MJA Consulting LLC signed a strategic partnership agreement with Environmental Services Inc a Florida based company which employees 220 scientists' in17 offices around the Southeast. MJA will supply planning services and assistance in the Carbon Credits and Biofuels markets. Through visioning, strategic planning and business case development, MJA Consulting helps municipalities, agricultural entities, biofuel entrepreneurs and biofuel developers to access land, biomass, and do-able business plans to create a sustainable future. ESI is already evaluating sites for Carbon Credits on as much land as 5 million acres and on other continents. As part of the MJA Team, ESI provides us with the technical knowledge and experience for municipal clients, agricultural clients and developers to make money on their vacant lands.

From The Desk of Michael Joachim

The summer has been concentrated on Capacity Building in the Offices of MJA Consulting LLC. We welcomed Natasha Paul on board as Financial Manager and Business Analyst adding to our capacity to help our private sector clients with the feasibility of the developments. The MJA Consulting Website will soon feature dozens of power point presentations and white papers to help educate and illuminate of friends and clients about sustainable development, Biofuels and carbon markets building our capacity to engage sustainable energy projects. Lots of research has been conducted this summer to expanding and utilizing our environmental expertise for our current and future clients. Look at our website for our new activities. www.mjaplan.com

Off to Alaska

From FAPA in Miami to the wilderness of Alaska . I just came back from an Alaskan Cruise. Alaskan's say that there are only three ways to get into Alaska , land, sea and birth. There were many and varied pristine environments, from huge glaciers to vast stretches of coastlines to eagle's nests. The ice bergs were calm and quiet until the roar of the edges collapsing broke the silence. The awesome beauty of the glacial ice and the ice broken out in the water was breathtaking.

What's a trip to Alaska without fishing for Salmon? My wife Robbin and I even caught some Salmon(17.5 lbs of fillets) We explored two of the glaciers, went biking and hiking at Sitka (rains 360 day out of the year according to locals) We saw humpback whales, sea lions, eagles, and brown bears.

Alaskan Cities were spread out and generally coastal. The core cities were relative small with rural development in the country side. Road systems were limited and travel between communities was by boat or air. There were lots of seaplanes everywhere.

In addition to Alaska we went to the cities of Vancouver and Victoria in the province of British Columbia , Canada . It's nice to be back where it's warm.

If you'd like to view a slideshow of the trip, please click here! It will open in a new window.

Michael