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If you call and ask for the outstanding shares they tell you they've been instructed by the company not to give out this information. Sometimes though a gagged TA will give this public information to your broker. Most companies that are diluting try to hide the fact by "gagging" the TA. If the toxic convertible dilution is finally behind us, CSKH management should remove the gag and be the "public" company that its supose to be.
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I never tried emailing them. If anyone does, please post your response.
Alpha Capital Anstalt filed a 13G on 1/13/2011
This is toxic dilution coming into the float
Beautiful isn't it. Sell stock you can print at will to pay your salary, whether or not you execute.
Employee stock options (ESOs) are non-standardized calls that are issued as a private contract between the employer and employee. Over the course of employment, a company generally issues ESOs to an employee which can be exercised at a particular price set on the grant day, generally the company's current stock price. Depending on the vesting schedule and the maturity of the options, the employee may elect to exercise the options at some point, obligating the company to sell the employee its stock at whatever stock price was used as the exercise price. At that point, the employee may either sell the stock, or hold on to it in the hope of further price appreciation or hedge the stock position with listed calls and puts. The employee may also hedge the employee stock options prior to exercise with exchange traded calls and puts and avoid forfeiture of a major part of the options value back to the company thereby reducing risks and delaying taxes.
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An employee stock option is a call option on the common stock of a company, issued as a form of non-cash compensation. Restrictions on the option (such as vesting and limited transferability) attempt to align the holder's interest with those of the business' shareholders. If the company's stock rises, holders of options generally experience a direct financial benefit. This gives employees an incentive to behave in ways that will boost the company's stock price.
Employee stock options are mostly offered to management as part of their executive compensation package. They may also be offered to non-executive level staff, especially by businesses that are not yet profitable, insofar as they may have few other means of compensation. Alternatively, employee-type stock options can be offered to non-employees: suppliers, consultants, lawyers and promoters for services rendered. Employee stock options are similar to warrants, which are call options issued by a company with respect to its own stock.
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I have a feeling management is adding to the company bank account exercising this options. All these options were exercisable on 02/15/2011 as I'm sure they took advantage of them knowing .025 was the bottom and this stock is headed higher with the toxic convertible exhausted, and the news flow increasing due to increasing work.
So the OS must be close to 200M now, that leaves 100M more left to dilute before they hit the 300M ceiling. Hopefully that's NOT what they have in mind.
OS: 172,435,479 (11-16-2010), that was 3 months ago and the TA is gagged.
btw I hold ~1.1M (dilution) shares
They better hit that 10M guidance or they we're just leading us on.
I'd have CSKH's webmaster copy lots of this...
http://www.getsolar.com/commercial.php
No Clear Skies solar listed here?
http://www.findsolar.com/Directory/NY/mineola-solar-panel-installers.aspx
or here...
http://www.getsolar.com/new-jersey-solar-power-panel-installation-professionals.php#
NOT GOOD IMO
I hope Ezra reads this board. Its a good place for him to see what shareholders are thinking. The few lines of your post I could have written myself.
"...I really am too far invested in this company to sell out and go elsewhere, and I believe the solar energy business is about to explode, but it seems other solar companies actually have more than press releases to offer. Really hope we see something substantial soon..."
I hear you on the forward looking stuff. If he's too grandiose the pps will suffer. Lets see if he can deliver on this statement...
"...With Clear Skies Financial, the financing process will now be quite painless for our customers and we expect to be installing 30 to 40 homes per month in the next 60 days..."
On the company website, its text that search engines pick up on, therefore the more content the better. Including feedback from customers would be a smart move to. Lots of text accompanying the job photos would be a smart move. The Website should have many entry pages, the more the merrier. Once a possible customer finds the website the more content to interest and inform them the better chance the possible customer will engage the company for work.
Maybe we should look at lot at completion website's and point out the good ones that score high on "solar installation" searches to Ezra to motivate him to continually update his site. http://www.clearskiessolar.com
I knew I'd get a good response from you f09
I have the same concerns myself.
Now let me run this by you. If one has a unique business, a google search brings up your website in the top ten.
