Green Star Announces Biorefinery and Electric Car Plans at Stockholders Meeting

Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI) held its Special Stockholders Meeting on January 31, 2009 (see press release dated January 9, 2009). The meeting had the largest attendance in many years and special presentations were given by GSPI Consortium member companies. Details of the Stockholders Meeting are covered on Green Star's website GreenStarUSA.com.

The presentations outlined detail plans of the biorefinery projects and their plant construction. These plans include the production of cellulosic ethanol, chemical by-products from cellulosic ethanol plants, algae biomass production, algae biodiesel production and the many advantages of combining all of these technologies into one biorefinery complex.

The existing board members were re-elected and many discussions took place concerning the issues contained in the GSPI Letter to Shareholders dated December 29, 2008. Mr. Joseph LaStella, GSPI's President, spent a significant amount of time reviewing the history of Green Star, which changed its name from BAT International to Green Star Products, Inc., in 2002.

Mr. Brooks Agnew, Ph.D., Vice-President of Green Star, presented algae biomass production technology and the advancements that Green Star has made in the algae production business which gives the Company at least a two year edge in algae research and commercial production.

Mr. Irshad Ahmed, Ph.D., President of Pure Energy Corporation a Biorefinery Consortium partner, gave a detailed analysis of the integration of technologies in the biorefinery complex and its many advantages including significant cost reductions. Under a technology license agreement, Pure Energy is providing to the Consortium a cellulosic ethanol/chemicals biorefinery manufacturing platform. The biorefinery complex is designed to utilize municipal waste, agricultural waste and non-food products, including algae, to produce a variety of energy and chemical products. These products include cellulosic ethanol, algae biodiesel, biodiesel from other non-food products, electricity, fertilizers and chemicals.

President Obama recently stated that he intends to double alternative energy for the United States within three years. There are also existing federal programs clearly identifying funds in the billions for biorefinery-type projects.

The GSPI Consortium partners dedicated a significant amount of time over the past 10 months to prepare several biorefinery proposals for submittal to the existing and anticipated multi-billion dollar federal alternative energy programs.

Mr. LaStella stated, �The Company has received many inquiries and suggestions for Green Star to re-enter the emerging electric car market.� This situation occurred in direct reaction to the release of Chapter 6 and 7 of Mr. LaStella's book entitled 'National Birthright', which clearly reflects the early years of Green Star and its success in manufacturing electric vehicles off its assembly lines. Chapters 6 and 7 can be reviewed at Mr. LaStella's website at JosephLaStella.com

Green Star also was one of the only companies to crash test their vehicle during that era. The crash test video can be seen at GreenStarUSA.com.

During the years 1992 to 1998, Green Star not only manufactured electric cars and trucks but also set many of the electric vehicle world records, which still stand to this day. Although, Green Star received national media attention many times during this period, the electric car era unfortunately came to an end when the electric car mandates for California were defeated by Detroit car company lawyers in 1998. Therefore, the expected electric vehicle market did not materialize.

During the past year, a strong electric car market has emerged not only in this country but around the world (especially noted in China). Green Star is presently formulating a plan to re-launch its electric vehicles by utilizing the expertise acquired during its early years. GSPI cars have been tested under a federal government program which depicted GSPI vehicle statistics that still cannot be matched by today's electric vehicles. Detailed information in relation to these test programs is also contained in Mr. LaStella's two chapters.

In summary, investors in the United States and from foreign countries have indicated their interest and support for the re-emergence of this electric vehicle technology and expertise by Green Star Products.

The stockholders at the meeting were very enthusiastic about the future of our Company because the Green Nature of our Company and the fact that existing government programs and future programs now being laid out by the Obama Administration support all aspects of Green Star's business strategy including biorefineries, algae biodiesel, CO2 sequestration, energy efficiency and even the electric vehicle market.

Green Star Products, Inc. (OTC:GSPI) is an environmentally friendly company dedicated to creating innovative cost-effective products to improve the quality of life and clean up the environment. Green Star Products and its Consortium are involved in the production of green sustainable goods including renewable resources like algae biodiesel and clean-burning biofuels, cellulosic ethanol and other products, as well as lubricants, additives and devices that reduce emissions and improve fuel economy in vehicles, machinery and power plants. For more information, see Green Star Products' Web site at http://www.GreenStarUSA.com, or call Public Relations at 1-800-741-7648 and 1-800-340-9784, or fax 619-789-4743, or email info@GreenStarUSA.com. Information about trading prices and volume can be obtained at several Internet sites, including http://www.pinksheets.com, http://www.bloomberg.com and http://www.bigcharts.com under the ticker symbol "GSPI".

Forward-looking statements in the release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products, increased levels of competition for the company, new products and technological changes, the company's dependence on third-party suppliers, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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