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US Liberty and Vista International to Develop Waste-to-Liquid Fuels Project in New York City

March 19, 2008 Source: Clean Edge News Vista International, Inc. recently signed a letter of intent with US. Liberty Ashes, Inc, a commercial waste hauler located in Elmont, New York, for the construction of a waste-to-liquid fuel project in the New York City metropolitan area which would deploy VVIT's gasification technology. The joint venture project is to be located in Jamaica, Queens, at a permitted transfer station currently owned and operated by Liberty. Liberty would provide the site as well as municipal solid waste, up to 1000 tons per day, as feedstock. Barry Kemble, CEO of Vista International Technologies Inc. commented, "This opportunity to showcase our gasification technology in a market such as New York City and work with a company like Liberty Ashes allows us to address serious waste disposal issues and will serve as a model for future projects in the area. It will utilize VVIT's Thermal Gasifier technology, and will demonstrate the technology's usefulness in dealing with the growing problem of overcrowded landfills."