Google "wooden gutter Repair" My website is right at the top no matter what state or country you live in.
Now try "solar installation" There are so many companies doing this that you could never even look at all the companies websites. I'm sure Clear Skies is in Google's data base but on what page? 150? 500? who knows.
try this search...
http://www.google.com/search?q=request+a+Free+Commercial+Site+Evaluation+for+solar+instlattion
I'm on page 4 already and no CSKH yet. They need to hire a webmaster who knows how google rates webpages. It's obvious they have a lot competition, lol.
Now tack on "industrial to agricultural" on the end of the above search string and bingo - Clear Skies right is on top!
btw, I have no trouble finding them in the yellow pages...
http://www.yellowpages.com/ny/clear-skies-solar?g=NY&q=Clear+Skies+Solar
Management obviously just loaded their satchels with boat loads of cheap options. If they can execute, we will all be rewarded. If not, their options will be worthless (along with our present holdings).
Next week should be interesting!
Disclaimer I own a boat load averaged at .04949 and won't be selling any until at least .15
Stephen C. Kircher - CEO, Director
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Solar Power, Inc.
Roseville , CA
Sector: TECHNOLOGY / Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Officer since December 2006
56 Years Old
Mr. Kircher has served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors since September 2006. Mr. Kircher has served as our Chief Executive Officer and President since December 29, 2006. Mr. Kircher served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since May 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Kircher served as a consultant to International DisplayWorks, Inc. from December 2004 through April 2006. Mr. Kircher also served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International DisplayWorks, Inc. from July 2001 until December 2004. Mr. Kircher has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego. Mr. Kircher was the subject of NASD disciplinary proceedings relating to potential violations of NASD Conduct rules for events occurring in 1999 in connection with Mr. Kircher?s status and duties as a principal of CapBay Financial Services. The NASD complaint alleged improper markups based on CapBay?s contemporaneous cost in connection with the purchase and sale of two stocks, failure of brokers to make required penny stock disclosure in connection with the purchase and sale of one stock, and failure to maintain and enforce supervisory procedures designed to achieve compliance with securities rules and regulations. CapBay Financial Services ceased operations in approximately 2001, and Mr. Kircher also ceased working in the industry to manage operations at International DisplayWorks, Inc. Stephen C. Kircher, the Company?s current chief executive officer and former chairman of the board of directors, will continue as chief executive officer and director of the Company.
Compensation for 2009
Salary $180,000.00
Bonus $126,900.00
Restricted stock awards $0.00
All other compensation $0.00
Option awards $ $4,590.00
Non-equity incentive plan compensation $0.00
Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings $0.00
Total Compensation $311,490.00
http://people.forbes.com/profile/stephen-c-kircher/72796
5 MWs Of Solar For A Very Big Roof
by Pete Danko, January 10th, 2011
The first thing you need for a big rooftop solar system is a big roof. And that they have in Cateret, N.J., with the White Rose Building (check it out on Google maps). It’s a sprawling building that serves as the corporate offices and a distribution hub for White Rose Foods, the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the New York City and New Jersey metropolitan areas.
Under a deal just announced, Solar Power Inc. will design, engineer and construct a 5-megawatt (MW) rooftop system for installation on the White Rose building. “This is a significant project for us,” Steve Kircher, chairman and CEO of Solar Power, said in a statement. “The White Rose installation will be one of the largest systems of its type in the nation.”
Rooftop solar, SkyMount racking system, Solar Power Inc.
image via Solar Power Inc.
Like most fairly big commercial solar projects, this one involves a cluster of companies grabbing a piece of the action. Solar Power will do the actual nuts-and-bolts work on the solar installation, but NuGen Capital Management and KDC Solar (A privately held subsidiary of Kamine Development Corp., that is focused on building, owning and operating commercial solar projects) have formed a joint venture to own and operate the system, the Solar Power press release said (although Solar Power “will also monitor and service the power plant once completed”). The New Jersey setup will feature Solar Power’s SkyMount racking system, which was also used on the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/01/5-mws-of-solar-for-a-very-big-roof/
Mr. Peng has been appointed as a director and chairman to the board of directors of Solar Power, Inc. He does not beneficially own any securities of Solar Power, Inc. - 1/10/2011
Mr. Lai has been appointed as a director to the board of directors of Solar Power, Inc. He does not beneficially own any securities of Solar Power, Inc - 1/10/2011
Item 8.01 Other Events.
As previously disclosed, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement in connection with the sale and issuance by the Company of Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock along with the sale and transfer to Purchaser of certain manufacturing equipment of the Company (the “Equipment”) related to its facility in NanYue, Shenzhen, Peoples Republic of China. On January 10, 2011, the Company and the Purchaser consummated the transactions contemplated by the First Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) whereby the Company issued to the Purchaser 42,835,947 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price equal to $10,708,987. Such shares represent approximately 44.9% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock. In addition, the Company sold to the Purchaser the Equipment for $409,042.
January 12, 2011
Lots of small jobs equal one bigger job.
I'm glad CSKH is able to do "all jobs". Once we see Clear Skies in the press for installations this rocket is going to launch.
Financing apparently is a big aspect of this work and clear Skies in now in that game as well (I think General motors made more money off GMAC financing than they did actually making the cars, lol). Its not like owners (residential or commercial) can take out a mortgage like they normally would to expand/improve, so other avenues are needed to finance these solar installations.
It obvious there are going to be large amounts of solar installations this year. All CSKH needs is probably 1/10th of 1% of them to make a boat load of cash. They guided $15M in revs for 2010 with only $5M booked so far and 2010 is closed. If they tell us $10M in 4Q there will be a lot of crying by people who thought .035 was too expensive, lol.
I can just see the headline now (Replace Sunpower with Clear Skies Solar in the below headline)...
"...SunPower hit a home run with its latest earnings report, announcing record-setting revenue of $937.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, a 69 percent rise from the $550.6 million it did in the third quarter and an even bigger jump – 71 percent – from the $547.9 million it did in the fourth quarter of 2009...." - February 18th, 2011
Those $10M in revs will all have come from large commercial jobs through G&S. I'm sure that won't be the end of that pipeline either. Ezra was talking a crazy number of monthly residential installations, so add that to the commercial work and we will have a runaway train on our hands!
Big Solar Power Field Coming to Princeton NJ
by Pete Danko, February 15th, 2011
Princeton University is aiming to build a 5.3-megawatt (MW) capacity solar power project that would supply 5.5 percent of the university’s energy needs. The university said the project would be feasible because federal and state programs will allow it to pay the system owner, Key Equipment Finance, a lower lease rate than otherwise would be possible.
“In addition to providing a portion of the electricity needs of the main campus, we hope our approach will serve as a national model,” said Michael McKay, Princeton’s vice president for facilities. In addition to grants from the Recovery Act, the project will receive Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) from the state of New Jersey, which the university will sell to help pay for financing, Key Equipment Finance said. (one of the nation's largest bank-held equipment finance companies and an affiliate of KeyCorp (KEY))
image via SunPower
The university said solar developer SunPower could begin work on the project, consisting of 16,500 photovoltaic panels and sited on 27 acres it owns in West Windsor Township, as soon as this summer, with completion forecast for summer 2012. The university said 80 percent of the system will use SunPower Trackers, which follow the sun’s movement during the day and increase sunlight capture by up to 25 percent over fixed-tilt systems, according to the company.
Power from the photovoltaic field will come to the university through a cable that will run under the Delaware & Raritan Canal and Lake Carnegie. The university also said trees along a main road fronting the installation “will block most of the site from view,” and “new landscaping also will be installed to screen the site from the road” and as well as the canal and lake.
http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/02/big-solar-power-field-coming-to-princeton/
Jersey Home To A Solar Powered Mega Mall
by Susan DeFreitas, January 27th, 2011
The Garden State is growing a whole lot of solar power these days, and recently, Glimcher Realty Trust announced plans to construct the largest single-roof solar system in North America at its Jersey Garden outlet mall in Elizabeth, New Jersey. This 4.8MW array is expected to generate enough power to offset 11 percent of the electrical consumption of this ginormous, 1.3 million square foot mall, home to familiar names like Gap, H&M, Lord & Taylor Outlet, Neiman Marcus, Last Call, Nike and Saks Fifth Avenue.
