Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

November 21, 2011



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from   to ______

Commission file number 000-33067
 
MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware   87-0398271
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
500 West Wilson Bridge Road, Suite 140 Worthington, Ohio
  43085
(Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
 
(614) 505-6115
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
China Youth Media Inc.
3301 30th Avenue S, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 58201-6009
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
                                                                                                           
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o
       
Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yeso No x

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the Issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: Common, $.001 par value per share; 31,001,352 outstanding as of November 21, 2011 (adjusted for the 1 for 110 reverse stock split effected as of October 7, 2011).
 
 


 
 

 
MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
     
Page
 
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   
         
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements.
1
 
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
19
 
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
24
 
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures.
24
 
         
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
   
 
       
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.
25
 
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
25
 
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
25
 
 
Item 3.
Default upon Senior Securities.
26
 
 
Item 4.
[Removed and Reserved.]
26
 
 
Item 5.
Other Information.
26
 
 
Item 6.
Exhibits.
27
 
         
SIGNATURES
 
28
 
 
 
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements
 
MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP.

Index to Financial Information
Period Ended September 30, 2011
 
    Page  
         
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited):        
         
Consolidated Balance Sheets     2  
         
Consolidated Statements of Operations     3  
         
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     4  
         
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements     5  
 
 
1

 
 
MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010
 
   
September 30,
 2011
   
December 31,
 2010
 
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
           
Cash
  $ 10,396     $ 7,310  
Accounts receivable
    286,999          
Other current assets
    97,313       -  
Current assets of discontinued operations
    1,163       -  
Total current assets
    395,871       7,310  
                 
Property and Equipment, Net
    1,288,695       1,746  
License, Net
    83,823       88,236  
Other assets
    45,455       -  
Other assets of discontinued operations
    2,000       -  
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 1,815,844     $ 97,292  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    975,187       125,000  
Advances for subscription agreements
    592,000          
Advances payable - related party
    1,380,406       402,839  
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
    384,942       -  
Advances payable - related party of discontinued operations
   
153,894
      -  
Total current liabilities
    3,486,429       527,839  
                 
Notes payable
    150,000       -  
Convertible note payable of discontinued operations
    50,000       -  
Beneficial conversion feature of discontinued operations
    (104,466 )     -  
TOTAL LIABILITIES
    3,581,963       527,839  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
               
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value: 2,000,000 shares authorized;
               
Series A Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011; zero shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010;
    -       -  
                 
Series B Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000 shares authorized; 10,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011; zero shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010;
    10       -  
                 
Series C Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value; 22,000 shares authorized; 4,510 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011; zero shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010;
    5       -  
                 
Common stock; $.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 341,735,841 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 9,890 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2010;
    341,736       9,890  
                 
Additional paid-in capital
    321,036       62,328  
Accumulated other comprehensive income of discontinued operations
    (1,589 )     -  
Accumulated deficit
    (2,427,317 )     (502,315 )
                 
Total stockholders' deficit
    (1,766,119 )     (430,097 )
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
  $ 1,815,844     $ 97,742  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010
AND THE CUMULATIVE PERIOD DECEMBER 17, 2008 (INCEPTION) SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

                           
December 17,
 
   
For the Three
   
For the Three
   
For the Nine
   
For the Nine
   
2008 (Inception)
 
   
Months Ended
   
Months Ended
   
Months Ended
   
Months Ended
   
Through
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
 
                               
REVENUE
  $ 266,480     $ -     $ 266,480     $ 7,000     $ 580,505  
                                         
COST OF REVENUE
    318,750       -       318,750       -       560,825  
                                         
GROSS PROFIT
    (52,270 )     -       (52,270 )     7,000       19,680  
                                         
OPERATING EXPENSES
                                       
License Maintenance Fees
    37,500       25,000       112,500       75,000       262,500  
Research and development
    65,000       43,640       269,213       45,640       395,047  
Professional fees
    253,700       20,456       630,548       35,456       780,203  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    304,312       17,292       458,243       28,203       607,019  
                                         
Total operating expenses
    660,512       106,388       1,470,504       184,299       2,044,771  
                                         
Operating loss
    (712,782 )     (106,388 )     (1,522,774 )     (177,299 )     (2,025,091 )
                                         
Other Income (expense)
                                       
Interest income (expense)
    (50,488 )     -       (86,920 )     -       (86,920 )
Foreign Exchange
    -       -       -       -       -  
                                         
Total other income (expense)
    (50,488 )     -       (86,920 )     -       (86,920 )
                                         
NET LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    (763,270 )     (106,388 )     (1,609,694 )     (177,299 )     (2,122,011 )
                                         
NET LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
    (159,827 )     -       (315,306 )     -       (315,306 )
                                         
NET LOSS
  $ (923,097 )   $ (106,388 )   $ (1,925,000 )   $ (177,299 )   $ (2,427,317 )
                                         
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED:
                                       
                                         
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    -       (10.76 )     (0.01 )     (17.95 )        
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
    -       -       -       -          
      -       (10.76 )     (0.01 )     (17.95 )        
                                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING     341,278,774       9,890       126,050,939       9,876          
                                         
Comprehensive Loss
                                       
Foreign currency translation adjustment - discontinued operations
    (851 )     -       (1,589 )     -       (1,589 )
Net loss
    (923,097 )     (106,388 )    
(1,925,000
)     (177,299 )    
(2,427,317
)
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
  $ (923,948 )     (106,388 )   $
(1,926,589
)   $ (177,299 )   $ (2,428,906 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010
AND FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 17, 2008 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2011
 
               
December 17,
 
   
For Nine
   
For Nine
   
2008 (Inception)
 
   
Months Ended
   
Months Ended
   
Through
 
   
September 30,
2011
   
September 30,
2010
   
September 30,
2011
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                 
Net (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
(1,609,694
)
 
$
(177,299
)
 
$
(2,112,011
)
Net (loss) from discontinued operations
   
(315,306
)
   
-
     
(315,306
)
                         
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)
                       
to net cash used in operating activities:
                       
Stock based compensation
   
(496,044)
     
-
     
559,664
 
Amortization of license fees
   
4,413
     
4,412
     
16,177
 
Amortization of beneficial conversion feature of discontinued operations
   
11,606
     
-
     
11,606
 
Depreciation expense
   
2,302
     
-
     
2,347
 
Change in assets and liabilities
                       
(Increase) in accounts receivable
   
(286,999
)
   
-
     
(286,999
)
(Increase) in other asset
   
(111,518
)
   
