FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                EARTHFIRST SUBSIDIARY WINS $1.2 MILLION CONTRACT
                        FOR MEGA-YACHT MARINA IN BAHAMAS

                 ELECTRICAL SERVICES CONTRACT AWARDED TO EME FOR
                LUXURY RESORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ON GREAT EXUMA

TAMPA, FL - (BUSINESS WIRE) - MAY 13, 2005 - EarthFirst Technologies,
Incorporated (OTCBB:EFTI), a specialized holding company engaged in researching,
developing and commercializing technologies for the production of alternative
fuel sources and the destruction and/or remediation of liquid and solid waste,
and in supplying electrical contracting services internationally, today
announced that the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Electric Machinery
Enterprises, Inc. (EME), has been awarded an electrical services contract,
valued at approximately $1.2 million, by Emerald Bay Resorts, Ltd.

The contract is associated with the scheduled construction of a mega-yacht
marina on Great Exuma, Bahamas, a 75-minute flight from South Florida.
Currently, the Emerald Bay Resort on Great Exuma is home to a Greg Norman
Signature Golf Course and a Four Seasons resort hotel. The planned additions to
the resort include the mega-yacht marina (slips can accommodate 80' and larger
super yachts) and marina village, complete with fine and casual dining
restaurants, residential properties, upscale lodging and retail stores.

ABOUT EARTHFIRST TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATED
EarthFirst Technologies, http://www.earthfirsttech.com, is dedicated to
producing environmentally superior products from carbon-rich solid and liquid
materials currently considered wastes. The Company has conducted more than five
years of extensive development on advanced technologies to achieve this goal.
Through its subsidiary Electric Machinery Enterprises, Inc.,
http://www.e-m-e.com, the Company provides electrical contracting services both
as a prime contractor and as a subcontractor, electrical support for industrial
and commercial buildings, power generation stations, and water and sewage plants
in the US and abroad.

Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this document as
well as some statements in periodic press releases and some oral statement of
EFTI officials are "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). Forward-looking
statements include statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon
or refer to future events or conditions, which include words such as "believes,"
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prospects, and possible future EFTI actions, which may be provided by
management, are also forward-looking statements as defined by the Act.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and
other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of
the Company to materially differ from any future results, performance, or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and to vary
significantly from reporting period to reporting period. Although management
believes that the assumptions made and expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that the
underlying assumptions will, in fact, prove to be correct or that actual future
results will not be different from the expectations expressed in this report.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance and EFTI has no
specific intention to update these statements.

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