The Jersey Gardens solar project is being done through a partnership with Gerding Edlen, which specializes in sustainable development, renewable energy and financing. Glimcher is also working with Clean Focus, with which it has entered into a power purchase agreement with.
Under this agreement, Clean Focus (specializes in financing and leasing solar power installations in the commercial, government, and utility sectors.) will finance and own the Jersey Gardens solar power system, and receive all associated solar renewable energy credits and environmental benefits, while the Jersey Gardens mall will buy the electricity at a predetermined, predictable price, providing what it hopes is a long-term hedge against rising power prices with no initial capital investment.
Expected to be completed by August, the installation will be put into place and maintained by SunPower (SPWRA???). This company said it is making use of its T5 Solar Roof Tile system. It is claimed by the installer that, tilted at a 5-degree angle, the system “will approximately double the energy generated per square meter compared to other systems that are mounted flat onto commercial rooftops.”
http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/01/jersey-home-to-a-solar-powered-mega-mall/
CSKH's competition doing work in CSKH's home turf
5 MWs Of Solar For A Very Big Roof
by Pete Danko, January 10th, 2011
The first thing you need for a big rooftop solar system is a big roof. And that they have in Cateret, N.J., with the White Rose Building (check it out on Google maps). It’s a sprawling building that serves as the corporate offices and a distribution hub for White Rose Foods, the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the New York City and New Jersey metropolitan areas.
Under a deal just announced, Solar Power Inc. will design, engineer and construct a 5-megawatt (MW) rooftop system for installation on the White Rose building. “This is a significant project for us,” Steve Kircher, chairman and CEO of Solar Power, said in a statement. “The White Rose installation will be one of the largest systems of its type in the nation.”
Rooftop solar, SkyMount racking system, Solar Power Inc.
image via Solar Power Inc.
Like most fairly big commercial solar projects, this one involves a cluster of companies grabbing a piece of the action. Solar Power will do the actual nuts-and-bolts work on the solar installation, but NuGen Capital Management and KDC Solar (A privately held subsidiary of Kamine Development Corp., that is focused on building, owning and operating commercial solar projects) have formed a joint venture to own and operate the system, the Solar Power press release said (although Solar Power “will also monitor and service the power plant once completed”). The New Jersey setup will feature Solar Power’s SkyMount racking system, which was also used on the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/01/5-mws-of-solar-for-a-very-big-roof/
LDK bought 1/2 the company for $11M in Jan
"...the Company issued to the Purchaser 42,835,947 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price equal to $10,708,987. Such shares represent approximately 44.9% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock...."
A lot of investors bought that news but the stock is not moving nearly as well as CSKH as the chart attests too
http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001210618
CSKH stock is much more liquid!
Solar Energy Goes Co-Op In D.C.
by Pete Danko, February 20th, 2011
From atop Anya Schoolman’s home in Washington, D.C., you can see maybe a dozen rooftop solar power installations. From the street below, you can’t see any, as the law prescribes for the historic district. That points to just one of the challenges of putting in a home solar system in her neighborhood, challenges the Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative is helping residents overcome with startling success.
The solar co-op, founded in 2006, has worked to get solar on at least 70 rooftops in the neighborhood, Schoolman said in a Youtube video in which she describes the group’s work. It has done so by sharing experience and insight, by helping people take advantage of lucrative incentives, and by advocating for pro-solar policies with utilities and government.
Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative, Washington, D.C.
image via Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative
One thing the co-op does not do is negotiate bulk pricing for its members, but because it helps inform residents about the full range of installation options, solar contractors often end up competing for business in the neighborhood. Another way the co-op makes solar more affordable is by working to protect a D.C. solar rebate program – which the group helped put in place – worth $3 per watt of installed solar capacity, up to 3,000 watts, and then $2.50 per watt up to 10,000 kilowatts.
