Cobalt Coal Issues Operational Update & Hires Deal Specialist

Cobalt Coal Corp. (TSX:V CBT)
Basic Shares: 50.4 million
Fully Diluted: 57.6 million

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In support of Cobalt’s very aggressive business plan which includes acquiring more coal properties and getting projects into production as quickly as possible, Cobalt announced that the company has engaged Mike Tymo to advise on future coal acquisitions in the Appalachian region and elsewhere.

Also within this release, Cobalt provides an update on the state of its Westchester mine and the recently announced production deal with Alpha Natural Resources (ANR: NYSE). Dave Lewis, President and CEO of Cobalt Coal acknowledges that the company does not expect any issues putting the mine back into production and is on track to restart mining operations as soon as March 2010.

To read the full release, please click here.

AeroMechanical - $90 Million In Three Years?

AeroMechanical Services Ltd. (TSX:V-AMA)
Basic Shares: 103.5 million
Fully Diluted: 118.1 million

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The most optimistic outlook - ever - about AeroMechanical's financial future was issued Jan. 19th by Northern Rivers founder and fund manager, Hugh Cleland.
Mr. Cleland wrote in a year-end wrap up newsletter to his fund investors that 2010 could be a breakout year for AeroMechanical with the potential to realize cash flow of $90 million in 2013.
AeroMechanical is a core investment for Mr. Cleland.

To read his full comments on why this could happen, please click here.

Giant Telecom Company Dials In Savings with Smartcool

Smartcool Systems Inc.
SSC: TSX-V
Basic Shares 44.3 million
Fully Diluted 50.7 million

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Smartcool Systems Inc. continues its global penetration as it announces another contract, this time with Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica.

Telefonica is scheduled to install Smartcools' ESM technology into over 40 sites throughout Madrid, Catalunya, Pais Vasco and Valencia by the end of February this year. The ESM module is the companies larger industrial unit that is meant to handle multi-compressor air conditioning systems.

Telefonica is one of the worlds largest telecommunications companies operating in 25 countries and has over 268 million users. This contract can open the doors for Smartcool to expand into this massive market throughout Europe and across the globe.

See full news release here................................

Cobalt Coal Secures Purchase Agreement

Cobalt Coal Corp. (TSX:V CBT)
Basic Shares: 50.4 million
Fully Diluted: 57.6 million

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Investors watching Cobalt Coal saw the stock halted at today’s open. Reason being, the company signed a sales contract with Riverside Energy Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:ANR). Riverside has agreed to purchase 8,000 tons of coal per month from Cobalt’s Westchester property, located in West Virginia. The term of the contract is for one year. The price at which Riverside will purchase the coal was not disclosed for “competitive reasons”; however investors must consider the current strength of the price of metallurgical coal when trying to evaluate the potential impact of this deal. The company has targeted this March to start production.

Here is a quick overview of Alpha Natural Resources.

Alpha Natural Resources is one of America's premier coal suppliers with coal production capacity of more than 90 million tons a year. Alpha is the nation's leading supplier and exporter of metallurgical coal used in the steel-making process and is a major supplier of thermal coal to electric utilities and manufacturing industries across the country. The company, through its affiliates, employs approximately 6,200 people and operates more than 60 mines and 14 coal preparation facilities in the regions of Northern and Central Appalachia and the Powder River Basin. More information about Alpha can be found on the company's Web site at www.alphanr.com.

To read the full release, please click here.

International Water Guard in the News

International Water-Guard (TSX-V: IWG)
Basic Shares: 39.3 million
Fully Diluted: 46.5 million

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Interest in the issue of safe drinking water aboard aircraft is picking up and evidence of that can be seen in two articles this week on International Water Guard.

Aviation Week - arguably the most influential aeronautics trade publication in the world - did a lengthy, well-researched article on the issue and extensively quoted IWG President David Fox.

Given that Aviation Week is a trade publication, it also delved into the interesting mechanical issues of how IWG's water treatment technology is fitted aboard aicraft.

