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Black Hawk County Board of Health Backs Moratorium on New Coal Plants As testimony on the proposed coal burning power plant in Marshalltown enters its third day, with testimony from expert witnesses for the Office of the Consumer Advocate opposing the plant because of its high cost and negative impact on Iowa's ratepayers, the Black Hawk County Board of Health voted this morning in favor of a moratorium on new coal plants in the State of Iowa... For Immediate Release: For More Information Contact: 1/16/2008 Mark Kresowik - 319-621-7393 Josh Jones – 417-894-6442 Black Hawk County Board of Health Backs Moratorium on New Coal Plants Waterloo, IA – In the face of growing opposition to the proposed coal-fired power plant in Waterloo, the Black Hawk County Board of Health delivered a blow to the plant by voting to place a moratorium on the permitting of coal-fired power plants until more stringent air quality standards are set. "We've been saying all along the proposed coal plant will bring serious health risks," said Carole Yates of the Cedar Prairie Group of the Sierra Club. "The Black Hawk County Board of Health showed today they understand the value of Iowan's health," she added. Dozens of local opponents, including local Sierra Club and Community Energy Solutions members, woke up early to participate in the Board of Health hearing. Dozens of community members commented on the proposed plant. While most comments were about increased particulate pollution or higher concentrations of mercury in the water, community members were collectively opposed to the extra pollution the plant would bring. "The owners of this massive coal plant will not have to worry about the health effects of increased air pollution," said Waterloo resident and Community Energy Solutions member Renata Sack. "They will not have to worry about their kids being hospitalized due to severe asthma. Waterloo residents will. The hidden costs are being passed on to us," she added. The five-member Board of Health voted on the recent recommendations given in a November 2007 report published by Dr. William Stigliani. The report states that among the criteria air pollutants, particulate matter poses the greatest threat to health in Black Hawk County and eastern Iowa. Inhalation of particulate matter causes or aggravates numerous cardiopulmonary diseases including asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, decreased lung function in children, heart attacks, inflammation of lung tissue, lung cancer, and premature deaths. The report also raises concerns about increased amounts of carbon dioxide pollution, the leading greenhouse gas responsible for global warming, and increased amounts of mercury, a highly toxic chemical linked to brain and nervous system damage. In addition to recommending a moratorium be placed on the permitting of coal plants, the report recommends: more stringent particulate matter standards, that Black Hawk County conduct its own air quality monitoring and have an increased role in the permitting process of plants and industrial facilities in the area, and that public health standards be incorporated in the permitting, compliance, and regulatory process governing Iowa air standards. The Board voted in favor of all four recommendations. "I'm very glad the Board voted for a moratorium on all new coal plants," said Don Shatzer, life-long Black Hawk County resident and retired farmer. "Now we need Governor Culver to place a moratorium on new coal plants and invest in efficiency and renewable energy instead. The health of Iowans is in his hands. He has an opportunity to move Iowa beyond coal—to make Iowa a leader in clean energy."

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Renewable Energy Stocks Sector Close-Up on Electric Vehicles and Green Automotive Stocks The Global Drive for Electric Vehicles; How ZAP, Tanfield Group Plc, GM, Zenn, Bolloré and Google are Driving a Global Shift POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC – January 14, 2008 www.RenewableEnergyStocks.com, a leading investor news and research portal for the renewable energy sector within Investorideas.com, presents a sector close- up on Electric Vehicles and green automotive stocks. From the Consumer Electronics Show, where GM showcased electric vehicles, to the Detroit Auto Show, the color for cars this year is “green” and electric vehicles are getting their share of attention. The market for electric vehicles is going global, with the number of players on the rise. Venture Beat just published an article looking at 27 electric cars companies ready to take over the road including ZAP’s (OTCBB: ZAAP) Xebra Sedan and Zenn Motor’s (News, Quote ) Zenn. ZENN Motor Company, a Canadian based manufacturer of electric vehicles, announced in November that Transport Canada had confirmed that its 100% electric, “ZENN" vehicle met and/or exceeded all standards of Canada's low-speed vehicle class. "The interest ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) has been receiving for its electric car business has been global," said ZAP CEO Steve Schneider. "In the next two weeks ZAP has meetings with potential partners, technology companies, banks, investors, and distribution partners on four continents. There is so much interest we are discussing branching out of passenger cars into other vehicles like trucking and public transportation." Schneider noted that he has meetings to further a new joint venture with Youngman Automotive, one of China's largest manufacturers of buses and trucks. He is also traveling to Dubai, where ZAP recently formalized a relationship with Al-Yousuf Automotive, one of the largest automotive distributors in The Middle East. Dan Jenkins, Media Relations Manager of The Tanfield Group Plc (TAN.L), listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange, provided global insight with the following commentary to Renewableenergystocks.com: “This market is very much demand driven, because major fleet operators are in a win-win situation – our vehicles reduce their carbon footprint and