relief, particularly in states like California and Florida where this form of fuel is already in use."

The tariff on imported ethanol was put in place in 1980 as a temporary measure designed to promote the market for domestically-produced ethanol. The tariff has been repeatedly extended, most recently in the 2008 Farm Bill, signed into law on June 14, 2008. U.S. Representative Mark Udall (D-C0-2) introduced legislation on June 19, 2008, to facilitate the importation of ethanol by lowering the ethanol tariff. As Representative Udall explained in a press release about the legislation, "This bill makes common sense adjustments that can help peoples' pocket books in the short-term and diversify our energy portfolio in the long term."

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) previously introduced legislation on June 4th to reduce the tariff on imported ethanol. "The price of oil has hit 30 per barrel and prices are going higher every day," Senator Feinstein remarked in a statement accompanying introduction of the legislation. "This means that the need for inexpensive and cleaner-burning fuels continues to grow. And yet refiners are forced to pay a 54-cent tariff on ethanol imported from Brazil and other foreign sources. This bill would essentially level the playing field -- and ensure that U.S. refiners are able to purchase cheaper and climate-friendly ethanol, no matter where is comes from."

Cane ethanol produces 9.3 units of renewable fuel for every unit of fossil energy utilized in its creation, while ethanol produced from other feedstocks such as sugarbeets, cereals and corn, manages a 2-to-1 ratio. Recently, financial analysts have calculated the impact that removing the tariff would have on the price at the pump. According to Bill Koetzle, an analyst at the Institute for Energy Research, gasoline prices might be reduced if both the subsidy on domestic ethanol production and the import tariff were removed. That's a savings that could add up -- especially over a weekend of travel such as this Fourth of July.

For more information, visit http://www.sugarcaneethanolfacts.com/. ABOUT UNICA

The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) represents the top producers of sugar and ethanol in the country's South-Central region. Its member companies account for about 50% of Brazil's sugarcane harvest and 60% of total ethanol production. UNICA develops position papers, statistics and specific research in support of Brazil's sugar, ethanol and bioelectricity sectors. In 2007, Brazil produced an estimated 487 million metric tons of sugarcane, which yielded 30.6 million tons of sugar and 22 billion liters of ethanol.

UNICA

CONTACT: Cameron Thomas, 1-202-538-3382, cthomas@voxglobal.com, or Beth
Parker, 1-202-421-7789, bparker@voxglobal.com, both for UNICA

Web site: http://www.sugarcaneethanolfacts.com/

Plug Power added to Russell 3000 index - Milwaukee Business Journal

Plug Power added to Russell 3000 index Milwaukee Business Journal, WI - 14 hours ago Inclusion on the list could raise the visibility of the Albany, NY-based fuel cell developer's stock. Russell Indexes are widely used by investment managers ...

Acorn Energy Set to Join Russell Microcap Index

MONTCHANIN, Del., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Acorn Energy joined the Russell Microcap Index when Russell Investments reconstituted its family of U.S. indexes on June 27, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 20th on http://www.russell.com/

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Membership in the Russell Microcap Index, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the appropriate growth and value style indexes. Russell determines membership for its equity indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes.

Remarked John A. Moore: "It is an honor for Acorn to be included in the Russell Microcap Index. This is a major milestone in our ongoing effort to create more visibility and liquidity for our shareholders. We are just getting started."

Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for both passive and active investment strategies. An industry-leading .4 trillion in assets currently are benchmarked to them.

Annual reconstitution of Russell indexes captures the 4,000 largest U.S. stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization to create the Russell 3000(R) Index and Russell Microcap. These investment tools originated from Russell's multi-manager investment business in the early 1980's when the company saw the need for a more objective, market-driven set of benchmarks in order to evaluate outside investment managers.

Total returns data for the Russell Microcap and other Russell Indexes is available at http://www.russell.com/Indexes/performance/daily_total_returns_us.asp.

