Media Advisory - First All-Canadian Cleantech Index to be launched

    Cleantech 10(TM) list pinpoints the top publicly traded Cleantech
    companies in Canada

    Next 10 list highlights emerging Cleantech leaders of tomorrow

    TORONTO, Oct. 23 /CNW/ - The Corporate Knights Cleantech 10(TM) and Next
10 Emerging Cleantech Leaders of Tomorrow will be announced at the Cleantech
Forum XIV on October 25, 2007 in Toronto at the Westin Harbour Castle from
9:45 am - 10:15am.
    The Cleantech 10 and Next 10 represent Canada's finest publicly held and
private companies in the Cleantech realm, and span a range of sectors from
specialized technology to harvest flooded forests, to solar electric
inverters, smart grids, and floating wind turbines.
    The Corporate Knights Cleantech 10(TM) is compiled by Corporate Knights
Inc. and Cleantech Indices LLC, the leading provider of Cleantech Indices and
information globally.

    Where:
    Wellington Room, Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto

    When:
    Thursday, October 25, 2007 from 9:45 am to 10:15 am

    Who:
    Peter Love, Chief Energy Conservation Officer of Ontario
    Toby Heaps, President, Corporate Knights Inc.

    Members of the Next 10 Cleantech Leaders of Tomorrow that will be in
    attendance:
    Scott Nichol, CEO, 6N Silicon
    Dr. Stuart Smith, Board member, Ensyn Technologies Inc.
    Stephen Naor, CEO, Group IV Semiconductor Inc.
    Pierre Rivard, CEO, Magenn Power Inc.
    Scott Leslie, CFO, Menova Inc.
    Mark Kerbel, CEO, REGEN Energy
    Tim Saunders, Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer, Plasco
    Energy Group

    Following the brief presentation there will be an opportunity for Q&A.

    The Next 10 Emerging Cleantech Leaders of Tomorrow was determined by an
advisory board that included:

    Tyler Hamilton, Energy Reporter/Clean Break, Toronto Star
    Vicky Sharpe, President and CEO, Sustainable Development Technology
    Canada
    Andrew Heintzman, President of Investeco Capital Corp
    Nick Parker, Chairman, Cleantech Venture Network LLC
    Tom Rand, Director, VCi Green Funds Inc.

    The Cleantech Forum XIV is expected to be one of the largest gatherings
of international investors on Canadian soil this year.

    About Corporate Knights

    Founded in 2002, Corporate Knights Inc. is an independent Canadian-based
media company focused on prompting and reinforcing sustainable development in
Canada.

For further information: Toby A.A. Heaps, Corporate Knights, (416)
274-1432, toby@corporateknights.ca; Melissa Shin, Corporate Knights, (416)
629-0329, melissa@corporateknights.ca, www.corporateknights.ca