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Chevron Corp. (CVX)’s effort to overturn an $18 billion judgment against it was rejected by an Ecuador appeals court in a lawsuit alleging the company is responsible for chemicals spilled in the Amazon River basin more than 20 years ago.

The “adverse ruling” upholding the lower-court judgment was issued by a panel of three judges in the Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios in Lago Agrio, Ecuador, Chevron said in an e-mailed statement yesterday.

 December 7, 2011

Season’s greetings from MOP Environmental Solutions, Inc.!

This letter is intended to provide a bit of an update on the comings and goings at MOP.  In the month and a half since Charlie Diamond’s passing we have been putting our best effort forward to make the transition to a new leadership team, while at the same time anticipating the addition of other members of the MOP team that can help us expand our sales and the mission of MOP. 

All of this has happened in an atmosphere where our ability to communicate has been hobbled by two important realities:

 1. The 15c2-11  process that moves MOP to a higher reporting level where shareholder value is enhanced by a higher number of Market Makers and a higher level of transparency ostensibly generating enhanced public confidence. Ironically, the effort to become more transparent requires a “low-transparency” process that minimizes the amount of reported news (each of which generates added questions from FNRA ). 

 2. Attempts to reconstruct as much of Charlie Diamond’s historic knowledge of the company workings as we possibly could. As you might imagine, more than four decades of knowledge about MOP and the Bath plant was bundled up inside that marvelous oversized brain of Charlie’s. Charlie kept careful records of the things that were required by law and rule so understanding those things were “just” a matter of reviewing an extensive number of notebooks. However, the more esoteric and non-statutory collections of information were not quite so simple. . . (now where did Charlie keep the combination to that safe that holds the recipe for MOP’s “secret sauce”? Who was the contractor that developed the hydro Cavitation solution with Charlie? That solution can probably yield an income stream of more than a million dollars a year for MOP!) 

I’m pleased to report that we are reasonably confident that the urgent matters with respect to Charlies historic knowledge seem to have been resolved: left twice to 18, right . . . (NOW you didn’t think we were going to give you the combination did you?); Ryan Vizena helped Charlie develop the Cavitation solution and yes we think it can generate some attractive profits for MOP. 

The 15c2-11process is a bit more of a challenge. We find ourselves faced with the Hobesian choice of continuing to effort the application while creating a seemingly endless process by returning to a status quo ante or imposing a news blackout, under the worst case scenario, that has a chance of resolving the process successfully. We have decided on the former. It is clear to us that keeping some level of news about the company flowing is too important to continuing confidence, even if it means that achieving the 15c2-11 status takes considerably longer. This decision represents a reversal of a “board” decision by Charles Diamond. We suspect it will not be the last. 

With respect to moving ahead I would like to bring you up to date on a few of the projects that some shareholders have been enquiring about.    In the coming weeks we will be bringing you additional information through our soon to be added public relations and communications agency:  EVP Creative    (www.evpcreative.com)                                                                                 

We continue to be very optimistic about many of our international projects, though some have presented enormous challenges related to state corruption, bureaucratic shuffling and re-shuffling and the challenges imposed by a worldwide recession. 

The Saudi Team is currently interviewing and negotiating with a large distribution company. Their website indicates that they are a registered trading and contracting company with the country's industry leaders such as Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Saudi Electricity Company and others. Dr. Nayfeh, president of MOP SA has told us that they will be making a decision fairly soon about representing MOP. 

A total of four orders have come from MOP’s Ecuadoran Distributor and a recent conversation with President Fernando Banalcazar confirmed that he is aggressively developing his market and that he expects the New Year to bring increased sales of MOP. Banalcazar has put together a strong consortium of Oil Spill Response and product/service companies to bid on a large project. His innovative approaches give us a great deal of confidence in what lies ahead with him. 

EGS continues its efforts with C-Level management of firms from Nigeria, Ghana and Guinea, West Africa, to Brazil, New Zealand and other countries. As you might imagine, working at this level takes longer but yields bigger sales over longer periods of time. Jim has expressed confidence that his efforts will yield results soon. 

The purchase of the Groveton Mill remains on track and we have already had more than 5 inquiries from potential tenants and joint ventures. We are optimistic that a closing will take place during t5he month of January and then MOP will have adequate operational funds to launch an aggressive marketing effort. The Groveton location will also give us the opportunity to register MOP as a HubZone business, thus qualifying us for a 3% set aside with federal Prime Contractors and procurement agents. The funding for this project is all debt financing and will not dilute shareholder equity. 

Very soon we will have more information to report including an update on some new patents being filed and other alliances and contracts.

Sincerely,

Wayne D. King

CEO and President

MOP Environmental Solutions, Inc.

The product name will remain exactly the same so the above title is simply a descriptive title not a product name. New consumer product includes 1 & 2 LB boxes of MOP 301 and 401. Another consumer product is awaiting a provisional patent filing and then we'll be able to roll out that product as well.

