ADVISORY/Gorbachev's Green Cross and Global Green USA Call for Energy `Glasnost', Urge $50 Billion Solar Energy Fund to Be Adopted at Bonn Renewables Meeting.

News Editors/Environment Writers

ADVISORY...for Wednesday, June 2, and Thursday, June 3

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Green Cross/Global Green Plan to Fight Energy Poverty for 2 Billion
Without Electricity, Reduce Urban Peak Demand to Stem Blackouts, and
Combat Climate Change; Plans Discussed at Parallel People's Energy
Dialogues in Barcelona

WHAT:         Global Green USA, the U.S. affiliate of Green Cross
              International -- Mikhail Gorbachev's global
              environmental movement -- will urge leaders attending
              the Bonn Conference on Renewable Energy to commit to a
              "glasnost for energy." The appeal, which includes a
              specific proposal for "The Solar Venture - a $50 billion
              Global Solar Fund," has been presented to the
              intergovernmental Renewables 2004 meeting. Global Green
              will be in Bonn lobbying governments to adopt the Global
              Solar Fund (a plan to drive down the cost of solar over
              10 years for the developing world and urban centers).
              The plan will also be unveiled at the parallel "people's
              energy meeting" or Energy Dialogues on June 2-3, 2004.
              Global Green/Green Cross International will present the
              session as part of the 6-month Forum Barcelona 2004.
              Experts are available for comment.

WHO:          Experts from industry, government, academia, IGOs and
              NGOs, and members of the public. Featured speakers
              include Mikhail Gorbachev.

WHEN:         Energy Dialogues: Wed., June 2, to Thurs., June 3
              Speech by Mikhail Gorbachev: June 2, 9:30-10:30 AM
              Press Conference: June 2, time TBA
              NOTE: Bonn Renewables 2004 will take place June 1 to 4

WHERE:        Energy Dialogues:
              Barcelona International Convention Center (CCIB)
              Pl. Llevant (On the corner of Avda. Diagonal and Rambla
               Prim)
              08019 Barcelona

WHY:          To call upon leaders in Bonn to adopt a renewable energy
              plan that addresses energy poverty (i.e., 2 billion
              people without access to electricity is an obstacle to
              rising out of poverty), urban peak demand (i.e.,
              blackouts in Italy, New York, etc. over the past year),
              and the need for energy "glasnost" (i.e., increase
              energy independence through making the grid smarter,
              more flexible); and to intensify public, media, and
              leadership attention on the nexus of security and
              environment.

INFO:         Barcelona Energy Dialogues: link "Future Events."

CONTACT:      For comment on Energy Dialogues and Global Solar Plan,
              Matt Petersen, Chair of Green Cross Energy Program,
              310-864-0549.

              For comment on Bonn Renewables 2004, Mary Luevano,
              Director of Legislative Affairs, 310-497-7781.

              For comment on green and energy-efficient building,
              Walker Wells, 310-581-2700, ext. 103.

              Press contact: Jasmine Aimaq, 310-581-2700, ext. 106,
              or in Barcelona (34) 934 898 200.