Here’s
a company that I have a lot of respect for, but they’ve
been in trouble with the Federal Trade Commission,
so I’ll present both sides of the story.
EcoQuest
International began as a company by breaking away
from Alpine Technologies which was once Alpine Industries.
I got recruited to attend an EcoQuest International
meeting 2 years ago in the home of one of their distributors.
Here’s the story. Alpine Industries founder,
Bill converse, is a true genius. He is fanatically
dedicated to clean air and came up with technologies
for ion collection of air pollution and ozone purification
and odor removal from air. He’s a man on a mission
to clean the environment.
Now,
EcoQuest International acts exclusively as the sales
are of Alpine. The companies formed unique divisions
in the year 2000 to broaden the company’s world
wide environmental products exposure. Alpine Technologies
is still the largest manufacturer of air cleaning
systems anywhere, having sold over 4 million units,
but had diversified research and development into
water purification systems, wind power generation
systems, and nutritionals.
What
I will say about EcoQuest International and Alpine
Technologies is they recognized a world wide need
for the very things that sustain life. Here in the
United States, we may not recognize the necessity
of clean drinking water, clean air, and power sources
beyond electric or gas in nature, but in other parts
of the world, these are huge concerns. Here’s
where EcoQuest International’s 150,000 come
into play. For a $35.00 annual fee EcoQuest International
will welcome you as a distributor.
Both
Alpine Technologies and EcoQuest International have
received high praise from Success Magazine and the
Inc. 500. They have received note on one of the fastest
growing companies in the United States.
Here
are two sources that came out to praise and endorse
their products. In the 2001 World Series players from
both teams, the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks
used the Infinity2 products for better performance
during the game. And, who among us can forget the
Chernobyl disaster in Russia? The Russian Minister
of Health chose Infinity2’s Life Force Super
Antioxidant to help the Chernobyl victims deal with
health issues related to free radical damage.
And,
when a group on independent do-it-yourself types,
such as the Handyman Club of America, endorses Alpine’s
Living Air™ and Alpine’s Living Water™
purifiers, that’s a solid recommendation on
the quality of the units manufacturing quality.
Here’s
why I like both EcoQuest International and Alpine
Technologies. They make a lot of money, but as a faith
based organization, they give back to communities.
After 9/11, the company gave thousands of air purification
systems to both New York City fire houses and the
Pentagon.
Because
Alpine Technologies is developing Wind Tree wind powered
electric power generation for both home and commercial
uses, I think we should all keep our eyes peeled.
The company’s goal is to disconnect buildings
from the existing power grids. I’m all for greater
autonomy, so I’m following the progression of
this product line closely.
So,
after so many positive and obvious successes what
could have possibly gotten EcoQuest International
and Alpine Technologies in trouble with the Federal
Trade Commission? A Federal jury rendered a civil
penalty of $1.49 million dollars against Alpine for
false statements about its ozone air systems. It seems
the claims they were making couldn’t be proved.
You can read more in the FTC files Numbers C-3614;
X98005; Civil Action No2:97 CV509 ED Tennessee.
I
hope that this lesson has driven home a point to them
about the difference between a claim and an opinion.
I do think that those of you who are sincerely passionate
about nutritionals or environmental degradation would
want to give EcoQuest International a good look.
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