Gunvor Appoints Stephane Caudron as Head of LNG

LONDON, November 19 - Gunvor International B.V. ("Gunvor"), one of the world's major
independent energy companies announces Stephane Caudron will be starting on 1
January 2010 as Head of LNG.

National Grid CEO Interviewed on Interim Results 2009

LONDON, November 19 - National Grid, the electricity and gas distribution company, announced
"very strong" half-yearly results with pre-tax profits up by 16 per cent and
earnings ahead by 31 per cent, despite a difficult trading environment.

CNPV Signs Long-Term Strategic Partnership with STAND-BY Europe, a Czech Company

DONGYING, China, November 19 - CNPV today announced that it has entered into a long-term strategic
partnership sales agreement with STAND-BY Europe, a well-known Czech Project
development and distribution company. The agreement was signed in conjunction
with STAND-BY Europe's recent October 15-16, 2009 visit to a CNPV facility
along with CTP invest, Reiffeisen Bank and Lumen Engineering Company.

Noront Resources Intersects High Grade Platinum, Drilling Now Confirms Continuity at Eagle's Nest

TORONTO, November 19 - Symbol: NOT:TSX-V

Infocrossing, a Wipro Company, Announces Five-Year Agreement With Cliffs Natural Resources

LEONIA, New Jersey and BANGALORE, India, November 19 - Infocrossing, a Wipro (NYSE: WIT) Company, today announced that it has
entered into a multi-year agreement to provide infrastructure services for
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. Cliffs is an international mining and natural
resources company. It is North America's largest producer of iron ore
pellets, a major supplier of direct-shipping lump and fines iron ore out of
Australia and a significant producer of metallurgical coal.

CURRENT Group, a Leader in Providing Smart Grid Solutions to Utilities Worldwide, Has Been Selected As One of The World's Top Ten Smart Grid Innovators at GreenBeat 2009

CURRENT CEO Tom Casey Speaks on the Game Changing Power of Grid-based Demand Management Solutions through CURRENT's leading System Optimization Technologies for the Distribution Grid at GreenBeat 2009

Endeavour to Present at Canaccord Adams Global Energy Conference

HOUSTON, November 19 - Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE-Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) will
participate in the Canaccord Adams Global Energy Conference on Wednesday,
December 2, 2009.

Number One Global Business Process Outsourcing Provider for the Utilities Industry Announced

PRESCOT, England, November 19 - Vertex, a leading global provider of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO),
Customer Management and IT solutions, has been ranked as the number one
Utilities BPO provider globally by the respected The Black Book of
Outsourcing (a division of Datamonitor).

Clarification of Noront Resources Intersects High Grade Platinum, Drilling now Confirms Continuity at Eagle's Nest

TORONTO, November 19 - Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront" or the "Company") (TSX Venture: NOT) is
pleased to report newly obtained assay results of completed drill holes
from the Company's Eagle's Nest deposit at the McFauld's Lake Property
located within the Ring of Fire mineral district. The results are from the
ongoing drilling, which continues to expand and define the extents of the
mineralization at Eagle's Nest.

Give the Gift of Security This Holiday Season

Easy Energy Introduces YoGen

WASHINGTON, November 19 - While it may not be possible to put "peace on Earth" on holiday lists
this season, thanks to YoGen(R), an innovative product from Easy Energy (OTC
Bulletin Board: ESYE), one can still give the gift of "peace of mind!"

ICE Announces Introduction of Cleared Iron Ore Swap

SINGAPORE, November 20 - IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global
regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC)
markets, today announced the introduction of an ICE OTC cleared iron ore
contract based on the well-regarded Platts Iron Ore Index. The ICE Platts
Iron Ore Swap 62% Fe (metallic iron) contract will be available for clearing
on ICE Clear U.S. beginning December 2, 2009.

GSMA Launches Green Manifesto for the Mobile Industry

Outlines how the Mobile Industry can Lower Emissions in Other Sectors by Over 4.5 Times Mobile's own Footprint

Waste-to-Energy Market in South Africa Has Promising Growth Prospects, Says Frost & Sullivan

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 18 - The waste-to-energy concept is rapidly emerging as an important component
of integrated waste management strategies and has positive growth prospects.
However, due to the low cost of electricity and high capital investment
required in waste-to-energy plants, the incentives for utilising energy
generated from waste are moderately limited.

Semplice Energy Wins Green Apple Award

READING, England, November 18 - Semplice Energy Limited, leading CleanTech energy solutions
provider, part of British Gas Business, a Centrica company, has been awarded
the Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice within the
'Pollution/Emissions Reduction' category.

