News Release
Horne International Forges
Strategic Green Relationship
With FORECON EcoMarket Solutions
Fairfax, VA — January 28, 2008 — Horne International, Inc. (OTCBB: HNIN), has entered into an alliance with FORECON EcoMarket Solutions, LLC (FORECON EMS), to broker global carbon offset projects. The formal agreement advances Horne International’s strategy to serve the market for environmentally sustainable business practices.
Under the agreement, Horne International will help its clients offset their greenhouse gases by pairing them up with forestry projects undertaken by the clients of FORECON EMS. “The proper management of forests can promote carbon sequestration, effectively mitigating the negative effects of carbon emissions,” said Harold (Hal) A. Rich, who, along with R. Spaulding Showalter, will oversee Horne International’s growth in the emerging environmental trading market. “Through our joint initiative, Horne and FORECON EMS will provide financial opportunities for forest landowners, promote socially responsible business practices and help reduce the threat of climate change.”
John Gifford, Vice President of FORECON EMS, said, “This alliance holds great promise because Horne is a leader in environmental engineering and compliance and FORECON EMS is a leader in carbon market offset project consulting and development. By benefiting the clients of both our companies, I expect this relationship with Horne to be significantly rewarding to both companies.”
About Horne International, Inc.
Horne International provides engineering services for a sustainable infrastructure, with an emphasis on security, energy, and the environment. Horne International operates through three business units: Horne Engineering Services, LLC; Spectrum Sciences & Software, Inc.; and Coast Engine and Equipment Company, Inc. The company is a trusted partner for its customers in the defense, environment and energy, homeland security and transportation sectors. For more information, please visit www.horne.com.
About FORECON EMS
FORECON EMS specializes in Chicago Climate Exchange and retail sale forestry offset project consulting, aggregation and carbon accounting services both domestically and internationally for private forest landowners, integrated forest product companies, industrial and non-industrial forest management organizations, tribal timberlands, institutional investors, including timber investment management organizations, and governmental and non governmental organizations. Headquartered in Falconer, New York, FORECON EMS is a subsidiary of FORECON, Inc., a natural resources consulting firm. For more information, please visit www.foreconinc.com/EcoMarket.
Forward-Looking Statements
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