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SolarBee, Inc. and the water industry:  Traditionally the water industry has relied heavily on the energy and chemical industries - an estimated 7% of world energy consumption and 3% of U.S. energy consumption is used to clean up and process wastewater, drinking water, and lake water. Large volumes of chemicals, many with potentially serious long-term toxicity problems, are put into lakes and other reservoirs regularly in attempts to improve water quality.

SolarBee, Inc. is a world leader in improving water quality in reservoirs in a green and sustainable manner. Its SolarBee machines use solar power instead of grid power, and they reduce or entirely eliminate the need to ever add chemicals to a water reservoir.

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SolarBee, Inc. background information:  SolarBee technology was originally developed by Pump Systems, Inc., of Dickinson, ND. Pump Systems was founded in 1978 by Joel Bleth and Willard Tormaschy, two Industrial Engineers fresh out of the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. 

Pump Systems had built an excellent reputation nationally and internationally as a supplier of custom-designed pumping systems for a variety of industrial uses including mining, refining, municipalities, contractors, oilfield, agriculture, and manufacturing. Pump Systems scored a 91% customer rating in September 2004, considered very high, by an independent company that thoroughly researches vendors for the US government as part of the GSA program. This report is posted at Pump Systems' (now SolarBee's) Open Rating Report.

At the end of 2006, Pump System's growth resulted in a corporate structure change. Medora Environmental, Inc., is now the parent company for two wholly-owned subsidiaries: SolarBee, Inc. and SolarBee Transport Corporation. The name "Medora" comes from the town of Medora, ND, which is located just 40 miles west of Dickinson and is in the heart of the scenic North Dakota Badlands. Medora symbolizes the integrity, hard work, and entrepreneurial spirit of one of its most famous citizens, Theodore Roosevelt, who went on to become 26th president of the US from 1901-1909. Theodore Roosevelt was a remarkable person with a clear understanding of the difference between action and talk, the difference between somebody actually solving problems and somebody that just theorizes about them, and he is often quoted in this regard. Some of his famous quotations can be found at this link: http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/life/quotes.htm.

SolarBee, Inc. and SolarBee Transport Corp. have their home office in Dickinson, ND and together have over 70 employees including scientists, engineers, and factory-trained service technicians. They operate from a modern 40,000 sq. ft manufacturing plant located on 40 acres. SolarBee, Inc. also has seven US Regional Offices from coast to coast, and an International Sales Office in Fargo, ND.

SolarBee, Inc. is an excellent corporate citizen, with a corporate philosophy emphasizing sustainable development, water quality and conservation, and energy efficiency. It has excellent financial strength, and its projects are bondable.

 
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