EXHIBIT 23.2


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         We have issued our report dated May 27, 2003 (except with respect to
the matters discussed in Note 6 thereto, as to which the date is June 18, 2003),
accompanying the consolidated balance sheets of United Energy Corp. and
Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2003 and 2002 and the related consolidated
statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders' equity for the years then
ended, which is included in this Registration Statement and Prospectus. We
consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement
and Prospectus, and to the use of our name, as it appears under the caption
"Experts" and "Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure."



Grant Thornton LLP
New York, New York
May 13,2004