About Russell:

Russell Investments aims to improve financial security for people by providing strategic advice, world-class implementation, state-of-the-art performance benchmarks, and a range of institutional-quality investment products. With more than 13 billion in assets under management, Russell serves individual, institutional and advisor clients in more than 40 countries. Russell provides access to some of the world's best money managers. It helps investors put this access to work in corporate defined benefit and defined contribution plans, and in the life savings of individual investors.

Founded in 1936, Russell is a subsidiary of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Headquartered in Tacoma, Wash., U.S., Russell has principal offices in Amsterdam, Auckland, Johannesburg, London, Melbourne, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.

About Acorn Energy, Inc.

Acorn Energy is a publicly traded holding company focused on improving the efficiency of the energy grid and reducing the environmental impact of the energy sector. Acorn Energy's operating companies leverage advanced technologies to transform the existing energy infrastructure. Acorn's strategy is to take primarily controlling positions in companies led by great entrepreneurs and add value by supporting those companies with marketing, strategy, and business development. Acorn Energy is a global company with equity interests in Comverge, CoaLogix, DSIT, Gridsense, Coreworx, Local Power and Paketeria. For more information visit http://www.acornenergyinc.com/.

CONTACT: Christianna Miller Director of Communications Acorn Energy, Inc. (302) 656-1707 cmiller@acornenergyinc.com

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CONTACT: Christianna Miller, Director of Communications of Acorn Energy,
Inc., 1-302-656-1707, cmiller@acornenergyinc.com

Web site: http://www.acornenergyinc.com/
http://www.russell.com/

Quantum Schedules Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter Financial Results Conference Call

IRVINE, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., will hold a conference call to announce its Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter financial results. The call will be held on Monday, June 30, 2008 at 1:30pm Pacific Time (4:30pm Eastern Time).

If you are interested in participating, call the following number ten minutes prior to the starting time: (706) 643-3625, Conference ID # 53823470. An operator will check your name and organization. You will be asked to wait until the call begins.

For those of you unable to join us for this earnings call, a playback of this call will be available via telephone approximately two hours after the call until Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time. The number for this service is (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291. The call will also be available on the Company's Investor Relations web page by Tuesday, July 15, 2008:

http://www.qtww.com/about/investor_information/conference_calls/index.php

The call will also be available at its investor relations counsel's webpage at http://www.redchip.com/.

For assistance with this call, please call Elaine Lovre at (206) 315-8242. About Quantum:

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a fully integrated alternative energy company, is a leader in the development and production of advanced propulsion systems, energy storage technologies, and alternative fuel vehicles. Quantum's portfolio of technologies includes advanced lithium-ion battery systems, electronic controls, hybrid electric drive systems, hydrogen storage and metering systems, and alternative fuel technologies that enable fuel efficient, low emission hybrid, plug-in hybrid electric, fuel cell, and alternative fuel vehicles.

Quantum's powertrain engineering, system integration, vehicle manufacturing, and assembly capabilities provide fast-to-market solutions to support the production of hybrid and plug-in hybrid, hydrogen-powered hybrid, fuel cell, alternative fuel, and specialty vehicles, as well as modular, transportable hydrogen refueling stations. Quantum's customer base includes automotive OEMs, dealer networks, fleets, aerospace industry, military and other government entities, and other strategic alliance partners.

Quantum has also formed a new company with Fisker Coachbuild, LLC, which is called Fisker Automotive, Inc. Fisker Automotive will offer a range of environmentally friendly premium cars, incorporating Quantum's proprietary high-performance plug-in-hybrid electric vehicle architecture, known as "Q-Drive", into a unique chassis that will enable optimizing the performance and vehicle dynamics.

More information can be found about Quantum's products and services at http://www.qtww.com/.

Forward Looking Statements

Except for historical information, the statements, expectations, and assumptions contained in the foregoing press release are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Company's expectations regarding statements about the future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans, or prospects expressed by management. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statement. Reference should also be made to the risk factors set forth from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including but not limited to those contained in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2008. The Company does not undertake to update or revise any of its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes show that the indicated results or events will not be realized.

