BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. Geothermal Inc. (OTC:UGTHOTC:TSX.V:OTC:GTH) (BULLETIN BOARD: UGTH, TSX.V: GTH) announced today that Dr. Leland "Roy" Mink, recently retired Program Director for the Geothermal Technologies Program, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors. Dr. Mink was with the Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Boise State University, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He also spent four years with DOE as a geothermal energy project manager. He was an engineer for Morrison-Knudson Company in Boise, working in the areas of mining, energy, and environmental and hazardous waste remediation. He became a professor of hydrogeology at the University of Idaho and then the director of the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute. In 2002, Dr. Mink served as Vice President of Exploration for U.S. Geothermal until he was appointed as Director of the DOE's Geothermal Technologies Program in February 2003. "Roy brings an incredible wealth of knowledge to U.S. Geothermal from his experience in the geothermal industry. He is a recognized expert in the geothermal field and we are excited to have him join our team," said U.S. Geothermal president Daniel Kunz. About US Geothermal U.S. Geothermal Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: UGTH; TSX-V: GTH) is a renewable energy development company focused on geothermal energy initially in the Pacific Northwest. Please visit our website at http://www.usgeothermal.com/. The information provided in this news release may contain forward-looking statements within the definition of the Safe Harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The TSX Venture and OTC Bulletin Board exchanges do not accept responsibility for the adequacy of this release. DATASOURCE: U.S. Geothermal Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations, Saf Dhillon of U.S. Geothermal Inc., +1-866-687-7059, or fax, +1-604-688-9895, ; or Mike Journee of Scott Peyron & Associates, Inc., +1-208-388-3800, or fax, +1-208-388-8898, , for U.S. Geothermal Inc. Web site: http://www.usgeothermal.com/

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