-
     
(111,518
)
(Decrease) in other assets attributable to discontinued operations
   
713
     
-
     
713
 
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
   
850,186
     
21,784
     
975,187
 
Increase in accounts payable attributable to discontinued operations
   
5,307
     
-
     
5,308
 
Net cash used in operating activities
   
(952,946
)
   
(151,103
)
   
(1,254,852
)
                         
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Purchase of license
   
-
     
-
     
(100,000
)
Purchase of equipment
   
(1,283,546
)
   
-
     
(1,285,337
)
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(1,283,546
)
   
-
     
(1,385,337
)
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                       
Cash assumed in reverse merger
   
11,150
     
-
     
11,150
 
Payments to related party for advances
   
-
     
32,515
     
-
 
Proceeds received from related party advances
   
976,655
     
115,173
     
1,379,044
 
Proceeds from note payable
   
150,000
     
-
     
150,000
 
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock converted to series B preferred stock
   
100,000
     
-
     
100,000
 
Proceeds from the issuance of series C preferred stock
   
410,000
             
410,000
 
Proceeds from advances for subscriptions
   
592,000
             
592,000
 
Proceeds received from the issuance of common stock
   
1,362
     
4,451
     
9,980
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
2,241,167
     
152,139
     
2,652,174
 
                         
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE
   
(1,589
)
   
-
     
(1,589
)
                         
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
   
3,086
     
1,036
     
10,396
 
                         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD
   
7,310
     
-
     
-
 
                         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD
 
$
10,396
   
$
1,036
   
$
10,396
 
                         
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
                       
Cash paid during the period for:
                       
Interest
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Taxes
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS
                       
Stock issued for services
 
$
527,294
   
$
-
   
$
590,894
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes To The Financial Statements - Unaudited
September 30, 2011
 
Note 1 - Organization

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp.

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. ("the Company") was organized under the laws of the State of Utah on July 19, 1983 under the name of Digicorp. Pursuant to shareholder approval, on October 6, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company approved and authorized the Company to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between the Company and Digicorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation and newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company that was incorporated under the Delaware General Corporation Law for the purpose of effecting a change of domicile.  Effective February 22, 2007, the Company changed its domicile from Utah to Delaware with the name of the surviving corporation being Digicorp, Inc.

Pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation filed with the State of Delaware, which took effect as of October 16, 2008, the Company's name changed from "Digicorp, Inc." to "China Youth Media, Inc.".  Pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation filed with the State of Delaware and effective as of October 7, 2011, the Company (i) changed its corporate name from “China Youth Media, Inc.” to “Midwest Energy Emissions Corp.”, and (ii) effected a reverse stock split of all the outstanding shares of our common stock at an exchange ratio of one for one hundred ten (1:110) (the “Reverse Stock Split”) and changed the number our authorized shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, from 500,000,000 to 100,000,000.

No adjustment to share or per share amounts has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements which resulted from the Reverse Stock Split.  See Note 20 – “Subsequent Events”.

Recent Developments

On June 21, 2011, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Midwest Energy Emissions Corp., a North Dakota corporation (“Midwest Energy Emissions”) pursuant to which at closing China Youth Media Merger Sub, Inc., the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary formed for the purpose of such transaction (the “Merger Sub”), would merge into Midwest Energy Emissions , the result of which Midwest Energy Emissions would become the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Merger”).  The Merger closed effective on June 21, 2011 (the “Closing”).  As a result of the Closing and the Merger, the Merger Sub merged with and into Midwest Energy Emissions with Midwest Energy Emissions surviving.  Effective at the time of the Closing, Midwest Energy Emissions changed its name to MES, Inc. For accounting purposes, the Merger was treated as a reverse merger and a recapitalization of the Company.  The recapitalization required pursuant to this merger resulted in a negative additional paid-in capital balance.

Midwest Energy Emissions

On December 17, 2008, Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (a corporation in the development stage) was incorporated in the State of North Dakota.  Midwest Energy Emissions is engaged in the business of developing and commercializing state of the art control technologies relating to the capture and control of mercury emissions from coal fired boilers in the United States and Canada.  
 
 
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Dissolution of subsidiaries

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company is in the process of dissolving the following entities.
 
·
Youth Media (BVI) Ltd.
·
Youth Media (Hong Kong) Limited
·
Youth Media (Beijing) Limited
·
Rebel Crew Films, Inc.

The operations and cash flows of these subsidiaries have been eliminated from the accounts of the Company’s ongoing operations and major classes of assets and liabilities related thereto have been segregated.  The losses from discontinued operations, including the impairment of certain assets of discontinued operations, have been reflected in the financial statements of this quarterly report.  The Company does not expect to derive any revenues from the discontinued entity in the future and does not expect to incur any significant ongoing operating expenses 

Note 2 - Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Presentation
 
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim consolidated financial information and with the instructions to Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Form 10-Q and Article 8 of SEC Regulation S-X. The principles for interim consolidated financial information do not require the inclusion of all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete consolidated financial statements. Therefore, these consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and the audited financial statements of Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. contained in the Company’s Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on June 27, 2011, as amended. The condensed financial statements included herein are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, they contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the condensed results for the interim periods. Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011.  We made certain reclassifications to prior-period amounts to conform to the current presentation.

Development Stage Company
 
The Company is considered to be in the development stage as defined by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 915 Development Stage Entities.  The Company has devoted substantially all of its efforts to the corporate formation, the raising of capital and attempting to generate customers for the sale of the Company’s products.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
 
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments and other short-term investments with maturity of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents.
 
Research and Development
 
The Company accounts for research and development costs in accordance with ASC 730-10, Research and Development (“ASC 730-10”).  . Under ASC 730-10, all research and development costs must be charged to expense as incurred. Accordingly, internal research and development costs are expensed as incurred.  Third-party research and development costs are expensed when the contracted work has been performed or as milestone results have been achieved. Company sponsored research and development costs related to both present and future products are expensed in the period incurred. 
 
Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment are stated at cost. When retired or otherwise disposed, the related carrying value and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and the net difference less any amount realized from disposition, is reflected in earnings. For financial statement purposes, property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of 3 to 5 years.

Expenditures for repairs and maintenance which do not materially extend the useful lives of property and equipment are charged to operations.  When property or equipment is sold or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts with the resulting gain or loss reflected in operations. Management periodically reviews the carrying value of its property and equipment for impairment.
 
