PRESS RELEASE Of interest to editors and journalists covering: Business/Finance, Eco/Environmental, Recycling, Tech, NV Business News The Value of Green, a Special Series of Articles on Environmental Stocks RENO, NV - Dec. 17, 2003 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- AXcess News (www.theaxcess.net) announced today that they have released a series of stories about environmental stocks prompted by Toronto Stock Exchange listed Bennett Environmental Resource's recent addition to Standard & Poor's S&P/TSX Composite Index (GSTPSE). The series began with Bennett's story on Friday. On Saturday AXcess News released its second story on OTC Bulletin Board listed PDG Environmental which was prompted by "Market Guide's Waste Management Services Fundamentals" report whose average P/E ratio of companies in that group was reported to be 26.55 compared to PDGE's P/E of 9.57. NASDAQ listed Capital Environmental Resource was featured Monday. The solid waste services company is loaded for bear after completing a $28 million dollar private placement to continue its M&A push across the US lead by Allied Waste's x-president, Larry Henk and backed by Canadian entrepreneur Michael G. DeGroote who put up the cash. Tuesday came GreenMan Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: GRN), a pure play in tire recycling. GreenMan's President, Bob Davis, is no novice when it comes to building out a company either having rolled up four businesses last year. Davis, like Capital Environmental Resource's president, Henk, came from a background of M&A having built the recycling division of Brown Ferris Industries in Houston TX into a $650 million a year business from a startup. Wednesday marks the last story in AXcess News' special series with Itronics Inc. (OTCBB: ITRO), a photochemical recycler that turned the corner operationally; cutting losses over process development costs by 26% and now looks to step to profitability in the near term. The Value of Green, an inside look into a variety of environmental stocks presented as series of news articles found only in AXcess News online. To read these and other small cap business news you won't find anywhere else go to http://www.theaxcess.net. About AXcess News Dubbed the "Yahoo of small cap business news" by Gordon Borrell, one of America's leading media and research guru's, AXcess News is fast becoming a known commodity for both the serious investor and people in general looking for informed articles and insightful columns that appeal to a broad spectrum of readers. More information: http://www.theaxcess.net MEDIA CONTACT: Eric Stevenson of AXcess News +1-775-882-1720 editor@theaxcess.net # # # [ source of news = AXcess News ] ref: http://www.send2press.com/2archive/2003/pr_03_1217-axcess2.txt http://www.send2press.com/2archivePDF/pr_03_1217-axcess2.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IMPORTANT NOTE TO MEDIA: to reach the organization releasing this news, please contact: editor@theaxcess.net If used for publication, please send specimen copy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- S2PRN/4c/ NV / RENO, Nevada / Copr. (c) 2003 Send2Press. This release was issued on behalf of the above organization by Send2Press(TM), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com .