eliminate air pollutants, while also offering a benefit to the bottom line. “In 2007 we launched the Newton and Edison vehicles, developed the market and sold seed vehicles into blue chip fleets, while internally we moved from effectively bespoke vehicle manufacture, to a volume automotive assembly model.” “This has laid the groundwork for us to build up to 1,500 vehicles for the UK and Europe in 2008 and up to 1,000 for the North American market. Going forward, management’s vision is to reach 10,000 vehicles per annum by 2010. This jump in production provides the fleets of vehicles required by customers who have either recently completed or are going through the process of assessing our vehicles. “ “Winning repeat business from household names like TNT, DHL and Sainsbury’s Online, has helped move us to the next level, as new customers feel this validates our product and are happy to order fleets without first buying smaller numbers of trial vehicles.” “The electric vehicle is ideal for the urban commercial fleet operators for a number of reasons. Firstly, fleet managers can achieve significant whole life cost savings over the equivalent diesel vans or trucks, providing a benefit to the bottom line.” “The diesel-powered truck or van is designed for steady, constant speeds over medium to long distances and performs well in this field. “ “But the stop-start nature of city driving is precisely the worst environment for a diesel engine, both in terms of tailpipe or exhaust emissions and in terms of economic efficiency for miles per gallon.” “Conversely, the electric van or truck actually benefits from these stop-start conditions, as the regenerative braking puts power back into the batteries every time the vehicle halts. And by being zero emission at the point of use, it also provides a 100 percent reduction in air pollution. “ Rick Wagoner, General Motors (News, Quote) Chairman and CEO, made headlines at the Consumer Electronics Show, as the first automotive CEO to present a keynote address, discussing their Cadillac fuel-cell concept and the range-extended electric Chevrolet Volt. According to a recent press release from the Company, “GM has a goal of reducing oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions," said Tom Stephens, GM Group Vice President, Global Powertrain and Global Quality. "GM's commitment to improving fuel economy, reducing vehicle emissions and developing electrically driven vehicles is not a short-term strategy. We're in this game for the long term. We see energy and environmental leadership as a critical element of GM's ongoing turnaround plan and a key part of our business strategy." Bolloré (News, Quote ) and Pininfarina recently announced they are teaming up to create a 50/50 joint venture to produce a 100% electric vehicle. The vehicle will be marketed under the Pininfarina brand. The total capital investment is estimated at 150 million euros. The vehicle will be manufactured in Italy and will benefit from Pinninfarina?s extensive track record in design and the production of top-of-the range vehicles. It will be equipped with the revolutionary Lithium Metal Polymer battery developed by the Bolloré Group. Google (News, Quote ) is helping promote interest in electric cars with RechargeIT an initiative within Google.org's Climate Change Program with goals of accelerating the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid applications. For investors following alternative fuel and fuel efficient technologies, RenewableEnergyStocks.com features a directory of renewable energy stocks including biofuel, and Electric Vehicle (EV), battery technology and related stocks. About Featured Showcase Company, Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP): ZAP has been a leader in advanced transportation technologies since 1994, delivering over 100,000 vehicles to consumers in more than 75 countries. At the forefront of fuel-efficient transportation with new technologies including energy efficient gas systems, hydrogen, electric, fuel cell, ethanol, hybrid and other innovative power systems. ZAP has a joint venture to manufacture electric and hybrid vehicles with Youngman Automotive Group, one of China's leading manufacturers of buses and trucks. ZAP is developing a high-performance crossover SUV electric car concept called ZAP-X engineered by Lotus Engineering. ZAP is also developing a new generation of vehicles using advanced nanotech batteries with Advanced Battery Technologies. The Company recently announced a strategic partnership with Dubai-based Al Yousuf Group to expand its international vehicle distribution. ZAP also makes an innovative, new portable energy technology that manages power for mobile electronics from cell phones to laptops. About Our Green Investor Portals: RenewableEnergyStocks.com is one of several green investor portals within Investorideas.com. The green investor portals are hosting the upcoming free online investor conference, “Insight into Global Green Investing Trends and Opportunities in Solar, Wind, Biofuel, Green Transportation, Water and More”, March 21, 2008. Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising. Disclosure: ZAP currently pays the equivalent of two thousand five hundred in 144 shares and has provided promotional EV’s for the Greentech Investor Contest. Disclaimer