Recoverability of Long-Lived and Intangible Assets
 
The Company has adopted ASC 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment (“ASC 360-10”).  ASC 360-10 requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles held and used by the Company be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
 
Events relating to recoverability may include significant unfavorable changes in business conditions, recurring losses or a forecasted inability to achieve break-even operating results over an extended period.  The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets based upon forecasted undiscounted cash flows.  Should impairment in value be indicated, the carrying value of intangible assets would be adjusted, based on estimates of future discounted cash flows.  ASC 360-10 also requires assets to be disposed of be reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less costs to sell.
 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718 Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), which requires equity-based compensation, be reflected in the financial statements over the vesting period based on the estimated fair value of the awards.
 
 
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The Company’s financial instruments include cash and other current liabilities.  The fair value of these financial instruments approximate their carrying values due to their short maturities.
 
Foreign Currency Transactions
 
The Company's functional currency is the United States Dollar (the "US Dollar"). In the past, with the Company's operations in China, the Company entered into transactions denominated in foreign currencies, such as, the People's Republic of China and SAR Hong Kong, whose principal units are the Renminbi ("RMB") and the Hong Kong Dollar ("HK Dollar"), respectively.  However, pursuant to the terms of the Merger agreement, the Company is in the process of dissolving its foreign entities.

Transactions denominated in currencies other than the US Dollar are re-measured to the US Dollar at the period-end exchange rates.  Any associated transactional currency re-measurement gains and losses are recognized in current operations.

Revenue Recognition
 
The Company records revenue from sales in accordance with ASC 605, Revenue Recognition (“ASC 605”). The criteria for recognition are as follows:
 
1. Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;
 
2. Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered;
 
3. The seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable; and
 
4. Collectability is reasonably assured.

Determination of criteria (3) and (4) will be based on management's judgments regarding the fixed nature of the selling prices of the products delivered and the collectability of those amounts. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and other adjustments will be provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded.
 
The Company generated revenues of $266,000 for three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and zero and $7,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.  The Company generated revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 by delivering product to TransAlta Centralia Generating LLC for use in the system commissioning process in preparation for the system launch in 2012.  The Company generated all revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 in connection with a 2009 sub-award project from the University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center for “Full Scale Testing of Sorbent Injection Technology on Mercury Control.”  We recognized revenue for services performed upon completion of the test work and approval of the invoices submitted to the University of North Dakota Energy and Environment Research Center. 
 
 
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Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share
 
Basic net loss per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution from common stock equivalents, such as stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options and warrants.  There were no dilutive potential common shares as of September 30, 2011. Because the Company has incurred net losses and there are no potential dilutive shares, basic and diluted loss per common share are the same.
 
Subsequent Events

During May 2009 and February 2010, the FASB issued new authoritative pronouncement regarding recognized and non-recognized subsequent events. This guidance establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards
 
Management does not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flow.
 
Note 3 - Going Concern
 
The accompanying financial statements as of September 30, 2011 have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. From the period of inception (December 17, 2008) through September 30, 2011, the Company has experienced a net loss, negative cash flows from operations and has an accumulated deficit of $2,427,000.  These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management intends to raise additional debt and/or equity financing to fund future operations.  There is no assurance that its plan can be implemented; or that the results will be of a sufficient level necessary to meet the Company’s ongoing cash needs.  No assurances can be given that the Company can obtain sufficient working capital through borrowings or that the continued implementation of its business plan will generate sufficient revenues in the future to sustain ongoing operations.
 
The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the possible inability of the Company to continue as a going concern.
 
 
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Note 4 - Property And Equipment
 
Property and equipment at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Computer equipment
 
$
1,312
   
$
1,312
 
Equipment & Installation
   
1,289,730
     
479
 
Total Equipment 
   
1,291,042
     
1,791
 
                 
Less: accumulated depreciation
   
  (2,347)
 
   
(45)
 
Property and equipment, net
 
$
1,288,695
   
$
1,746
 

As part of the reverse merger, the Company acquired office equipment with a fair value of $5,706.  The Company uses the straight-line method of depreciation over 3 to 10 years. During the years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, depreciation expense charged to operations was $2,301 and zero, respectively.

Note 5 - License Agreement
 
On January 15, 2009, the Company entered into an "Exclusive Patent and Know-How License Agreement Including Transfer of Ownership" with the Center for Air Toxic Metals (“CATM”) division of the Energy and Environmental Research Center, (EERC), a non-profit entity.   Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company has been granted an exclusive license for the technology to develop, make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, lease, and import the technology in any coal-fired combustion systems (power plant) worldwide and to develop and perform the technology in any coal-fired power plant in the world.  The patent “Sorbents of Oxidation and Removal of Mercury” was filed by EERC on August 22, 2005 and granted on October 14, 2008.
 
The Company paid $100,000 in 2009 for the right to use the patents and at the option of the Company can pay $1,000,000 for the assignment of the patents after January 15, 2011 or pay the greater of the license maintenance fees or royalties on product sales for continued use of the patents.  The license maintenance fees are $100,000 due January 1, 2010, $150,000 due January 1, 2011 and $200,000 due January 1, 2012 and each year thereafter.  The running royalties are $100 (USD) per one megawatt of electronic nameplate capacity and $100 (USD) per three megawatt per hour for the application to thermal systems to which licensed products or licensed processes are sold by the Company, associate and sublicensees. Running royalties are payable by the Company within 30 days after the end of each calendar year to the licensor and may be credited against license maintenance fees paid.
 
The Company is required to pay the licensor 35% of all sublicense income received by the Company, excluding royalties on sales by sublicensees.  Sublicense income is payable by the Company within 30 day after the end of each calendar year to the licensor.
 
 
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Note 6 - License
 
License costs capitalized as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

   
2011
   
2010
 
             
License
 
$
100,000
   
$
100,000
 
     
100,000
     
100,000
 
                 
Less: accumulated amortization
   
16,177
     
11,764
 
License, net
 
$
83,823
   
$
88,236
 

The Company is currently amortizing its patents over their estimated useful life of 15 years when acquired.  During the period ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, amortization expense charged to operations was $4,413, respectively.

Note 7 - Advances Payable – Related Party
 
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had advances payable totaling $1,380,406 and $402,389 respectively, to a director of the Company.  These advances bear interest at 9% per annum, have no fixed terms of repayment and are unsecured.  Accrued interest on these advances at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2011 was $76,334 and $7,409, respectively.

Note 8 - Advances for Subscription Agreements

During the quarter ended September 30, 2011, $592,000 in cash was advanced to the Company by certain third party investors for working capital purposes.  All of the investors are expected to sign subscriptions agreements converting the advances to common stock at $1 per share in the quarter ending December 31, 2011.  The Company recorded the transactions as advances payable that bear interest at 9%, have no fixed terms of repayment and are unsecured. 
 
