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February 2, 2009 - Green is not about envy. It's about recession resilience.

Fort Collins, CO - Clean Air Lawn Care has proven to be recession resilient. During these difficult times, Clean Air Lawn Care is seeing growth through new franchises and new customers in existing markets. In the first 6 months of marketing the sustainable lawn care franchise, the company received over 1000 inquiries of individuals interested in owning a franchise. Despite all the chaos in the financial markets, people’s concern for the environment is holding steady.

Clean Air Lawn Care is a lawn maintenance business that uses clean electric and biodiesel powered equipment. The vehicles hauling this equipment have mounted solar panels which charge the electric equipment during the workday. The equipment is clean and quiet; the fertilizer is organic; the business is carbon neutral. The company started out of a garage in 2006 and is now a national franchise.

Clean Air Lawn Care is experiencing internal growth within the recession as well. With the purchase of a new home office, Clean Air Lawn Care officially launched Clean Air Real Estate, a LEED certified real estate development project. Clean Air Real Estate plans to develop and build green real estate across the country with its national franchise network.

Entrepreneur Magazine identified Clean Air Lawn Care as one of the top 5 green franchises in America in the October 2008 print issue. The January 2009 issue of Entrepreneur Magazine showcases the Franchise 500. Clean Air Lawn Care again is listed as one of the major players in green franchise movement.

The EPA has estimated that up to 5-10% of the nation’s air pollution comes from gas powered lawn equipment. Through the use of electric equipment powered by renewable energy, Clean Air Lawn Care removed 32,000 pounds of air pollution equaling over 1,000,000 vehicle miles in 2008. The positive impact of Clean Air Lawn Care’s business is parallel with growth. The company’s growth equals a larger reduction in national air pollution.

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