Gov. Schwarzenegger Receives Green Governor of the Year Award for 2010

SACRAMENTO, California, December 14, 2010 - The 2010 Green Governor of the Year Award was presented to Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, by Lex Heslin, President and CEO of
Beautiful Earth Group. The award was established by Beautiful Earth Group, a
leading sustainable energy, products and services company, to annually honor
a Governor who shows the greatest leadership, courage, understanding and
action in improving the environment.

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According to Heslin, Governor Schwarzenegger was the first governor
chosen for this award because of his groundbreaking achievements in reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and combating climate change, his push for an
increase in the state's renewable energy portfolio requirement, his ability
to balance the complex interests of environmental groups, energy developers,
utilities and consumers, and, in an election year, for turning the tide
against a regulatory framework that potentially supports legalized pollution.

"Governor Schwarzenegger has worked tirelessly to protect the environment
and to create sustainable solutions in California," said Heslin. "He has
advanced the research and generation of clean energy light years ahead of
other states. He has succeeded in the face of many challenges, and
California, the United States and the planet will benefit for many years to
come from his continual decision to do the right thing."

"I'm honored to be the first Governor chosen for this award," said
Governor Schwarzenegger. "California is showing the world that you can
protect the environment and grow the economy at the same time. We are
creating a new economic foundation for the 21st Century built on clean fuel,
clean energy and clean cars that is turning California into the green capital
of the nation and the world, and I couldn't be more proud of these
accomplishments."

The Green Governor of the Year Award will be presented annually at the
Opportunity Green conference, America's leading green business conference,
which draws more than 1,000 participants a year to Los Angeles.

About Beautiful Earth Group

Beautiful Earth Group ("BE"), founded in 2008, develops, owns and
operates utility scale solar and wind power generating facilities
concentrated in the southwest United States. Their projects are highly cost
competitive and significantly reduce environmental impacts. Beautiful Earth
Group is currently developing 38 megawatts (MW) capacity of solar energy in
the Mojave Desert, scheduled for operation in 2012, which will be sold into
the grid and will displace over 21,700 metric tons of carbon dioxide
emissions per year. Visit www.beautifulearthgroup.com

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