Note 9 – Notes Payable

On September 13, 2011, the Bank of North Dakota New Venture Capital Program provided a working capital loan to the Company in exchange for a promissory note in the amount of $125,000.  It is a demand note, but if no demand is made, the Company shall make quarterly interest payments beginning December 31, 2011 at a fixed interest rate of 6% and continuing on a quarterly basis until maturity.  The amount of the loan is reduced to $62,500 on September 30, 2013 and is due on September 30, 2014.  $75,000 has been advanced on the loan as of September 30, 2011.
 
On September 13, 2011, the Bank of North Dakota Development Fund, Inc. provided a working capital loan to the Company in exchange for a promissory note in the amount of $125,000.  It is a demand note, but if no demand is made, the Company shall make quarterly interest payments beginning December 31, 2011 at a fixed interest rate of 6% and continuing on a quarterly basis until maturity.  The amount of the loan is reduced to $62,500 on September 30, 2013 and is due on September 30, 2014.  $75,000 has been advanced on the loan as of September 30, 2011.
 
 
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Note 10 – Note Payable-Related Party of Discontinued Operations

As a result of the reverse merger, the Company assumed $153,894 of advances payable due to a current director/shareholder who is also a former officer of the Company.  These advances are non-interest bearing, have no fixed terms of repayment and are unsecured.
 
Note 11 – Convertible Note Payable

On March 30, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with an unrelated third party pursuant to which such party agreed to assist the Company to effect a reverse merger or similar transaction with an operating business to be identified as the parties shall mutually agree.  Such party agreed to immediately loan the Company the principal amount of $50,000 which shall be due and payable in one year, bear interest at the rate of 8.0% per annum, and be convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at the rate of $0.004 per share at the option of such party at any time following an exclusivity period granted to such party and until the maturity date of the loan.  Interest expense at September 30, 2011 was $2,008.

Note 12 – Beneficial Conversion Feature

As part of the reverse merger, the Company assumed a beneficial conversion feature for a vested warrant granted to a consultant on May 11, 2009, as consideration for service performed on behalf of the Company.  The vested warrants have a term of seven years to purchase 1,250,000 (11,364 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.03 ($3.30 post Reverse Stock Split) per share. The Company originally recorded debt discount in the amount of $162,500 based on the estimated fair value of the warrant. In accordance with EITF No.00-27, Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments, the debt discount as a result of the beneficial conversion feature of the estimated fair value of the warrant was amortized as non-cash interest expense over the term of the warrant. At September 30, 2011, 104,466 of the debt discount remained unamortized.  During the three months ended September 30, 2011, interest expense of $5,803 has been recorded from the debt discount amortization.

Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies

As discussed in Note 5, the Company has entered in an “Exclusive Patent and Know-How License Agreement Including Transfer of Ownership” that requires minimum license maintenance costs.  The Company is planning on using the intellectual property granted by the patents for the foreseeable future.  The license agreement is considered expired on the October 14, 2025, the date the patent expires.
 
For the Period  Ending September 30,
 
License
Maintenance
Fees
 
2012
 
$
200,000
 
2013
   
200,000
 
2014
   
200,000
 
2015
   
200,000
 
2016
   
200,000
 
Thereafter
   
1,800,000
 
   
$
2,800,000
 
 
 
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As discussed in Note 9, the Company has two promissory notes that are due on September 30, 2014.

Future principal payments under the promissory notes are as follow:
 
For the Period  Ending September 30,
     
2012
  $ -  
2013
    125,000  
2014
    25,000  
    $ 150,000  

Note 14 – Intercompany Transactions

All material intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation of these our entities.  At September 30, 2011, cash transfers between the Company and its subsidiary in Hong Kong, Youth Media (Hong Kong) Limited, in the aggregate amount of $1,197,500, have been eliminated upon consolidation.  At September 30, 2011, cash transfers between the Company’s subsidiary in Hong Kong, Youth Media (Hong Kong) Limited, and the Company’s subsidiary in Beijing, China, Youth Media (Beijing) Limited, in the aggregate amount of $822,400, have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Note 15 – Equity

The Company was established with two classes of stock, common stock – 500,000,000 shares authorized at a par value of $0.001 and preferred stock – 2,000,000 shares authorized at a par value of $0.001.

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

As a result of the Merger on June 21, 2011, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Midwest Energy Emissions were exchanged for 10,000 shares of our newly created Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.  The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 3,012,550,000 (27,386,826 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of our common stock.
 
On December 18, 2008, Midwest Energy Emissions entered into a stock subscription agreement for the issuance 8,618 voting shares of common stock due from the Company’s founder, Richard MacPherson, our then President.  These shares were converted into Series B Convertible Preferred Stock upon completion of the Merger on June 21, 2011.
 
On October 8, 2009, Midwest Energy Emissions collected $4,167 ($1 per share) due from the Midwest Energy Emissions’ founder, Richard MacPherson, our then President, and issued 4,167 shares.  These shares were converted into Series B Convertible Preferred Stock upon completion of the Merger on June 21, 2011.
 
On August 31, 2010, Midwest Energy Emissions collected $4,451 ($1 per share) due from Midwest Energy Emissions’ founder, Richard MacPherson, our then President, and issued 4,451 shares.  These shares were converted into Series B Convertible Preferred Stock upon completion of the Merger on June 21, 2011.
 
 
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On January 2, 2010, Midwest Energy Emissions issued 1,272 shares to consultants for services rendered including engineering, scientific and technical advisory and business advisory services at a fair value of $63,600 ($50 per share).  The value was based upon the contracted value of the services performed.  These shares were converted into Series B Convertible Preferred Stock upon completion of the Merger on June 21, 2011.

On March 14, 2011, Midwest Energy Emissions 40 shares to investors for $100,000 or $2,500 per share.  These shares were converted into Series B Convertible Preferred Stock upon completion of the Merger on June 21, 2011.
 
On March 16, 2011, Midwest Energy Emissions issued 50 shares to a consultant for a value of $125,000.  The shares were valued at $2,500 per share based upon Midwest Energy Emissions’ then most recently completed equity financing transactions.  These shares were converted into Series B Convertible Preferred Stock upon completion of the Merger on June 21, 2011.