Pachauri, Chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Stresses the Need to Bank on R&D to Tackle CO2 Emissions

Pachauri to Play a Key Role in Plenary Discussions at the World Future Energy Summit

World's First Partnership Between Chemical Parks - CHEMPARK and Nanjing Chemical Industry Park (NCIP) Enter Into Agreement

New Gateway Between North Rhine-Westphalia and China

LEVERKUSEN, Germany and NANJING, China, November 18 - CHEMPARK, with its sites in Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld-Uerdingen,
Germany, and Nanjing Chemical Industry Park (NCIP) in China entered into the
first worldwide partnership agreement between chemical parks on Wednesday,
November 18, 2009. The contract was signed during a visit to China by NRW
State Premier Jurgen Ruttgers. The signatories were Klaus Schafer, Chairman
of the Executive Board of CHEMPARK operator CURRENTA, and Xie Chongxiu, Vice
President of the NCIP Administrative Committee and Deputy Director of NCIP
GmbH. CHEMPARK accounts for around a third of the sales generated by the
chemical industry in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Over 45,000 people
are employed at its sites.

Duluth Metals Nominated for Mining Journal's Exploration Award

TORONTO, November 18 - Duluth Metals Limited ("Duluth Metals") (TSX: DM) (TSX:DM.U) is pleased
to announce their Nokomis Deposit has been nominated for the Mining
Journal's Exploration Award, given for notable exploration success during
the past year. The Mining Journal's Outstanding Achievements Awards Ceremony
will take place on Wednesday, December 2nd in London, U.K. Details about the
Awards Dinner as well as online voting can be found at the Mining Journal
website www.mining-journal.com.

Noront Resources Corrects Misleading Statements Made by Freewest Resources

TORONTO, November 18 - Symbol: NOT:TSX-V

Updating the Guidelines for Assessing Toxic Substances

BRUSSELS, November 18 - The current issue of Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management,
a journal published by the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
(SETAC), features a special series of papers generated from the SETAC
workshop "Science-Based Guidance and Framework for the Evaluation and
Identification of PBTs and POPs."

U.S. Department of State Launches Second Annual ExchangesConnect Video Contest to Amplify U.S. Public Diplomacy: 'Change Your Climate, Change Our World'

WASHINGTON, November 18 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today launched the Department
of State's second annual ExchangesConnect Video Contest, "Change Your
Climate, Change Our World," with a video message on the ExchangesConnect
social network at connect.state.gov.

Azure Dynamics Announces Filing of A Preliminary Short Form Prospectus for an Offering of Common Shares

OAK PARK, Michigan, November 18 - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR
DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Marine Energy Market in Europe Still Weathering Economic Storm

Frost & Sullivan: Government Support and New Investments are now Vital

LONDON, November 17 - The nascent European marine energy industry is still weathering storms
unleashed by the global economic crisis. This market was particularly hard
hit by the recession because it relied so heavily on venture capital and
private equity investment. But now, it looks as though the UK government and
the EU will extend long-awaited lifelines helping companies continue to
develop this predictable and abundant energy source that is capable of one
day supplying 10 percent of the world's electricity needs. Government support
and new investments are key factors to boost the market.

Johnson Matthey Releases "PLATINUM 2009 INTERIM REVIEW"

LONDON, November 17 - PLATINUM

Cooperation Between Officials from the German Government and S.D.E Company

TEL AVIV, Israel, November 17 - Recently, Mr. Waldemar Wilhelm Hoppe, Deputy Managing Director
of the "Invest in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" agency, and Ms. Ursula Goldacker,
the Senior Consultant of the agency, have arrived to Israel in order to
conduct a business meeting with Mr. Shmuel Ovadia, the CEO of S.D.E Company
and Ms. Inna Braverman, International marketing manager of the company.

Moog Supplies Testing Equipment for Blade Test Center for Suzlon Energy

Turnkey Project Includes Test System Development, Configuration and Comprehensive Training at Cutting-Edge Test Center

Pioneers Wanted - Companies can Apply for the Energy Efficiency Award 2010 With Their Energy Efficiency Projects

BERLIN, November 17 - The next round of the "Energy Efficiency Award" starts: Up to 7 February
2010, companies in industry and trade that have achieved exemplary
improvements in energy efficiency can enter the contest. The award, with
prize money totalling 30,000 euros, is offered by the Deutsche
Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) - the German Energy Agency - in collaboration
with Deutsche Messe and DZ BANK AG and forms part of the Initiative
EnergieEffizienz. The winners will be presented on 20 April 2010 during the
WORLD ENERGY DIALOGUE, attended by high-ranking experts, at the HANNOVER
MESSE 2010. The application documents can be found at:
www.industrie-energieeffizienz.de.

