Recently the board of directors of General Environmental Management Inc. decided to shift the company’s business focus from hazardous waste field services to the higher-margin and faster-growing water treatment and waste-to-energy markets, while also reducing the company’s debt.

General Environmental believes it has one of the best managed and operated field services businesses in the country. This business has handled waste streams from some of the biggest companies in the country. The company is now focused on how to maximize the value of that business while it builds its high margin water treatment business and explores opportunities in the waste-to-energy technology market.

The company is making rapid strides toward transforming their business. A few weeks ago, California-based General Environmental announced that it had signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Santa Clara Waste Water. The deal is expected to close on or

This morning, General Environmental Management, Inc. updated the investment community with the progress made since its Board of Directors elected to shift the company’s business focus from hazardous waste field services to the fast growing water treatment and waste-to-energy markets.

“We are pleased to report that we have made tremendous progress in the execution of our plan to move the company into the water treatment and waste-to-energy markets,” stated Tim Koziol, GEM’s Chief Executive Officer. “As we announced last week, we swiftly moved to sign a binding letter of intent to acquire Santa Clara Waste Water (SCWW). We are conducting final due diligence and plan on closing this transaction on or before November 1, 2009. SCWW will be the cornerstone of our water treatment business. With this profitable business and the addition of GEM’s sales, marketing, operational and regulatory expertise, we believe

Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, Biofuels Power Corp.’s mission is to introduce renewable fuels for North America power and reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil. Trading on the OTCBB, the company is the first in the biofuels power sector. This involves generating grid power from biodiesel and renewable gas. Incorporated in 2004, Biofuels Power Corporation is the first company to enter the U.S. power grid with 100 percent biofuels made from waste oils. They do not use corn and they do not remove edible vegetable oils from the food chain.

Biofuels Power Corp. gets fat from animal renderers (chicken, beef, and pork) and waste feedstock from vegetable oil processors. The company then processes the feedstock into spec fuel for their power plant. They have a laboratory with technicians that evaluate each feedstock and provide a recipe that will make a high-quality fuel.

Biofuels Power developed the nation’s first grid-connected biodiesel powered

Baxter International Inc. (BAX) recently announced its intention of acquiring the Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) business from Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW). The deal involves an initial cash payment of roughly $56 million and an additional payment of up to $9 million over the next two years based on achievement of certain milestones revenue. The acquisition is expected to close in Q309 and will have no impact on Baxter's financial results for fiscal 2009.

CRRT, also known as hemofiltration, is a process of continuous and adjustable removal of excess fluid and waste products resulting from malfunction of the kidney. CRRT duplicates the function of a kidney for 24 hours. Baxter is presently supplying solutions that are used in CRRT treatment globally and is the lone distributor of Edwards' product in the U.S., Latin America and China.

Baxter is a global medical products and services company with

BWI Holdings Inc. (BWIH.OB), operating as Budget Waste Inc., recently announced the renewal of its contract with the Town of Chestermere. Per the contract, BWI will provide weekly curbside refuse pickup services to about 5,000 homes for the next five years.

While a lot of companies are fighting Chapter 11 and announcing cutbacks, BWI seems to be holding its own. According to the press release, the contract measures up to about $500,000 per year, or $2.5 million in five years.

“We are extremely pleased to be of service to the Town of Chestermere and provide residential curbside pickup for the next five years,” Danny McEachren, vice president of External Operations of BWI stated in the release.

BWI offers its waste solutions to commercial, industrial, construction, home building, oilfield and residential clients throughout Western Canada.

Part of the company’s appeal is its broad range

BWI Holdings, Inc. is growing in a critical part of the green movement that few people talk about or even consider. While most environmental attention remains focused on electric cars, solar cells, and windmills, this Canadian company has found success in the most unglamorous niche of all, garbage. Though still serving a relatively small population of businesses and residents, primarily in Alberta, BWI has set its sights on becoming the ultimate waste disposal and support enterprise. The company operates in four business segments: solid waste, liquid services, water hauling, and septic services.

Increasingly stringent government regulations require companies and individuals to be more vigilant in their handling of waste products, and this has opened up a huge opportunity for a full service waste processing operation like BWI. The company continues its growth-through-acquisition strategy with exceptional success, and now offers complete waste and recycling services

I was about to sing the praises of Breakwater Resources’ new warrant (BWR.wt.A) that was listed on the TSX this past April 9th, 2009 and then I looked at the company’s prospectus – and now I am not so sure. Breakwater mines zinc (65%), copper (11%) and equal parts gold, silver and lead from mines in North, Central and South America. I’d be curious to know what you think after you digest the pros and cons of their warrant offering outlined below.

Warrants, as you may well know, give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to purchase the common shares of the company at a specific price within a specific time period after which, if not exercised, they expire worthless.

What caught my eye when I first became aware of Breakwater Resources’ warrant was that it would not expire until April 9th, 2014 (i.e. a 5-year term) and that it …

Headquartered in Huntington Beach, California, BioCentric Energy Inc. is primarily a research and development holding company. Their focus is on seeking innovative green energy solutions for the 21st Century. Trading on the Pink Sheets, the Company’s corporate mission is to increase their value through the discovery, development, and implementation of renewable energy projects.

BioCentric Energy, Inc. works to develop new technologies as well as acquire and foster companies with innovative technologies designed to provide unique and effective green energy solutions. The Company’s strategy leverages their extensive experience and global contacts to uncover opportunities through joint ventures or acquisitions.

The Company’s BioCentric Energy Algae is currently implementing two algae projects. One is in Lake Elsinore, California, and the other is in the Guangdong Province of China. They also have their BioCentric Energy Consortium Inc. The BioCentric Energy Consortium brokers the supply and delivery of organic oils, such as, crude, degummed soybean

In today’s “modern” world there is a tendency to search for those markets that advance the marketplace in a high tech manner, a “Jetson’s” sort of world - for lack of a better way to describe the process. In many markets, however, some companies have started to look backwards to move forwards. They look for natural or “older” processes that have been in action for generations. In many ways, this is a new way to approach new product development, looking for the products and services that have always been available but not fully exploited. If an investor can find a company that has found one of these hidden treasures, profit will very likely be at hand.

Converted Organics Inc., an organic soil manufacturer, works to convert and market food waste stream products into pellet and granulated fertilizers. Primary markets for the company’s products are lawn and garden centers seeking long shelf-life

Many forms of new clean and sustainable energy will be required to power tomorrow’s world. Some will rise from energy ideas currently being put forth while many will come from new and innovative ideas yet to be conceived. Regardless of where these new forms of energy come from, all need to be given a solid assessment for practicality and profitability. If they are not practical, they will fall by the way side. Each opportunity, however, needs to be given a solid shot at helping the world out of a dire clean energy mess. When an energy source that can meet these two criteria is found, huge profits will result.

Startech Environmental Corp., an alternative energy equipment and services provider, works to develop, implement and market proprietary, stationary hydrogen producing plasma engines and services. The engine is designed to convert waste products, of several types, to clean sustainable electricity. The process, available