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5/8/2008: EPA RECOGNIZES THE COLAD GROUP, LLC AMONG NATION'S LEADING GREEN POWER PURCHASERS

THE COLAD GROUP REDUCES CARBON FOOTPRINT WITH GREEN POWER PURCHASE

Buffalo, NY, May 8 2008 - THE COLAD GROUP today announced its purchase of green power and its partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership. THE COLAD GROUP is purchasing 170,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, which is enough green power to meet 10 percent of the organization's purchased electricity use. THE COLAD GROUP is buying renewable energy certificates (REC) from Good Energy.

"This is a huge honor and we are proud to be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency" said Todd Anson, President of Colad. "Purchasing green power helps our organization become more sustainable, while also sending a message to others across the U.S. that supporting clean sources of electricity is a sound business decision and an important choice in reducing climate risk."

Green power is electricity that is generated from environmentally preferable renewable resources, such as wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, biomass and low-impact hydro. These resources generate electricity with a net zero increase in carbon dioxide emissions, while offering a superior environmental profile compared to traditional power generation sources. Green power purchases also support the development of new renewable energy generation sources nationwide.

According to the U.S. EPA, COLAD's green power purchase of 170,000 (kWh) is equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of more than 24 passenger vehicles per year, or is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 17 average American homes annually.

Please visit www.colad.com/environmental for more information on Colad's environmental efforts.

Colad is a leading designer and manufacturer of paper based presentation and promotional packaging. Our processes and products are made using renewable, recyclable energy and materials. We serve Fortune 1000, University, Sports and Reseller markets producing products that help promote our client's products and services.

Good Energy is a fully integrated energy consultant that can help customers realize savings by analyzing their energy consumption, shopping the market through aggregation, and understanding consumer tax and regulatory benefits available in the different energy markets (Electricity, Natural Gas, Demand Response, Fuel Oil and Renewable Energy Certificates).

About EPA's Green Power Partnership The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with purchased electricity use. The Partnership currently has hundreds of Partner organizations voluntarily purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500 companies, small and medium sized businesses, local, state, and federal governments, and colleges and universities. For additional information, please visit http://www.epa.gov/greenpower.