But right now, Schoolman said in an interview, Mount Pleasant’s biggest focus is in trying to get the area’s utility, Pepco, to come up with policies that encourage integration of home solar systems into the grid. In a filing with the District of Columbia Public Service Commission, the co-op accused the utility of routinely “delaying installation of net meters” and of being unresponsive “to meter reading and billing disputes after net meters have been installed.” Oddly, even as the co-op battles with Pepco, another utility has been singing the group’s praises: MXenergy put out a press release celebrating Mount Pleasant’s successes, despite the fact it doesn’t operate in D.C. and has never had any dealings with the cooperative, according to Schoolman.
Ezra J. Green - CEO, COB
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Clear Skies Holdings, Inc.
Mineola , NY
Sector: TECHNOLOGY / Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Officer since December 2007
49 Years Old
Ezra J. Green (Chief Executive Officer and Chairman). Ezra Green has been our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since the consummation of our reverse merger on December 20, 2007. Ezra Green has been involved with renewable energy companies for seven years and founded Clear Skies Group, Inc. in 2003. Prior to launching Clear Skies Group, Inc., Mr. Green was a successful entrepreneur who founded TAL Design & Construction in 1990, a general contracting firm. Mr. Green has 25 years experience in the construction business, including those in which he led TAL Design & Construction to top rankings for excellence and customer satisfaction in The Franklin Report. TAL Design & Construction consulted on interior design and performed high-end commercial and residential construction in New York City and Long Island. Ezra began his career as a software engineer and programmer.
Compensation for 2008
Salary $244,231.00
Bonus $0.00
Restricted stock awards $0.00
All other compensation $0.00
Option awards $ $907,510.00
Non-equity incentive plan compensation $0.00
Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings $0.00
Total Compensation $1,151,741.00
http://people.forbes.com/profile/ezra-j-green/20236
Arthur L. Goldberg, J.D CFO, VP, Secretary and Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
Clear Skies Holdings, Inc.
Mineola , NY
Sector: TECHNOLOGY / Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Officer since January 2008
Director , SED International Holdings, Inc.
Tucker , GA
Sector: SERVICES / Computers Wholesale
71 Years Old
Arthur L. Goldberg (Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer). Arthur Goldberg joined us as our Chief Financial Officer effective January 21, 2008. He was appointed Secretary and Treasurer on May 16, 2008 and a Vice President on August 24, 2009. Previously he served as CFO of Milestone Scientific, Inc., a publicly traded company that had developed and markets a device for painless injections for both dental and medical purposes. Before that he served as Chief Administrative and Financial Officer of St. Luke?s School, a private college preparatory school. Before working at St. Luke?s School Mr. Goldberg was a partner in the firm Tatum CFO Partners, LLP from 1999 to 2006. Tatum?s business was the furnishing of CFO services on an interim or special project basis. Before Tatum Mr. Goldberg served as CFO of various public and privately owned businesses. He earned an MBA degree from the University of Chicago, JD and LLM degrees from the School of Law at New York University and his bachelor?s degree from the City College of New York. Mr. Goldberg is also a certified public accountant. Mr. Goldberg is a director of SED International Holdings, Inc., a publicly owned distributor of computer related, consumer electronic and wireless products.
Compensation for 2008
Salary $184,923.00
Bonus $0.00
Restricted stock awards $0.00
All other compensation $0.00
Option awards $ $428,727.00
Non-equity incentive plan compensation $0.00
Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings $0.00
Total Compensation $613,650.00
http://people.forbes.com/profile/arthur-l-goldberg-j-d/20232
Thomas J. Oliveri - President and Chief Operating Officer
Clear Skies Holdings, Inc.