On April 18, 2011, Midwest Energy Emissions issued 20 shares to investors for $50,000 or $2,500 per share.  These shares were converted into Series B Convertible Preferred Stock upon completion of the Merger on June 21, 2011.
 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock

On September 12, 2011, the Company created a third series of preferred stock consisting of 22,000 shares and was designated as the “Series C Convertible Preferred Stock”.  Each share of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 10,000 (approximately 90.90 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of our common stock.

On September 13, 2011, the Company issued 30 units with each unit consisting of 110 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock to investors for $300,000 or $10,000 per unit.

From September 23 through September 30, 2011, the Company issued 11 units with each unit consisting of 110 shares  of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock to investors for $110,000 or $10,000 per unit.

Note 16 -  Stock Based Compensation

Effective July 20, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2005 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2005 Plan”). The 2005 Plan reserves 15,000,000 (approximately 136,364 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of common stock for grants of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, warrants and restricted stock awards to employees, non-employee directors and consultants performing services for the Company. Options and warrants granted under the 2005 Plan have an exercise price equal to or greater than the fair market value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant and become exercisable based on a vesting schedule determined at the date of grant. The options expire 10 years from the date of grant whereas warrants generally expire 5 years from the date of grant. Restricted stock awards granted under the 2005 Plan are subject to a vesting period determined at the date of grant.

On May 6, 2009, the Board of Directors adopted, subject to stockholder approval, which was obtained at the annual stockholders meeting held on June 19, 2009, an amendment to the 2005 Plan that increased the number of shares subject to the Stock Plan from 15,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 (approximately 454,545 post Reverse Stock Split) shares.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards in accordance with the provisions of Share-Based Payment, which addresses the accounting for employee stock options which requires that the cost of all employee stock options, as well as other equity-based compensation arrangements, be reflected in the financial statements over the vesting period based on the estimated fair value of the awards. 
 
 
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A summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is presented below:

         
Outstanding Options
 
   
Shares
Available for
Grant
   
Number of
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)
   
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
                               
December 31, 2009
   
9,041,667
     
40,958,333
     
0.13
     
9.30
     
-
 
Stock Plan Amendment
   
-
                                 
Grants
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Cancellations
   
50,000
     
(50,000
)
   
0.25
     
-
     
-
 
December 31, 2010
   
9,091,667
     
40,908,333
     
0.13
     
8.30
     
-
 
Stock Plan Amendment
   
-
                                 
Grants
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Cancellations
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
September 30, 2011
   
9,091,667
     
40,908,333
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                         
                                         
Options exercisable at:
                                       
December 31, 2010
           
15,037,500
     
0.13
     
8.23
     
-
 
September 30, 2011
           
23,637,500
     
0.13
     
7.82
         

The numbers in the foregoing table have not been adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company had stock-based compensation expense included in discontinued operations related to issuances of stock options and warrants to the Company's employees, directors and consultants of $293,664.

The Company utilized the Black-Scholes options pricing model.
 
On March 16, 2011, Midwest Energy Emissions issued 50 shares to a consultant for a value of $125,000. The shares were valued at $2,500 per share upon Midwest Energy Emissions' then most recently completed equity financing transactions. These shares were converted into Series B Convertible Preferred Stock upon completion of the Merger on June 21, 2011.
 
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and pursuant to Midwest Energy Emissions’ obligations under a Business Consulting Agreement dated March 18, 2011, on July 6, 2011, we issued 5,000,000 (45,455 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of our common stock to Eastern Sky, LLC as compensation for consulting services rendered in connection with the transaction.  The shares were valued at $77,500.

On July 6, 2011, we issued 2,008,365 (18,258 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of our common stock to The Lebrecht Group, APLC as compensation for legal services rendered in connection with the Merger Agreement.  The shares were valued at $31,130.
 
 
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Note 17 - Warrants

As a result of the reverse merger, the Company has warrants outstanding from September 2008, in which China Youth Media, Inc. entered into subscription agreements with Year of the Golden Pig, LLC ("YGP, LLC") and with Mojo Music, Inc. ("Mojo Music"), in which the Company issued an aggregate of 4 Units, with each Unit consisting of a $100,000 principal amount of a 12% Convertible Promissory Note due three years from its issuance and 350,000 (approximately 3,182 post Reverse Stock Split) Common Stock Purchase Warrants outside of its 2005 Plan, with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase at any time beginning from the date of issuance through five years thereafter one share of Common Stock at a price of $0.09 ($9.90 post Reverse Stock Split) per share.

The following table summarizes information about common stock warrants outstanding at September 30, 2011:

Outstanding
   
Exercisable
 
Exercise Price
   
Number Outstanding
   
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
   
Number Exercisable
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
$
0.09
     
875,000
     
0.71
   
$
0.03
     
875,000
   
$
0.03
 
$
0.09
     
525,000
     
0.45
   
$
0.02
     
525,000
   
$
0.02
 
$
0.03
     
1,250,000
     
2.29
   
$
0.01
     
1,250,000
   
$
0.01
 
$
0.03 - $0.09
     
2,650,000
     
3.45
   
$
0.06
     
2,650,000
   
$
0.06
 

The numbers in the foregoing table have not been adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split.

Note 18 - Tax

As of September 30, 2011, our deferred tax asset primarily related to our net operating losses.  A 100% valuation allowance has been established using an effective tax rate of 34% due to the uncertainty of the utilization of the operating losses in future periods.  As a result, the deferred tax asset was reduced to zero and no income tax benefit was recorded. The net operating loss carry forward will begin to expire in 2030.

Section 382 of the Internal Code allows post-change corporations to use pre-change net operating losses, but limit the amount of losses that may be used annually to a percentage of the entity value of the corporation at the date of the ownership change.  The applicable percentage is the federal long-term tax-exempt rate for the month during which the change in ownership occurs.
 
Note 19 – Discontinued Operations

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on June 21, 2011, the Company ceased operations of the following entities: Youth Media (BVI) Limited, Youth Media (BVI) Limited, Youth Media (Hong Kong) Limited, Youth Media (Beijing) Limited and Rebel Crew Films, Inc.  Accordingly, the results of operations of these entities are reported as losses from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of income.

The Company does not expect to derive any revenues from the Discontinued Group in the future and does not expect to incur any significant ongoing operating expenses.
 
 
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Results for discontinued operations for the period from June 21, 2011 to September 30, 2011 are as follows:
 
   
2011
 
China Youth Media, Inc.
 
