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Coldwater Creek Receives 2006 Green Power Leadership Award

Posted on: Tuesday, 5 December 2006, 09:01 CST

SANDPOINT, Idaho, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Coldwater Creek has received a 2006 Green Power Leadership award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for being the largest purchaser of renewable energy in the apparel industry. The company will offset 100% of its energy usage through wind power purchased through renewable energy certificates totaling 45,000 Megawatts this year alone. The annual award recognizes leading national green power purchasers and suppliers for their commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation's green power market.

The 2006 Green Power Leadership Award was presented to Coldwater Creek at an awards event, Monday evening, December 4, in conjunction with the Eleventh National Renewable Marketing Conference taking place in San Francisco.

"Every year more energy suppliers are providing their customers the option of buying green power. We are proud to recognize the efforts of the suppliers that are leading the way in promoting the use of renewable energy," said Andy Karsner, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Green power is a subset of renewable energy, and includes such resources as solar, wind, geothermal, biogas, biomass and low-impact hydro. Unlike other renewable energy resources, green power resources provide a higher level of environmental benefit, such as lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, a greenhouse gas linked to global climate change. Green power purchases help accelerate the development of new renewable energy capacity nationwide.

EPA and DOE presented awards for green power purchasing to 22 organizations that have demonstrated leadership by voluntarily purchasing green power or creating innovative supply options for consumers.

This year a panel of judges reviewed nearly 100 nominations based on criteria ranging from the amount of green power purchased or generated to each organization's strategy for incorporating green power into its operations and communications.

"Coldwater Creek remains absolutely committed to joining the increasing number of companies that are working, collectively, to make a positive impact on global climate change by supporting cleaner technologies and helping develop the green power market," said Dennis Pence, chairman and chief executive officer for Coldwater Creek. "We are honored that our involvement in this important area was recognized with this prestigious award."

Additional information about the Green Power Partnership and the Green Power Leadership Awards is available at http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/winners/index.htm .

About Coldwater Creek

Coldwater Creek is an integrated triple-sales-channel retailer of women's apparel, jewelry, gifts and accessories through a growing number of premium retail stores located across the United States, an e-commerce web site at http://www.coldwatercreek.com/ and direct-mail catalogs.

About the U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership

EPA's Green Power Partnership encourages organizations to purchase green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with conventional electricity use. The Green Power Partnership currently has hundreds of Partners voluntarily purchasing billions of kilowatt hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500 companies, small and medium sized businesses, local, state, and federal governments, trade associations, as well as colleges and universities. For a full listing of EPA's Green Power Partners and information about buying green power, visit the Partnership's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/ .

About the U.S. Department of Energy Green Power Network

The Green Power Network is the nation's premier Web site providing green power market information. The Network's Web site provides up-to-date information on green power providers, product offerings, consumer protection issues, and policies affecting green power markets. It also includes a reference library of relevant papers, articles and reports. The Green Power Network is operated and maintained by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for the U.S. Department of Energy. Additional information is available at http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower .

Contact: David Gunter Divisional Vice President of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, 208-263-2266, dgunter@thecreek.com

Coldwater Creek

CONTACT: David Gunter, Divisional Vice President of CorporateCommunications & Investor Relations, +1-208-263-2266, or dgunter@thecreek.com,for Coldwater Creek

Web site: http://www.coldwatercreek.com/http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpowerhttp://www.epa.gov/greenpower

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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