Mineola , NY
Sector: TECHNOLOGY / Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Officer since April 2008
51 Years Old
Thomas J. Oliveri (President and Chief Operating Officer). Thomas J. Oliveri has been our President and Chief Operating Officer since April 14, 2008. Thomas Oliveri joined CSG in April of 2008 and brings 25 years of experience as a global executive directing and managing all aspects of business operations, strategic planning, engineering, marketing, sales, operations, accounting, HR, and IT functions. His experience working in the United States, Europe, Asia, Russia, Australia, South America, and South Africa will enable CSG to expand to foreign markets as opportunities present themselves. Since 2006, Mr. Oliveri has led a corporate turnaround effort as the Head of the Equipment Flow division of Sulzer Metco, Inc., a worldwide leader in the thermal spray industry. From 1999 to 2006, Mr. Oliveri served in a variety of executive roles, eventually rising to CEO, at Global Payment Technologies, Inc., a currency validation manufacturer. From 1986 through 2000, Mr. Oliveri served in a variety of executive management positions at manufacturing companies around the world. Mr. Oliveri has a Bachelor of Science from SUNY Oswego and a Master of .Science from SUNY Stony Brook. Mr. Oliveri is a director of Table Trac, Inc., a publicly owned company that supplies certain software systems to the gaming industry.
Compensation for 2008
Salary $143,223.00
Bonus $0.00
Restricted stock awards $0.00
All other compensation $0.00
Option awards $ $410,881.00
Non-equity incentive plan compensation $0.00
Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings $0.00
Total Compensation $554,104.00
http://people.forbes.com/profile/thomas-j-oliveri/20228
Pamela J. Newman - Director
Clear Skies Holdings, Inc.
Mineola , NY
Sector: TECHNOLOGY / Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
62 Years Old
Pamela J. Newman, PhD (Director). Pamela J. Newman joined our board of directors upon consummation of our reverse merger on December 20, 2007 and was a member of Clear Skies Group, Inc.?s board of directors since October 2005. Dr. Newman has been an Executive Vice President at AON Corporation, specializing in Fortune 500 international clients, since 1991. Before joining AON, Dr. Newman worked for Marsh & McLennan from 1979 to 1991 and, before that, she worked for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. from 1975 to 1979. Dr. Newman is a member of the board of directors of the publicly listed Ivivi Technologies, Inc. and also serves on the boards of several private companies, including RKO Pictures and Interactive Metronome. Dr. Newman serves on the Medical Center Advisory Board of the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and on the Board of the McGowan Transplant Center, the Brain Trauma Foundation and American ORT. Dr. Newman also serves on the Board of Trustees of The American University of Paris, the Corporate Board of Carnegie Hall and the Associate Committee of The Julliard School and is a Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association. Dr. Newman has co-authored two books; ?Organizational Communications? and ?Behind Closed Doors; A Guide to Effective Meetings.? Dr. Newman earned her Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and serves on the Horace Rackham University of Michigan Graduate School Board of Advisors.
Director Compensation (Clear Skies Holdings, Inc.) for 2008
Fees earned or paid in cash $5,750.00
Stock awards $0.00
Option awards (in $) $127,800.00
Non-equity incentive plan compensation $0.00
Change in pension value and nondisqualified compensation earnings $0.00
All other compensation $0.00
Total Compensation $133,550.00
http://people.forbes.com/profile/pamela-j-newman/20231
Gelvin Stevenson - Director
Clear Skies Holdings, Inc.
Mineola , NY
Sector: TECHNOLOGY / Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
66 Years Old
Gelvin Stevenson, PhD (Director). Gelvin Stevenson joined our board of directors upon consummation of our reverse merger on December 20, 2007 and has been a member of Clear Skies Group, Inc.'s board of directors since August 2005. Dr. Stevenson has been Clear Skies Group, Inc.?s Treasurer since March 2007 and was also appointed Secretary in August 2007. Dr. Stevenson is an economist and served as an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Economics at Cooper Union and Pratt Institute in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Dr. Stevenson is a Program Director for the Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership (since 2002), consults for the clean energy industry and has organized numerous financing forums for start-up clean energy companies. Dr. Stevenson has been an Investment Consultant to the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin for over 12 years, and served as Director of Investment Responsibility for the NYC Comptroller?s Office in 1992, when it managed over $40 billion in pension funds. Dr. Stevenson was Economic and Corporate Finance Editor at Business Week magazine from 1977 to 1984, and his writings have appeared in the Business and the Real Estate Sections of the New York Times, New York Magazine and elsewhere. Dr. Stevenson formerly held a Series 7 securities license and is currently a Public Arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly NASD). Dr. Stevenson holds a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College and both a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.