For more information regarding Quantum, please contact: Dale Rasmussen Investor Relations Email: DRasmussen@qtww.com 1-206-315-8242 Investor Relations: RedChip Companies, Inc. Sanford Diday 1-800-REDCHIP (733-2447, Ext. 115) info@redchip.com http://www.redchip.com/

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.

CONTACT: Dale Rasmussen, Investor Relations of Quantum Fuel Systems
Technologies Worldwide, Inc., 1-206-315-8242, DRasmussen@qtww.com; or
Investor Relations, Sanford Diday of RedChip Companies, Inc., 1-800-REDCHIP
(733-2447, Ext. 115), info@redchip.com, for Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies
Worldwide, Inc.

Web site: http://www.qtww.com/
http://www.redchip.com/

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Why Liberal Politicans Want Gas Prices High

It is a big mistake to believe liberal politicians who decry the high price of gasoline and condemn the oil companies for their 'obscene' profits. Their crocodile tears are merely a smokescreen that hides their true intent. And their charge that 'Bush did it to help his buddies in the oil business' is but a red herring to draw attention away from their sordid scheme. Liberals, in fact, want our gasoline prices at the pump to be as high as they can go. And the reason is very simple--the higher

Oilsands Quest announces filing of disclosure documents and Axe Lake project management and operations appointments Amex: BQI

CALGARY, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oilsands Quest Inc. (the "Corporation") announces that it has filed its annual report on Form 10-K, which includes the Corporation's statement of oil and gas information for the year ended April 30, 2008 on Form 51-101F1, together with the report on resource estimates by the Corporation's independent qualified resources evaluator and the report of the Corporation's management and directors on oil and gas disclosure pursuant to National Instrument 51-101, Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities of the Canadian Securities Administrators. A copy of the Corporation's Form 10-K is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov/ and on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com/.

Appointments

Oilsands Quest announces the appointment of Mark Doig P.Eng., as Director, Project Management and Facilities, and R.W. (Bill) Hopkins, as the Well and Facilities Operations Manager, Axe Lake, to the operations team. Mr. Doig is a senior project management professional with over 28 years of experience in heavy oil and oil sands projects. Mr. Doig has a unique blend of engineering, construction and operations expertise along with direct experience in the design and construction of thermal facilities, mining facilities and upgrading facilities for the Canadian heavy oil industry. Mr. Hopkins is an operations specialist with 23 years experience in heavy oil, power generation and SAGD operations. This includes the design, construction, commissioning and execution of both reservoir test pilot programs and commercial SAGD operations. Both individuals are valuable additions to the Oilsands Quest team.

About Oilsands Quest

Oilsands Quest Inc. is aggressively exploring Canada's largest contiguous oil sands land holding by applying its technical expertise to develop multiple global-scale discoveries. The Corporation (http://www.oilsandsquest.com/) is the originator of Saskatchewan's emerging oil sands industry.

Oilsands Quest Inc.

CONTACT: Paul O'Donoghue, Vice President, Investor Relations and
Corporate Planning, Email podonoghue@oilsandsquest.com; General inquiries and
retail investors, contact Hedlin Lauder Investor Relations Ltd., Toll Free
1-800-299-7823, Office (403) 232-6251, Email: irinfo@hedlinlauder.com;
Institutional investors, contact BarnesMcInerney Inc., Toll Free
1-866-794-7288, Office (416) 371-0510, Email: oilsands@barnesmcinerney.com

Momentum builds as Innovation Park is officially launched - WebWire (press release)

Momentum builds as Innovation Park is officially launched WebWire (press release), GA - 3 hours ago In April, Acumentrics Canada Ltd, a developer of solid oxide fuel cell systems, joined Innovation Park as the first new industrial tenant. ...

JOB CREATION TAX CREDITS APPROVED FOR BUSINESS EXPANSION Projects ... - ODOD (press release)

JOB CREATION TAX CREDITS APPROVED FOR BUSINESS EXPANSION Projects ... ODOD (press release), OH - 2 hours ago The company currently accounts for over 65 percent of the fractional aircraft ownership market and employs 7297 worldwide. The company proposes to purchase ...