London, UK, March 17, 2008 – Vitol SA, one of the largest energy trading firms in the world, and an affiliate of RNK Capital LLC, a private energy and environmental markets investment firm, announce today that the firms have completed the first trade on The Green Exchange™, which commenced trading today. The trade in certified emissions reductions (CER) futures was brokered by Evolution Markets Inc.

Under the terms of the transaction, the affiliate of RNK Capital and Vitol traded 25 CER futures contracts for delivery in December 2008. One CER futures contract on The Green Exchange is equal to 1,000 CERs or 1,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent reductions.

“We are very pleased to kick off trading on The Green Exchange, which is well timed to the current needs of global environmental markets,” said Robert Koltun, Managing Member of RNK Capital. “The Exchange’s contracts provide the opportunity to take positions and manage price risk in global carbon markets as never before with its linkage to other global energy and environmental markets.”

Michael Curran, a trader with Vitol SA said, “The CER market, in particular, is in need of the liquidity and clearing services of The Green Exchange. We are very pleased to be involved in the first trade in this contract.”

The trade was facilitated off-exchange by introductory broker Evolution Markets and submitted for clearing via the NYMEX ClearPort® clearing platform, which is the over-the-counter clearing mechanism used by The Green Exchange. Trades in Green Exchange contracts can also be transacted electronically using the CME Globex platform.

“The Green Exchange provides a broad, viable global market for environmental trading, and appropriately the Exchange’s first trade was in its CER futures contract,” said Andrew Ertel, President & CEO of Evolution Markets Inc. “The ability to transact and hedge CERs through an exchange using its global clearing platform should greatly enhance market liquidity. The Green Exchange is off to a great start, and we fully expect it will become the premier trading hub for global environmental commodities.”

About Vitol SA

The Vitol SA is one of the largest and most successful traders in the world's energy marketplace. Vitol's main trading operation is located in Geneva, Switzerland. The company also has interests in various oil terminals and oil exploration projects. Additional information can be found at http://www.vitol.com.

About RNK Capital LLC

RNK Capital LLC is a private investment firm specializing in the global environmental, emissions, energy, utilities and water markets. Through its environmental and emissions strategy, RNK Capital is an active trader in the various U.S. and international carbon and environmental markets. It is also a leading specialist in structured transactions for the global carbon and other environmental markets, including early-stage compliance projects.

About Evolution Markets Inc.

Using a unique approach called EvoFinance™, Evolution Markets Inc. provides strategic financial and industry-leading transactional services to participants in global environmental markets and the clean energy sector. Formed in 2000, the company has become the green markets leader, leveraging its unrivaled experience and knowledge on behalf of participants in the global carbon, U.S. emissions, renewable energy, weather derivative, freight, and over the counter (OTC) coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, and biofuels markets. Evolution Markets is also a founder in The Green Exchange, a leading global exchange for trading of environmental commodities. Based in White Plains, NY, Evolution Markets serves clients on five continents from offices in New York, San Francisco, London, and Buenos Aires. Evolution Markets Financial Services LLC is a subsidiary of Evolution Markets Inc. and provides merchant banking services to the environmental markets and clean energy sectors and is a member of FINRA. http://www.evomarkets.com.