Groveton, NH . . . .

A Groveton paper mill sidelined more than 4 years ago, along with nearly 500 jobs is being readied to begin a new life as a Sustainable Technology Manufacturing, Research and Education Center according to the company that has a signed agreement to purchase the facility: MOP Environmental Solutions of Bath, NH.

For more than six months MOP President Charles Diamond and Vice President Wayne King have been working in conjunction with local community, civic and business leaders to map out a strategy for revitalizing the Groveton Mill, formerly owned by Wausau Paper Corporation and the Groveton Paper Board company. Their work follows on the heels of studies by the North Country Council, Regional Planning Agency (NCC) and an extensive, far reaching study completed by Preston Gilbert, formerly of the North Country Council and now Director of the Brownfields Center at SUNY University in New York.

The Gilbert Study, commissioned by NCC, envisions the Groveton facility as a model for revitalizing shuttered paper mills across the Northeast and ultimately throughout the US. Through an evolutionary process MOP Environmental Solutions has adopted the conceptual model and will be working closely with the town of Groveton, other local communities and these agencies to make the Groveton Mill a focal point for a multi-tiered strategy to enhance year-round agricultural production in the Northeast; to create a manufacturing center for MOP’s Maximum Oil Pickup oil absorbant products and Cellulose insulation; and to bring together other cutting edge green technologies in recycling, bio-fuel production, and wood technologies that harness the resources of the Northern Forest region and the skills and enthusiasm of a dedicated and persistent workforce and community. 

We are very enthusiastic about the possibilites that lie ahead, said MOP President Charles Diamond. This would not have been possible without the hard work and commitment of hundreds of people, Diamond continued, but we would be remiss if we did not recognize Bob Chapman of Chapman Metal Recycling who’s efforts helped secure the buildings from the wrecking ball and Dave Auger of Groveton who’s enthusiasm and community spirit kept the process alive during the coldest months of the last few years.

The Groveton Mill is not just a set of buildings, Diamond said. It represents more than 100 years of community life for a region where hard work and family values are a driving force that gives life to the community.

The purchase of the mill provides the perfect fit for MOP by allowing us to expand our manufacturing to meet growing demand and to create synergies in our manufacturing by adding  several very similar products, cellulose insultation, where there is a high local demand and a consumer product for the home and garage as well as for local fire departments, raceways and roadways. 

In a letter to supporters and key individuals and organizations involved with efforts to save the Mill, Vice President Wayne King said: “It is our intent, working closely with the community, the many folks who have been involved to date and the State of NH to transform the mill into a Green Technology Manufacturing, Research and Education Center (New name not yet chosen). We intend to honor the work of the many folks on whose shoulders we stand and move in the direction outlined by the Preston Gilbert Report, Commissioned by the North Country Council (Link Below) - a far sighted set of recommendations that we believe capable of creating not only a thriving set of enterprises but the beginnings of a critical mass for renewing the North Country economy.”

King continued, “ You have kept faith with the people of Groveton and the region, who have hoped for the day when new life would come to the Mill. We will keep faith with you by vowing that this new life will be woven into the fabric of the community. We will seek ways to make Groveton a model for communities undergoing similar challenges throughout New England and the country as a whole.”

“ The current owners of the Mill, Jerry Epstein and Ken Miller deserve our thanks for choosing the future of Groveton over the wrecking ball. It would have been a much simpler process for them to have scrapped the entire Mill but we are grateful that they showed the patience needed to secure the future of the Mill.”

Many others have also played important roles from the citizen-based Groveton Phoenix Group,  The leadership of Groveton on the Boards of Selectmen and Planning, The North Country Council, The NH Department of Resources and Economic Development; Bill Andreas of BEDCO,  the NH Congressional Delegation, led by Senator Shaheen, Councilor Ray Burton, White Mountain Community College President Kathy Eneguess, Atty Peter Feuerbach of Rubin and Rudmin, Andrew Bronson of Tender Corp, and many others.

The HUB Zone designation of the region will also give the new businesses that we grow here a competitive edge in Federal Procurement boosting their competitiveness. We intend to immediately launch a private marketing company focused strictly on Government procurement to take advantage of the HubZone designation.

We also intend to engage the towns people in the process of determining the future of the mill, soliciting their help in designing a riverfront walking and shopping area that pays tribute to the history of Groveton and the Mills; involving them in the development of educational programs in cooperation with the White Mountain Community College and other nearby institutions of higher learning; and soliciting their ideas for entrepreneurial activities that would support the local economy.

We anticipate that as many as 500 jobs will be created at the facility in the next 4-5 years with 100-200 being added in 2012. 

“What makes this project most exciting for all of us is the way in which it creates a public/private partnership for growth within the community and the opportunity to create a model for similar communities across the country, Diamond said.