BPI Energy Signs Letter of Intent with Blue Source to Fund Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Project Development
01 July 2008 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
BPI Energy Holdings, Inc. (AMEX: BPG), an independent energy
company engaged in the exploration, production and commercial sale
of coalbed methane (CBM) in the Illinois Basin, today announced it
has signed a non-binding letter of intent for a relationship with
Blue Source, LLC, an aggregator and marketer of carbon credits. The
letter of intent contemplates that Blue Source would enter into an
agreement by which it would commit to exclusively funding any and
all qualifying projects generated from and/or constructed and
operated by BPI, and that Blue Source would become a 50/50 partner
with BPI in those projects. The relationship would commence with
BPI�s Western Fuels Project announced on June 18, 2008. As part of
the proposed five-year agreement, Blue Source would become the
exclusive marketer of all carbon offsets and other quantifiable
environmental benefits produced by BPI. �According to the National
Energy Technology Laboratory statistics, releases associated with
the mining of coal account for about 10 percent of the country�s
total methane emissions,� commented James G. Azlein, BPI president
and CEO. �Methane is a potent greenhouse gas having 21 times the
global warming potential of carbon dioxide. Recovery of coalbed and
coalmine methane as practiced by BPI not only captures a large
source of emissions, but also harnesses this energy resource.�
Azlein added, �With the growing demand for natural gas and
heightened environmental concerns associated with methane releases
to the atmosphere, this complementary relationship between BPI and
Blue Source is a win-win.� Co-founder and CEO of Blue Source, Bill
Townsend, said the partnership signifies the possibilities in
pre-regulatory efforts to reduce negative environmental impacts
associated with greenhouse gas emissions. �BPI is exemplifying
environmental stewardship by voluntarily reducing the amount of
methane gases vented into the atmosphere,� Townsend said. �The
company continues to demonstrate market leadership in this
arrangement with Blue Source. The foresight to take a methane
stream of this nature and to monetize the carbon emission
reductions is clear foresight into the solutions we all need to
provide to mitigate global climate change.� To be added to BPI
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About BPI Energy BPI Energy (BPI) is an independent energy company
engaged in the exploration, production and commercial sale of
coalbed methane (CBM) in the Illinois Basin, which covers
approximately 60,000 square miles in Illinois, southwestern Indiana
and northwestern Kentucky. The company controls a large CBM acreage
position in the Illinois Basin at approximately 534,280 acres. News
releases and other information on the company are available on the
Internet at: http://www.bpi-energy.com. About Blue Source LLC Blue
Source is the climate change answer for forward-thinking
businesses, offering both physical and financial solutions to risks
and opportunities in the carbon market. The company is organized
into a portfolio group, responsible for marketing and managing the
carbon offset portfolio and sourcing new offset projects and a
separate project development group, responsible for identifying,
designing, developing and managing projects. The company is leading
development of a �carbon highway,� through investment in
infrastructure to capture and transport carbon dioxide for
long-term geologic storage. Blue Source Canada, formerly Baseline
Emissions Management, is a leader in Canada�s domestic offset
opportunities with a supplier portfolio of more than ten million
tonnes of emission offsets. Blue Source Canada�s technical division
leads in technical expertise for protocol development and offset
identification. Blue Source has offices in Salt Lake City, Calgary,
Houston, Denver, Raleigh, San Francisco and New York. More
information on the company is available at:
http://www.ghgworks.com. Some of the statements contained in this
report that are not historical facts, including statements
containing the words �believes,� �anticipates,� �expects,�
�intends,� �plans,� �should,� �may,� �might,� �continue� and
�estimate� and similar words, constitute forward-looking statements
under the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or
the conditions in our industry, on our properties or in the Basin,
to be materially different from any future results, performance,
achievements or conditions expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause
actual results or conditions to differ materially from our
expectations, include, but are not limited to: (a) our inability to
raise the funds necessary to satisfy our existing accounts payable
and accrued liabilities; (b) a refusal by GasRock Capital LLC
(�GasRock�) to make any additional advances under the GasRock
Credit Agreement, which are at GasRock�s discretion; (c) our
inability to repay or refinance the amounts advanced to us by
GasRock when such amounts become due on January 30, 2009; (d) a
breach by us of a covenant under the GasRock Credit Agreement or
other event of default that allows GasRock to accelerate our
outstanding obligations; (e) our inability to obtain sufficient
financing, close an offering of debt or equity securities, or
complete a merger/combination, joint venture, asset sale, selling
of rights relating to our litigation against Drummond or other
transaction that would enable us to fund our future operations; (f)
our failure to accurately forecast CBM production; (g) a decline in
the prices that we receive for our CBM production; (h) our failure
to accurately forecast operating and capital expenditures and
capital needs due to rising costs or different drilling or
production conditions in the field; (i) our inability to attract or
retain qualified personnel with the requisite CBM or other
experience; (j) unexpected economic and market conditions, in the
general economy or the market for natural gas; (k) limitations
imposed on us by the GasRock Credit Agreement; and (l) potential
exposure to losses caused by our derivative contract. We caution
readers not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements.
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