BLDV Blue Diamond Ventures Inc (PK)

Blue Diamond Ventures, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BLDV) -- Blue Diamond Ventures, through its affiliate Blue Diamond Renewables, LLC, announced today that it has engaged the Southern California based government relations and strategic communications firm Englander Knabe & Allen to promote its energy interests in Southern California.

"Blue Diamond is committed to working with utilities in Southern California to help it meet its ambitious renewable energy goals," said Blue Diamond CEO John Quincey Moaning. "Whenever we bring on a new strategic partner, we always hire the best in class, and without a doubt, Englander Knabe & Allen is the team to carry the Blue Diamond banner in Southern California."

Englander Knabe & Allen will focus on promoting Blue Diamond's proposed joint venture 198-megawatt Huerfano Wind Project, plus 68 miles of wind transmission in Huerfano County, Colorado, which can help local utilities purchase energy from renewable sources.

"Blue Diamond's Huerfano Wind Project is on the cutting edge of the alternative energy industry, and we know it will find great success in Southern California," said Englander Knabe & Allen Managing Partner Harvey A. Englander. "We are proud to assist it in achieving that goal."

Englander Knabe & Allen's client roster includes companies such as Westfield, Motorola, Downey Hospital, LegalZoom, AT&T and the Los Angeles Police Protective League. EKA provides strategic counsel to clients on a wide range of issues, with particular focus on, and experience in, reputation and crisis management, litigation support, public affairs, government advocacy, media relations, community relations, financial communications and marketing material development.

Last year, wind study results for the joint venture's Huerfano Wind Project -- proposed on more than 8,000 acres -- came back highly favorable -- with wind speeds representing some of the best in Colorado. The data for the project is available at: http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ALP/ALP_62_Sheep_Mountain.htm.

Blue Diamond Ventures, Inc. is an agricultural company, and through its affiliate, Blue Diamond Ventures Biofuels, LLC, conducts business as a biofuels company with operations in the U.S. and future endeavors in the Caribbean and Africa.

About Blue Diamond Ventures, Inc.:

Blue Diamond Ventures, Inc. is an agricultural company, and through its affiliate, Blue Diamond Ventures Biofuels, LLC, conducts business as a biofuels company with operations in the U.S. and future endeavors in the Caribbean and Africa.

This press release contains forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the Company's future performance. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, events and performance to differ materially from those referred to or implied by such statements. In addition, actual future results may differ materially from those anticipated, depending on a variety of factors which include, but are not limited to, our ability to leverage our technology, manage our growth, protect our intellectual property rights, attract new customers and general economic conditions affecting consumer spending. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law.

CONTACT: Blue Diamond Ventures, Inc. John Moaning CEO (713) 493 - 2587