Fees earned or paid in cash $6,250.00
Stock awards $0.00
Option awards (in $) $127,800.00
Non-equity incentive plan compensation $0.00
Change in pension value and nondisqualified compensation earnings $0.00
All other compensation $0.00
Total Compensation $134,050.00
http://people.forbes.com/profile/gelvin-stevenson/20230
Here's a job for Ezra to call on
Indiana airport seeks developer for solar energy farm
Associated Press
2:55 p.m. CST, February 19, 2011
INDIANAPOLIS —
Officials at Indiana's largest airport want to tap into the sun's rays with a solar farm that would be capable of lighting up to 6,000 homes.
The Indianapolis International Airport is looking for a developer to erect thousands of electricity-generating solar panels on 30 acres of land near the end of a runway. The 10 megawatts of electricity they would generate every hour would be sold to Indianapolis Power & Light.
Airport officials tell The Indianapolis Star the solar farm would send a highly visible message of public support for renewable energy.
The airport would lease the property to a company that would build and operate the solar arrays. Other airports, including Denver and Fresno, Calif., have money-making solar farms near runways on property not suitable for other development.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-airport-solarpowe,0,2611374.story
This stock is going to rip, load the boat people while we're still in the single digits!
Farms that do more than grow food, they produce renewable electricty. This would have been a sweet job for Clear Skies!
$6 million solar farm approved for North Dartmouth, MA
By Curt Brown
cbrown@s-t.com
January 12, 2011 12:00 AM
DARTMOUTH — A San Diego-based company is planning to develop a $6 million solar panel farm near the site of the former Dartmouth Sports Dome on Reed Road.
Borrego Solar Systems, which also has offices in Lowell and in Berkeley, Calif., plans to install 6,900 solar panels on 5 acres near the former dome, which collapsed in January 2001 under the weight of snow.
The solar farm, to be located at 968 Reed Road, will be Dartmouth's second such facility, following Con Edison Development's decision to build a 7,000-panel solar farm on the Dartmouth side of the New Bedford Business Park.
Borrego intends to lease the property for its farm from Peter Hawes and Janice R. McDonough, owners of the land and the former sports dome.
Project developer Jared Connell said Borrego's panels will generate electricity; the company will use what it needs on site, then sell the rest to NStar.
The project has the capacity to generate 1.4 megawatts of electricity. According to NStar spokesman Michael Durand, that is enough to power 1,400 homes at any given time.
The Select Board voted unanimously Monday night to grant a special permit foltion, although the board did attach a condition to the project, requiring Borrego to use nontoxic cleaning materials when washing the solar panels.
Also, after concerns were raised about access in the event of a brush fire, Hawes said he will provide Fire District 3 with a set of keys to the property, which will be fenced.
Select Board members were happy with the proposal, with Lara H. Stone saying she is thrilled with the renewable energy project.
Connell said Borrego has been in the business of installing solar panels since 1980 and that the company has done many large commercial and governmental solar projects across Massachusetts and is looking forward to getting started in Dartmouth.
Approval by the Select Board is the final state or local permit that is necessary for the project. The next step is the finalization of an agreement with NStar, he said.
The property is the natural habitat for the Eastern box turtle, and state officials have restricted construction to between October and April so as not to interfere with the reptile's migration.
Connell said the project will most likely start in October with an estimated construction period of six to eight months.
Meanwhile, the construction of Con Edison's $7.5 million project, which the Select Board approved in July, is already under way, according to David G. Cressman, the town's executive administrator.
Con Edison Development has obtained a building permit and has paid $50,000 to Dartmouth between building and electrical fees.
Cressman said all of the trees on the site have been cleared and the land has been graded.
George Germano, director of engineering and asset management for Con Edison Development, said Tuesday the support structures for the panels are in place, with the panels currently being erected.
He added he expects construction to be finished in the next few months.
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110112/NEWS/101120315
Solar is gaining momentum!
Akeena Solar Q4 rev, FY sales view above Street
Reuters
(Reuters) - Akeena Solar's quarterly revenue more than doubled as the solar power systems company added more customers in its key market California, and it forecast an at least three-fold jump in 2011 revenue. Akeena, which operates under the trade ...
SunPower raises forecasts, shares surge 6 percent
Reuters
By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Solar power company SunPower Corp posted better-than-expected earnings and raised its forecast for the current quarter and year on strong demand in both its rooftop and power plant businesses, ...
Company becomes number one solar provider in North America
Clean Energy Authority
SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWRA), a company that manufactures highly efficient solar cells and panels, saw its stock price skyrocket Thursday, Feb. 17, and Friday after announcing banner profits in the fourth quarter of 2010 on Thursday afternoon. ...
c'mon CSKH, get cracking!
You could say that.
They told us what we already know from seeing the form4's
On the bright side management is guaranteed to be in cheap (.025) To make money they need the pps to grow. Lets hope they can execute well and the pps seeks a more reasonable level. The only reason the pps fell as far as it did was that pos Alpha Capital Anstalt was selling shares they got for .0079
If management does any more financing like that their options will be worthless AGAIN. I think they've learned their lesson.
"...Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. announced that it has settled the lawsuit filed on August 26, 2010, by Platinum Long Term Growth VI LLC and Alpha Capital Anstalt, two former lenders of the company. The Plaintiffs were seeking to require the company to honor outstanding warrants held by the Plaintiffs at an exercise price of $0.002 per share and to issue to the Plaintiffs a total of 441,972,030 shares of stock. The settlement grants to the Plaintiffs 154,690,207 warrants, exercisable at $0.002 per share...."
In August that stock was .20, and Alpha Capital Anstalt sued to get almost 1/2 a billion shares at .002 - These guys are worse than the mob!
.002 to .20 is a 100 bagger!
I hope CSKH management has LEARNED THEIR LESSON.
If all MM's displayed their true sizes, they'd all be crooks.
Two weeks age ARCA sat on the bid and loaded the boat at .0241 (about a million shares)
#msg-58903232
someone is manipulating this higher with 100 share prints.
100 shares at .034 is $3.40, LOL
I don't how they get it up, JUST GET IT UP!
Maybe Management needs to start handing out Viagra.
0.034 100 OBB 13:35:14
0.0332 8200 OBB 13:22:52
0.0332 16800 OBB 13:22:52
0.034 50000 OBB 13:21:07
0.034 99900 OBB 13:20:58
0.0335 15000 OBB 13:11:51
0.034 51000 OBB 13:11:51
0.033 4000 OBB 13:11:51
0.033 5800 OBB 12:44:56
0.032 38000 OBB 12:44:56
0.033 1200 OBB 12:44:56
0.032 12000 OBB 12:43:36
0.033 3000 OBB 12:39:03
0.0335 1000 OBB 12:29:41
0.034 30000 OBB 12:12:55
0.034 375 OBB 12:06:20
0.034 1000 OBB 12:05:07
0.031 7800 OBB 12:04:53
0.03 13000 OBB 12:04:48
0.031 21450 OBB 12:04:34
0.031 1000 OBB 12:04:25
0.03 4000 OBB 12:03:42
0.031 12200 OBB 11:47:50
0.031 30000 OBB 11:47:50
0.0335 1000 OBB 11:30:07
0.031 30000 OBB 11:27:27
0.031 5800 OBB 11:25:59
0.031 7800 OBB 11:25:56
0.032 1550 OBB 11:25:22
0.032 1000 OBB 10:46:29
and have a nice day!
I'm looking for more than a 1/10th of a penny, lol
armatures behind the wheel here. Management has no clue on how a good market for the company stock is built and maintained.
I doubt they are exercising those .025 options and dumping them for .03, lol. They have until 2019 to make a killing!
I'm sure those form4's made many a potential investor look elsewhere.
And whats with those 6am PR's. idiots. investors/traders are still in bed at that time. There will be plenty of PR's between 9 and 9:30 for them to play. IDIOTS