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Subject: {AIC ENERGY CORP-RESPONSE} Green Bonds
From: John Melk <jmelk06@icloud.com>
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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 06:14:20 -0700
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 "Akason, Shayden B." <sakason@nd.gov>, Drew Combs <drew@ndto.com>,
 "Snow Liu-Melk @AIC" <smelk@aicenergycorp.com>,
 "BILL BILL DAVIS Bismarck, ND" <davis@bis.midco.net>,
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Good morning James,=20

     We of AIC Energy Corp., certainly thank you for the heads up about your=
 suggestion of utilizing =E2=80=9CGreen Bonds=E2=80=9D. We will discuss with=
 our in-house counsel, Mr. John Lee at the earliest.=20

Most Respectfully,

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John F. Melk
President/CEO

Phone: 702.685.1118 =20
Direct:  702.508.1909
Email:Jmelk06@yahoo.com
=20
2840 S. Jones Blvd. Ste 1
Las Vegas, NV 89146
=20
www.aicenergycorp.com

> On Sep 18, 2021, at 5:21 AM, Leiman, James K. <jleiman@nd.gov> wrote:
>=20
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> Gents, have you examined the possibility of the use of Green Bonds to fina=
nce  the project? We are noticing a rapid influx of this instrument in North=
 Dakota and I figured I would share this with you in the event you haven=E2=80=
=99t examined this direction, -James
> =20
> =20
> James Leiman, Ph.D.
> Commissioner
> =20
> 701.328.5388     =E2=80=A2     253.224.3933     =E2=80=A2     jleiman@nd.g=
ov     =E2=80=A2     www.nd.gov
> =20
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> 1600 E. Century Ave., Suite 2 PO Box 2057     =E2=80=A2     Bismarck, ND  5=
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v>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;We of AIC Energy Corp., certainly thank you for the he=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Gents, have you examined the possibility of the use o=
f Green Bonds to finance&nbsp; the project? We are noticing a rapid influx o=
f this instrument in North Dakota and I figured I would share this with you i=
n the event you haven=E2=80=99t examined this
 direction, -James<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style=3D"color:#D34727">=E2=80=A2</span><span style=3D"color:black">&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 253.224.3933&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span><span style=3D"color:#D34727">=E2=80=A2</span><span style=3D"color:bl=
ack">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>
<a href=3D"mailto:jleiman@nd.gov"><span style=3D"color:#0563C1">jleiman@nd.g=
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</span><span style=3D"color:#D34727">=E2=80=A2</span><span style=3D"color:bl=
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</span><a href=3D"https://www.nd.gov/"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-=
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