$
(311,467
)
Youth Media (Beijing)
   
(3,839
)
Loss from discontinued operations
 
$
(315,306
)

Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations were comprised of the following at September 30, 2011:

   
2011
 
Prepaid expenses
 
$
1,163
 
Other assets
   
2,000
 
Total assets
 
$
3,163
 
         
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
$
384,942
 
Related party note payable
   
140,242
 
Convertible note payable
   
50,000
 
Beneficial conversion feature
   
(104,466
)
Total liabilities
 
$
470,718
 

Note 20  – Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through November 21, 2011, the date that the financial statements were available to be issued.

On October 7, 2011, the Company issued 9.75 units with each unit consisting of 110 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock to investors for $97,500 or $10,000 per unit.

Subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2011, $534,000 in cash was advanced to the Company by certain third party investors for working capital purposes. All of the investors are expected to sign subscriptions agreements converting the advances to common stock at $1 per share in the quarter ending December 31, 2011.  The Company recorded the transactions as advances payable that bear interest at 9%, have no fixed terms of repayment and are unsecured. 
 
 
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Pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation filed with the State of Delaware and effective as of October 7, 2011, the Company (i) changed its corporate name from “China Youth Media, Inc.” to “Midwest Energy Emissions Corp.”, and (ii) effected a reverse stock split of all the outstanding shares of our common stock at an exchange ratio of one for one hundred ten (1:110) (the “Reverse Stock Split”) and changed the number our authorized shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, from 500,000,000 to 100,000,000 (the “Authorized Share Amendment”).   As a result of the Reverse Stock Split and Authorized Share Amendment, all outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and Series C Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into shares of common stock.  No adjustment to share or per share amounts has been reflected in the accompanying financial statement which resulted from the Reverse Stock Split.

Effective as of October 10, 2011, the Company and Richard H. Mr. Gross entered into an employment agreement pursuant to which Mr. Gross agreed to be employed by the Company as Chief Financial Officer for a period of one year which may be renewed subject to the approval by the Board.  The Company also agreed to grant Mr. Gross 50,000 shares of common stock as a signing bonus which will vest one year from the effective date of the employment agreement.

Effective as of October 17, 2011, the Company and John F. Norris, Jr. entered into an employment agreement pursuant to which Mr. Norris agreed to be employed by the Company as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman for a period of three years which may be renewed subject to the approval by the Board.  The Company also agreed to grant Mr. Norris 1,500,000 shares of common stock as a signing bonus, from which 500,000 shares will vest on October 1, 2012, 500,000 shares will vest on October 1, 2013, and 500,000 shares will vest on October 1, 2014, or upon a change of control of the Company.

Effective as of November 1, 2011, the Company and R. Alan Kelley entered into an employment agreement pursuant to which Mr. Kelley agreed to be employed by the Company as President and Chief Operating Officer for a period of three years which may be renewed subject to the approval by the Board.  The Company also agreed to grant Mr. Kelley 500,000 shares of common stock as a signing bonus which will vest one year from the effective date of the employment agreement or upon a change of control of the Company.
 
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Plan of Operation

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and in our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 27, 2011, as amended. This discussion contains forward-looking statements, made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements regarding future events, our future financial performance and operating results, our business strategy and our financing plans are forward-looking statements. In many cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as "may," "should," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue" or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under "Risk Factors" previously disclosed in Item 1A included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, which was filed with the SEC on April 19, 2011.

The following “Overview” section is a brief summary of the significant issues addressed in this MD&A.  Investors should read the relevant sections of the MD&A for a complete discussion of the issues summarized below.  The entire MD&A should be read in conjunction with Item 1. Financial Statements.

Overview

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. ("the Company") was organized under the laws of the State of Utah on July 19, 1983 under the name of Digicorp. Pursuant to shareholder approval, on October 6, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company approved and authorized the Company to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between the Company and Digicorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation and newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company that was incorporated under the Delaware General Corporation Law for the purpose of effecting a change of domicile.  Effective February 22, 2007, the Company changed its domicile from Utah to Delaware with the name of the surviving corporation being Digicorp, Inc.

Pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation filed with the State of Delaware, which took effect as of October 16, 2008, the Company's name changed from "Digicorp, Inc." to "China Youth Media, Inc.".   Pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation filed with the State of Delaware and effective as of October 7, 2011, the Company (i) changed its corporate name from “China Youth Media, Inc.” to “Midwest Energy Emissions Corp.”, and (ii) effected a reverse stock split of all the outstanding shares of our common stock at an exchange ratio of one for one hundred ten (1:110) and changed the number our authorized shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, from 500,000,000 to 100,000,000.

Recent Developments

On June 21, 2011, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Midwest Energy Emissions Corp., pursuant to which at closing China Youth Media Merger Sub, Inc., the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary formed for the purpose of such transaction (the “Merger Sub”), would merge into Midwest Energy Emissions Corp., the result of which Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. would become the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Merger”).  The Merger closed effective on June 21, 2011 (the “Closing”).  As a result of the Closing and the Merger, the Merger Sub merged with and into Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. with Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. surviving.  Effective at the time of the Closing, Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. changed its name to MES, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Midwest Energy Emissions”). For accounting purposes, the Merger was treated as a reverse merger and a recapitalization of China Youth Media, Inc.  The recapitalization required pursuant to this merger resulted in a negative additional paid-in capital balance.
 
 
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Midwest Energy Emissions

On December 17, 2008, Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (a corporation in the development stage) was incorporated in the State of North Dakota.  Midwest Energy Emissions is engaged in the business of developing and commercializing state of the art control technologies relating to the capture and control of mercury emissions from coal fired boilers in the United States and Canada.  

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Dissolution of subsidiaries

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger agreement, the Company is in the process of dissolving the following entities.
 
·
Youth Media (BVI) Ltd.
·
Youth Media (Hong Kong) Limited
·
Youth Media (Beijing) Limited
·
Rebel Crew Films, Inc.

The operations and cash flows of these subsidiaries have been eliminated from the accounts of the Company’s ongoing operations and major classes of assets and liabilities related thereto have been segregated.  The losses from discontinued operations, including the impairment of certain assets of discontinued operations, have been reflected in the financial statements of this quarterly report.  The Company also does not expect derive any revenues from the discontinued entity in the future and does not expect to incur any significant ongoing operating expenses.

The Company does not expect to have any continuing involvement in the discontinued operations.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operation are based upon the accompanying financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. The preparation of the financial statements requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Management evaluates on an on-going basis our estimates with respect to the valuation allowances for accounts receivable, income taxes, accrued expenses and equity instrument valuation, for example. We base these estimates on various assumptions and experience that we believe to be reasonable. The following critical accounting policies are those that are important to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations and require management’s most difficult, complex, or subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain.

