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Edmonton’s largest industry conference
and exposition is bullfrogpowered™

Bullfrog Power partners with Buildex, Construct and DesignTrends Edmonton to lower each event’s emissions footprint

Calgary, April 7, 2008 — Bullfrog Power™, a leading Canadian provider of 100 per cent green electricity, has partnered with Buildex, Construct and DesignTrends Edmonton, Northern Alberta’s premier conferences and expositions for the construction, renovation, property management, architecture and interior design industries. The events will take place on April 29 and 30 at the Shaw Conference Centre. Under the agreement, Bullfrog will provide clean, renewable power to reduce the emissions footprint of the two-day conferences and expositions.

”Bullfrog Power will match the electricity used for our events with emissions-free wind power,” said Paul Maryschak, Edmonton Show Director for Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. “We produce approximately 300 trade shows and conferences each year across North America, and one of our corporate goals is to make each event more environmentally friendly. Choosing green power from Bullfrog is one way we can do that in Alberta.”

“Bullfrog Power is proud to help reduce the electricity-related emissions footprint of these events,” said Theresa Howland, Vice President, Western Region, Bullfrog Power. “The architects, engineers and construction contractors who attend these shows are increasingly concerned about reducing the emissions footprint of their operations. Bullfrogpowering these events is an excellent opportunity to raise awareness among these individuals about their option to choose green power for their homes and businesses.”

Providing green power for the events will not require any special equipment or wiring. Bullfrog Power will simply inject clean, emissions-free EcoLogoM-certified electricity into the Alberta electricity grid to match the amount of power used by the events, just as it does for thousands of homes and hundreds of organizations in Alberta and Ontario. In Alberta, Bullfrog sources its 100 per cent made-in-Alberta wind power from wind farms in Southern Alberta.

About Bullfrog Power
Bullfrog Power is a leading provider of 100 per cent green electricity. Founded in 2005, Bullfrog provides homes and businesses in Alberta and Ontario with an easy way to go green and help create a cleaner, healthier environment for future generations. All of Bullfrog's power comes from clean, renewable sources like wind power and low-impact water power that displace polluting and carbon-intensive sources like coal. Bullfrog sources power exclusively from generators that have received Environment Canada's Environmental Choice^M Program EcoLogo^M certification. Thousands of Canadian homeowners and hundreds of businesses have made the decision to become "bullfrogpowered" and support the generation of clean, renewable power. www.bullfrogpower.com

About Merchandise Mart Properties
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) produces more than 300 tradeshows, conferences and market events each year across North America. MMPI is also a property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. The Buildex, Construct and DesignTrends Edmonton Conference and Exposition (www.buildexedmonton.com, www.constructedmonton.com, www.designtrendsedmonton.com) is produced along with its sister events in Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto and Seattle. Complete event details at www.mmpicanada.com. Vornado Realty Trust, owner of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust. Vornado common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.

Contact Us

Bullfrog Power Blair Cosgrove The Message Parlour Tel: 403.889.4293 blairc@themessageparlour.com		Merchandise Mart Properties Paul Maryschak Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. Toll-free: 1.877.739.2112 ext. 192057 Tel: 403.290.1080 ext. 192057, Direct: 604-730-2057 Fax: 604.730.2077 pmaryschak@mmart.com