Clean energy project aims to benefit local economies and create jobs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are collaborating to conduct a study on the potential for solar power generation on the former Kerr McGee Chemical Facility site in Columbus, Miss.  As part of the RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative, EPA is investing approximately $1 million for projects across the United States aiming to revitalize abandoned sites while protecting people’s health, the environment and providing economic benefits to local communities, including job creation.

BlueFire Renewables, Inc. (OTC BB: BFRE), a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of renewable fuels from non-food cellulosic wastes, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with China Huadian Engineering Co. LTD to finance its integrated Power Plant and Biorefinery in Fulton, MS and up to 5 additional plants in the United States.

Improvement Projects Set to Reduce Utility Costs 33 Percent, Support Local Jobs

Siemens Industry, Inc. announced today that work under a recently-signed $6.2 million performance contract for energy efficiency improvements to 27 DeSoto County, Miss. facilities should reduce the County's annual utility consumption 33 percent. Over the 15-year contract period, work by Siemens should reduce electricity consumption by county buildings by 37 million kWh.

Hundreds of Toyota Volunteers Will Clean and Protect Local Lands

More than 400 Toyota team members will celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on September 17, by working together to clean and protect three public areas in Tupelo; the Natchez Trace Parkway, Carver Elementary School and Tupelo High School.  At Natchez Trace Parkway, volunteers will remove invasive weeds to preserve native plants, as well as clean and maintain the area and its buildings.  At Carver Elementary School, Toyota volunteers will weed and mulch the school's rock garden, paint railings and remove brush, while at Tupelo High School, volunteers will remove debris from the school's grounds.  Hundreds of Toyota volunteers will participate in National Public Lands Day at dozens of sites this year, from Tupelo to Portland, Oregon.