The following critical accounting policies affect our more significant estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements and, in particular, our most critical accounting policy relates to the valuation of our intangible assets and stock based compensation.
 
 
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Beneficial Conversion Feature of Convertible Notes Payable - The Beneficial Conversion Feature ("BCF") of a convertible note, is normally characterized as the convertible portion or feature of certain notes payable that provide a rate of conversion that is below market value or in-the-money when issued. The Company accounts for BCF in accordance with the guidelines established by Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios. The Company records a BCF related to the issuance of a convertible note when issued and also records the estimated fair value of the warrants issued with those convertible notes. The BCF of a convertible note is measured by allocating a portion of the note's proceeds to the warrants and as a reduction of the carrying amount of the convertible note equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion feature, both of which are credited to additional paid-in-capital. The Company calculates the fair value of warrants issued with the convertible note using the Black-Scholes valuation model and uses the same assumptions for valuing employee options. The only difference is that the contractual life of the warrants is used. The value of the proceeds received from a convertible note is then allocated between the conversion feature and warrants on a relative fair value basis. The allocated fair value is recorded in the consolidated financial statements as a debt discount (premium) from the face amount of the note and such discount is amortized over the expected term of the convertible note (or to the conversion date of the note, if sooner) and is credited to interest expense.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill and Intangible Assets correspond to the excess cost over fair value of certain assets during acquisition. In accordance with the provisions of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, goodwill and intangible assets acquired that are determined to have an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortization, but instead are tested for impairment at periodic intervals. Intangible assets with a useful life that can be estimated are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values and are reviewed periodically for impairment in accordance with Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Certain events or changes in circumstances may occur that indicate that goodwill or assets are impaired and consequently require testing on a periodic basis. Determining the fair value of goodwill or assets is subjective in nature and involves using estimates and assumptions. We base our fair value estimates on assumptions we believe to be reasonable but that are inherently uncertain.

Stock-Based Compensation - We have adopted the provisions of Share-Based Payment, which requires that share-based payments be reflected as an expense based upon the grant-date fair value of those grants. Accordingly, the fair value of each option grant, non-vested stock award and shares issued under our employee stock purchase plan, were estimated on the date of grant. We estimate the fair value of these grants using the Black-Scholes model which requires us to make certain estimates in the assumptions used in this model, including the expected term the award will be held, the volatility of the underlying common stock, the discount rate, dividends and the forfeiture rate. The expected term represents the period of time that grants and awards are expected to be outstanding. Expected volatilities were based on historical volatility of our stock. The risk-free interest rate approximates the U.S. treasury rate corresponding to the expected term of the option. Dividends were assumed to be zero. Forfeiture estimates are based on historical data. These inputs are based on our assumptions, which we believe to be reasonable but that include complex and subjective variables. Other reasonable assumptions could result in different fair values for our stock-based awards. Stock-based compensation expense, as determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period, net of estimated forfeitures. To the extent that actual results or revised estimates differ from the estimates used, those amounts will be recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period that estimates are revised.

Results of Operations

Revenues

Sales - We generated revenues of $266,000 for three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and zero and $7,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 respectively.  We generated our revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 by delivering product to TransAlta Centralia Generating LLC for use in the system commissioning process in preparation for the system launch in 2012.  We generated all of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 in connection with a 2009 sub-award project from the University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center for “Full Scale Testing of Sorbent Injection Technology on Mercury Control.”  We recognized revenue for services performed upon completion of the test work and approval of the invoices submitted to the University of North Dakota Energy and Environment Research Center.
 
 
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Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $319,000 and zero, respectively.   The cost in the periods ended September 30, 2011 was for product sold to TransAlta Centralia Generating LLC for use in the system commissioning process in preparation for the system launch in 2012.

Operating Expenses

See Recent Developments in Note 1 Organization in the Notes to the Financial Statements as filed herewith to our Form 10-Q, which describes that pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and for accounting purposes, the Merger was treated as a reverse merger and a recapitalization of the Company.

Operating expenses were $661,000 and $106,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively and were $1,471,000 and $184,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The increase in operating expenses is attributable almost entirely to Research and Development expenses, Professional Fees and general and administrative expenses. Taken together all are associated with our recent efforts to commercializing our mercury emissions control technologies from coal fired boilers in the United States and Canada.

License Maintenance Fees were $37,500 and $25,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $112,500 and $75,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The expenses in these periods relates to the amortization of the annual maintenance fee for the respective year.

Research and development expenses were $65,000 and $44,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and were $269,000 and $46,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The increase in research and development expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 is primarily attributed to our increase efforts to commercialize our mercury emissions control technologies and the increase expenses associated with expanding our operations.

Professional fee expenses were $254,000 and $20,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and were $631,000 and $35,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The increase in professional fee expenses during these periods over the same periods in the prior year is primarily attributed to our increase efforts to commercialize our mercury emissions control technologies and the increase expenses associated with expanding our operations.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $304,000 and $17,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and were $458,000 and $28,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses during these periods over the same periods in the prior year is primarily attributed to our increase efforts to commercialize our mercury emissions control technologies and the increase expenses associated with expanding our operations.

Stock based compensation expense from grants of nonqualified stock options to employees and non-employee directors was $286,380 during the three months ended September 30, 2011, and $496,044 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in stock based compensation expense from grants of nonqualified stock options during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 resulted primarily from the cancellation of stock options related to employees that are no longer with the Company.
 
 
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Net Loss

For the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 we had a net loss from operations of approximately $763,000 and $106,000, respectively and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 we had a net loss from operations of approximately $1,610,000 and $177,000, respectively. The net loss is primarily attributed to our recent efforts to commercializing our control technologies relating to the capture and control of mercury emissions from coal fired boilers in the United States and Canada and the associated increase in our operations and hiring of employees.

Interest Income and Other, Net

Given our financial constraints and our reliance on financing activities, interest expense related to the financing of capital was $50,000 and zero during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Interest expense related to the financing of capital was $87,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and zero during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Taxes

As of September 30, 2011, our deferred tax asset primarily related to our net operating losses.  A 100% valuation allowance has been established using an effective tax rate of 34% due to the uncertainty of the utilization of the operating losses in future periods.  As a result, the deferred tax asset was reduced to zero and no income tax benefit was recorded. The net operating loss carryforward will begin to expire in 2030.