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Online Conference Provides Investors Free Access to Trends and Opportunities in Global Green Investment Sector with Industry Experts and Presenting Publicly Traded Green Stocks POINT ROBERTS, WA and DELTA, BC – January 8, 2008, www.InvestorIdeas.com, and its global investor and industry Greentech portals announce the 2008 Investorideas.com Global Greentech Online Investor Conference, March 21, 2008. The conference theme is: “Insight into Global Green Investing Trends and Opportunities in Solar, Wind, Biofuel, Green Transportation, and Water.” The in-depth online conference will be available March 21st, 2008, starting at 9:00 am EDT and archived thereafter. The online conference will include presentations from renewable, environmental, water, clean energy and technology experts providing in-depth perspectives on what is happening in the Greentech sector from venture capital, funds, indices and global publicly traded companies. /Forums/Portals/Green2.aspx The conference format will consist of an audio presentation (average 15 minutes) with images in a slideshow presentation, in flash format. The conference is free to online visitors with login registration. Joining as a presenting public company is XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX). Based in Aliso Viejo, Calif., XsunX is developing amorphous silicon thin film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell manufacturing processes to produce TFPV solar modules. To deliver its products the Company has begun to build a multi-megawatt TFPV solar module production facility in the United States to meet the growing demand for solar cell products used in large scale commercial projects, utility power fields, and other on-grid applications. Employing a phased roll out of production capacity, it plans to grow manufacturing capacities to over 100 megawatts by 2010. www.XsunX.com Current industry speakers include: Robert Wilder, J.D., Ph.D. WilderHill Clean Energy Index Dr. Rob Wilder is Founder and the Manager of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index (ECO), the first and leading Index on Wall Street for renewable & clean solutions. The Index is tracked by a PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (symbol PBW) which has grown to over $1.75 billion in assets within its first three years. www.wildershares.com Neil D. Berlant Senior Vice President Managing Director – Water Group Crowell, Weedon & Co. Since 1968, Neil has been continuously involved in the investment banking industry, either as a principal, officer, or founder of several firms. He has supervised and initiated the publication of numerous investment research reports on the water industry and conducted conferences directed towards top corporate management, the investment community, and venture capitalists. He has been a speaker at conferences on topics ranging from financing, to business and investment opportunities in the water industry. In addition, he has consulted to Fortune 500 companies and participated in negotiations concerning mergers, acquisitions, and venture capital investments. He is quoted frequently in newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Investor's Business Daily, and many others. www.CrowellWeedon.com Peter C. Fusaro Chairman, Global Change Associates Peter C. Fusaro is Chairman of Global Change Associates in New York and is the best selling author of What Went Wrong at Enron and 12 other books on energy and the environment. Peter is an energy industry thought leader noted for his keen insights in emerging energy and environmental financial markets. He has been on the forefront of energy and environmental change for over 30 years focusing on oil, gas, power, coal, emissions, and carbon trading and renewable energy markets. Peter is currently advising on carbon trading and clean energy technology arena to financial services companies. Peter was selected for Who’s Who in America for 2007 and 2008. He coined the term “Green Trading” and holds the Wall Street Green Trading Summit with Reuters in New York each spring. He is also a well known expert on Asia Pacific energy and environmental markets. He co-founded the Energy Hedge Fund Center LLC (www.energyhedgefunds.com) in 2004. Peter graduated with an MA in international relations from Tufts University and a BA from Carnegie-Mellon University. J. Peter Lynch Solar Expert Mr. J. Peter Lynch has worked, for 31 years as a Wall Street security analyst, an independent investment/merchant banker and private investor in small emerging technology companies. He has been actively involved in following developments in the renewable energy area since 1977 and is regarded as a leading expert in this field. He is one of the few people with a through understand of each of the critical areas involved: finance, the equity markets and the renewable energy industry. He was the contributing editor for 17 years to the Photovoltaic Insider Report, the leading publication in PV that was directed at industrial subscribers, such as major energy companies, utilities and governments around the world. He has been a speaker and presenter at numerous financial conferences on a variety of topics, including solar energy and solar energy related stocks. He is currently a private investor and financial/technology consultant to a number of companies. About Our Green Investor Portals: Investorideas.com has a series of four investor and industry research portals in the renewable energy, water, environment and fuel cells. Investorideas.com was one of the first online investor sites to cover water and renewable energy. The portals feature industry and stock news, articles, leading experts and financial columnists, audio interviews and Podcasts with leaders and innovators in Greentech, investor conferences, blogs, and a comprehensive global directory of publicly traded stocks. Additionally, the portals offer a service for Renewable and Greentech news, research and article submission. About InvestorIdeas.com: InvestorIdeas.com is a leading global investor and industry research resource portal specialized in sector investing covering over thirty industry sectors and global markets including China, India, the Middle East and Australia. Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations, but offer information portals to research news, articles, stock lists and recent research. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising. Disclosure: Presenting public companies, other than featured companies, pay a one time fee of $1000 to present. XsunX has entered into an online featured showcase company agreement as of December 2007 and compensates the website $5000 per month. www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp For more information contact: Dawn Van Zant 800.665.0411 Email: dvanzant@investorideas.com, Source: Investorideas.com, XsunX