Volta Commences RC Drilling Program to Follow up High Grade Targets at Volta's Kampti Gold Project in Burkina Faso

TORONTO, November 17 - Volta Resources Inc. ("Volta" or the "Company")
(TSX:VTR) announced today that it has commenced a 9 hole reverse circulation
("RC") and diamond drilling program for a total 750 metres on the
Maména-Fofora prospect at its 100% owned Kampti III property in southern
Burkina Faso, West Africa. This drilling program is part of a campaign of
more than 4,000 metres (+40 holes) planned to be completed on the Kampti gold
project, the Nassara gold target and a number copper-gold porphyry targets on
the Gaoua project.

GLV Announces that 80.5% of the Voting Shares of Christ Water Technology AG Have Been Tendered Into its Voluntary Takeover Bid

The Transaction Will Close by the end of November

MONTREAL, November 17 - Management of GLV Inc. ("GLV" or the "Company"; ticker symbols
GLV.A, GLV.B / TSX) is pleased to announce that as of 4:00 p.m. (Vienna time)
today, 80.5% of the voting shares of Christ Water Technology AG ("CWT") were
tendered by CWT shareholders into the voluntary takeover bid (the "Offer")
launched by Eimco Water Technologies GmbH, an indirect subsidiary of GLV on
October 13, 2009, thereby exceeding the minimum acceptance
threshold of 75% of the voting shares required pursuant to the Offer.
Consequently the transaction will progress as planned, and is scheduled to
close on or about November 27. GLV's purchase of the shares tendered as of
November 17 represents a cash consideration of $85 M (at the current
Euro/Canadian dollar exchange rate). CWT shareholders who have not yet
tendered their shares have another three months to do so for a cash
consideration of EUR3.35 per CWT share, pursuant to the same terms as set
forth in the Offer.

SQM to Distribute Interim Dividend

SANTIAGO, Chile, November 17 - Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock
Exchange: SQM-B, SQM-A) announced the payment of an interim dividend in the
amount of US$0.37994 per share (approximately US$100 million or 40% of net
income for the first nine months of 2009). At its meeting today the Company's
Board of Directors agreed to distribute an interim dividend, as outlined in
the 2009 Dividend Policy approved at its Shareholders' Meeting on April 29,
2009.

Endeavour Announces Redemption and Amendment of Convertible Preferred Stock

HOUSTON, November 18 - Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) today
announced that it has signed an agreement to redeem US$75 million of its
US$125 million Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and amend the terms of
the remaining US$50 million outstanding. The redemption and amendment reduces
the current dilution to common shareholders and eliminates the potential
dilution Endeavour common shareholders faced if equity capital was utilized
for value-added growth opportunities.

Northern Lights Energy and REVA Agree to Develop Iceland's EV Market

LONDON, November 16 - Northern Lights Energy (NLE), initiator of Iceland's Project
2012 and provider of infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs)
has signed an agreement with Reva Electric Car Company (REVA) to develop the
electric vehicle market in Iceland. NLE has exclusive distribution rights for
REVA's electric cars including the new NXR that premiered at the recent
Frankfurt Motor Show and 2011's model, the NXG sports coupe. Marketing of the
NXR starts in the second half of 2010, with deliveries at the end of the
year.

Look After Your Home's Heating Health on the Cheap

KENILWORTH, England, November 16 - We all know that a lot of heat is lost from your head and this is why it
is important to wear a hat outside and sometimes inside during the winter
months. Well this concept is very similar in keeping your house in good
heating health during the colder period. The heat must be kept inside. The
Heating and Hotwater Industry Council has come up with five top cost-saving
tips to keep your home in good energy efficiency order:

Aleris Europe Announces Price Increase for Aluminium Coil and Sheet Products

NEUHAUSEN AM RHEINFALL, Switzerland, November 16 - Aleris Europe announced today a price increase of 50 Euros per ton for
deliveries to mainland Europe and 60 GBP per ton for deliveries to the UK on
the total conversion price of aluminium coil and sheet products delivered
to European distributors and industrial end users.

Innovative Technology From Phoebus Energy is Greening Jerusalem

The Energy Efficient Hybrid System is Transforming Hot Water Production in Israel

The Union for Ethical BioTrade and Food Ingredients Europe Announce the Ethical BioTrade Awards for Biodiversity

FRANKFURT, November 16 - To celebrate the United Nations 2010 International Year of Biodiversity,
the Union for Ethical BioTrade and Food Ingredients Europe are proud to
announce the first Ethical BioTrade Awards for Biodiversity at the Fi Europe
fair 2009. The announcement will be made next week in Frankfurt at the annual
Fi Europe trade show and the first award will be presented next year in
Madrid at Fi Europe's sister show, Health Ingredients Europe 2010.