To read the full story, please click here.

The second article is in an online green publication called, AboutMyPlanet. Writer Marina Hanes has a thorough grasp of the issue and how IWG's technology can be easily employed.

Her article can be read here.

ISee3D Teams With World's Premier Lens Maker

ISee3D Inc.
(ICT: TSX-V)
Basic Shares 35.1 million
Fully Diluted 41.1 million

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When a relatively small Montreal company like ISee3D strikes up a relationship with a division of Leica, the German manufacturer of the highest quality cameras and lenses in the world, people sit up and take notice.

That's because Leica-Microsystems, one of three divisions in the Leica family, wouldn't sign a letter of intent with a small tech company if ISee3D's single lens 3D technology wasn't potentially groundbreaking.

For a bit of background on this stellar German company, Leica-Microsystems manufactures microscopes and other highly-sophisticated optical equipment used for measurement and analysis in a host of areas.

It reported $1 billion in turnover in 2008, employs roughly 4,000 people, has 11 manufacturing facilities in eight countries, sales and service companies in 20 countries and dealers in over 100 countries.

The letter of intent ISee3D announced Jan. 13th, posits that the two firms will negotiate a definitive agreement for a strategic relationship that will develop, implement, market and distribute jointly-developed technology and its applicaitons.

To read the entire news release, please click here.

Australia Banking On Smartcool Savings

Smartcool Systems Inc.

SSC: TSX-V

Basic Shares 44.3 million

Fully Diluted 50.7 million

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2010 is looking very promising to investors of Smartcool Systems, as the company is getting traction in some of the largest markets in the world.

Smartcool announced today that it is entering a second stage of trials with one of Australia's largest banks and will be installing its product in the air conditioning systems of up to 500 bank branches starting Q1 of this year. Another of Australia's "top 4" banks will see roughly 800 installations this year as well, with the possibility of more once the energy savings has been verified.

Another Australian success story is with a chain of gymnasiums across the country that have finished trials and now plan to install Smartcool's product into 220 complexes this year.

The successes in Australia can be attributed to Smartcool's product qualifying for its National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) program, which is the southern hemisphere equivalent of the certification required by the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.

See full news release here...............................

Carfinco Starts 2010 Distributing Cash

Carfinco Income Fund

TSX: CFN.UN
Units issued basic 23.9 million

Units issued fully diluted 24 million
Current monthly distribution: $0.015

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Carfinco announced yesterday that the monthly distributions are continuing, with the company granting $0.015 per unit for January.

See full news release here..................

On another note Carfinco Management was in Calgary yesterday sharing the company story with key institutions including a luncheon at Raymond James where it was very well received.

Calgary Coal Company Eyes Quick Growth

Cobalt Coal Corp. (TSX:V CBT)
Basic Shares: 50.4 million
Fully Diluted: 57.6 million

Cobalt Coal Corp. as the newest addition to The Howard Group's diversified client portfolio, presents an interesting opportunity if one is looking at a way to invest in the highly followed coal market.

Publicly trading "producing" coal companies have been bringing smiles to investors faces over the past six months. Of course, rising coal prices in combination with expectations that the commodity will remain strong over the long-term are the cataysts to this current euphoria.

Below is a link to The Howard Group's introductory commentary that details Cobalt's current and pending projects as well as the company's game plan for growth in 2010. At the current $0.10 trading price, the question is, what is the risk-reward scenario based on the value of existing assets versus its $5 million market cap?

Please click here to read The Howard Group Introduction

International Water Guard In Growth Mode

International Water-Guard (TSX-V: IWG)
Basic Shares: 39.3 million
Fully Diluted: 46.5 million

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Buoyed by a year of increased sales, cash in the bank and no debt, International Water Guard's board and management decided to grow the company and thus increase shareholder value.

To hear how and why IWG President & CEO, David Fox, has gone on the mergers and acquisition hunt, please listen to this short interview with Bob Beaty of Howard Group: