Curtis Packaging Purchases 100% Clean, Renewable Energy

Business Wire, August 16, 2006

SANDY HOOK, Conn. -- Curtis Packaging Corporation announced today its agreement with Community Energy, Inc. to purchase clean, pollution free, renewable energy equal to 100 percent of its energy usage. This purchase illustrates the company's continued commitment to the environment and the community.

Curtis Packaging, one of the nation's leaders in packaging design and printing, will purchase a portion of its clean energy commitment through the CTCleanEnergyOptions(sm) Program with the majority of the renewable energy being sourced from wind power. Curtis is one of the first printing and packaging companies in the nation to be both Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified and use 100% renewable energy.

"We are proud to be a leader in our industry, and to continue to do our part to protect the environment," said Don Droppo Jr., Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Curtis Packaging. "Our customers and the community value the commitment we've made to a safe and secure energy future. It's gratifying to know that our products will be manufactured using clean, renewable energy. We are confident that we are doing the right thing by reducing the impact on the environment without sacrificing the high quality products that our clients demand."

Curtis Packaging, based in Sandy Hook, CT, will buy a total of 4,524,800 kilowatt-hours (kWhs) of renewable energy per year for the next 3 years. Compared to the average generation mix in the Regional and National electric grids where the renewables are being generated, the estimated environmental benefit from this purchase is equal to offsetting more than 7.1 million pounds of carbon dioxide per year, the impact of which is equivalent to planting more than 480,000 trees or not driving 6.2 million miles per year. This renewable energy purchase follows Curtis Packaging FSC (Forestry Stewardship Council) certification, in which the company committed to use paperboard generated by suppliers who practice responsible forestry. Curtis Packaging is also certified by the SmartWood Sustainable Forestry Program of the Rainforest Alliance.

Community Energy President Brent Alderfer stated, "Curtis Packaging has stepped up to the energy challenge by converting energy use to an environmental advantage. Purchasing renewable generation to power its electricity needs sets the standard that makes a clean and secure energy future possible."

The majority of the renewable energy mix will be sourced from wind power, the fastest growing energy source in the US today. Approximately 30% of the total purchase will be a blend of renewable sources, including locally generated wind power, purchased through the Connecticut Clean Energy Options Program available through Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P). At that level of participation in the program, Curtis Packaging will help Newtown (Sandy Hook), CT begin to qualify for a free solar electric system and become a Clean Energy Community.

About Curtis Packaging

Curtis Packaging was founded in Sandy Hook, CT in 1845 and is a state-of-the-art designer and manufacturer of custom folding cartons. A staff of over 160 packaging experts provides a complete range of packaging and printing support services including graphic and structural design, computer-to-plate, printing, die cutting, hot-stamping, in-house die making, and complete finishing applications. The company offers a multitude of coatings including; Aqueous, Pearlescent, Irridescent and Dispersion metallics and its proprietary CurtCHROME, CurtCHROME Plus and CurtCRYSTAL.

The company provides packaging printing services for industries throughout the United States including and are not limited to Cosmetics, Health & Beauty Aids, Natural and Organics, Liquor, Pharmaceutical, Software Packaging, and Consumer Goods Packaging. www.curtispackaging.com

FSC.SW-COC-1776. (C) 1996 Forest Stewardship Council

About Community Energy

Community Energy, Inc. (CEI) is a marketer and developer of wind energy generation founded in 1999 and headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania. CEI has over 3 billion kilowatt-hours of wind energy sales, 75,000 residential and business customers and marketing arrangements with 18 investor-owned and municipal utilities. CEI cites its utility partners and customers, which include many of the largest retail purchases of wind energy in the country, as the reason for its success in bringing wind energy to market in new regions of the country. CEI developed and owns an interest in the Bear Creek and Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm, and has about 2,000 megawatts of wind projects under development in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. www.communityenergy.biz.