Section 382 of the Internal Code allows post-change corporations to use pre-change net operating losses, but limit the amount of losses that may be used annually to a percentage of the entity value of the corporation at the date of the ownership change.  The applicable percentage is the federal long-term tax-exempt rate for the month during which the change in ownership occurs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of liquidity are cash generated from financing activities. As of September 30, 2011, our cash and cash equivalents were $10,000. We had a working capital deficit of approximately $3.1 million at September 30, 2011 and we continue to have recurring losses.  Our anticipated cash needs for working capital and capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months is approximately $2.4 million.  In the past we have primarily relied upon financing activities and loans from related parties to fund our operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We are actively seeking sources of additional financing in order to maintain and potentially expand our operations and to fund our debt repayment obligations. Even if we are able to obtain funding, there can be no assurance that a sufficient level of sales will be attained to fund such operations or that unbudgeted costs will not be incurred. Future events, including the problems, delays, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by similarly situated companies, as well as changes in economic, regulatory or competitive conditions, may lead to cost increases that could make the net proceeds of any new funding and cash flow from operations insufficient to fund our capital requirements. There can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain such additional funding from management or other investors on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

Total assets were $1.8 million at September 30, 2011 versus $97,000 at December 31, 2010. The change in total assets is almost exclusively attributable to recent purchases of heavy equipment related to the deployment of our mercury emissions control technologies from coal fired boilers in the United States and Canada.
 
 
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Operating activities used $953,000 of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $151,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The change in cash used for operating activities resulted primarily from our recent efforts to commercializing our mercury emissions control technologies from coal fired boilers in the United States and Canada and the associated increase in operating expenses.

Investing activities used $1,284,000 of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $0 during the months ended September 30, 2011.  This change resulted from the purchase of equipment during the first nine months of 2011.

Financing activities provided $2, 241,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily due to related party advances of $977,000, proceeds from the issuance of Series C Preferred Stock of $410,000 and proceeds from advances for subscriptions of $592,000, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $152,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 primarily due to related party advances of $115,000.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues, results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures.
 
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2011, these disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that all information required to  be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is: (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rule and forms; and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

During the evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures by our management, our newly appointed Chief Financial Officer, who was appointed by the Board of Directors on October 10, 2011, identified deficiencies in our internal controls and disclosure controls by determining that certain transactions had been recorded in error during the preceding periods.  The detection of these errors was contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Commission on November 4, 2011.

We are in the process of improving our internal control over financial reporting in an effort to remediate these deficiencies through the recent appointment of our newly retained Chief Financial Officer and improved supervision and training of our accounting staff.  We believe that these efforts will be sufficient to fully remedy these deficiencies and will improve and strengthen our control processes and procedures.  Our Chief Financial Officer and other personnel will continue to work with our auditors and other outside advisors to ensure that our control processes and procedures are adequate and effective.
 
There have been no material changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.

We are not a party to any pending legal proceeding, nor is our property the subject of a pending legal proceeding, that is not in the ordinary course of business or otherwise material to the financial condition of our business.  None of our directors, officers or affiliates is involved in a proceeding adverse to our business or has a material interest adverse to our business.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

(Subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2011, and effective as of October 7, 2011, the Company effected a reverse stock split of all the outstanding shares of its common stock at an exchange ratio of one for one hundred ten (1:110) (the “Reverse Stock Split”).  Except as otherwise indicated, all numbers reflected below are pre-split numbers.)

As a result of the Merger on June 21, 2011, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Midwest Energy Emissions were exchanged for 10,000 shares of our newly created Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.  Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will automatically convert into 301,255 shares of our common stock, representing 3,012,550,000 (27,386,826 post Reverse Stock Split) shares in the aggregate, upon the effectiveness of a Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation sufficient to increase our authorized common stock to allow for the conversion.
 
Prior to the Closing of the Merger, effective on the date of Closing, we agreed to issue and did issue 39,774,247 (361,585 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of our Common Stock to Mojo Music, Inc. (“Mojo Music”) in connection with the conversion of $198,871 in principal and accrued interest associated with an outstanding promissory note and 21,439,062 (194,901 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of our Common Stock to Rebel Holdings, LLC (“Rebel Holdings”) in connection with the conversion of $107,195 of debt associated with outstanding promissory notes at a conversion rate of $0.005 per share.  Both Mojo Music and Rebel Holdings are beneficially owned and controlled by Jay Rifkin, one of our directors and our Chief Executive Officer at the time of the transactions.  We agreed to issue Jay Rifkin an aggregate of 34,882,706 (317,116 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of our Common Stock as payment for $174,414 of accrued salary and unreimbursed expenses at a value of $0.005 per share.
 
In addition, effective on the date of Closing , we agreed to issue and did issue 66,800,000 (607,273 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of our Common Stock to Year of the Golden Pig, LLC (“Golden Pig”) in connection with the conversion of $334,000 in principal and accrued interest associated with an outstanding promissory note at a conversion rate of $0.005 per share. Golden Pig is beneficially owned and controlled by Dennis Pelino. We also agreed to issue an aggregate of 12,800,000 (116,364 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of our Common Stock to two former employees as payment for accrued salaries totaling $64,000 at a value of $0.005 per share, which includes 800,000 (7,273 post Reverse Stock Split) shares to the wife of Jay Rifkin as payment for accrued salary of $4,000.
 
 
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In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and pursuant to Midwest Energy Emissions’ obligations under a Business Consulting Agreement dated March 18, 2011, on July 6, 2011 , we issued 5,000,000 (45,455 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of our common stock to Eastern Sky, LLC as compensation for consulting services rendered in connection with the transaction.  The shares were valued at $77,500.

On July 6, 2011, we issued 2,008,365 (18,258 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of our common stock to The Lebrecht Group, APLC as compensation for legal services rendered in connection with the Merger Agreement.  The shares were valued at $31,130.

On September 12, 2011, the Company created a third series of preferred stock consisting of 22,000 shares and was designated as the “Series C Convertible Preferred Stock”.  The Series C Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 10,000 (approximately 90.90 post Reverse Stock Split) shares of our common stock.

On September 13, 2011, the Company issued 30 units with each unit consisting of 110 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock to investors for $300,000 or $10,000 per unit.

On September 23, 2011, the Company issued 11 units with each unit consisting of 110 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock to investors for $110,000 or $10,000 per unit.

All of the foregoing securities were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated thereunder.

Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 4.   [Removed and Reserved].

Item 5.   Other Information.

Not applicable.
 
 
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Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number
 
Description
     
31.1*
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act
31.2*
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act
32.1*
 
Certification by Chief Executive Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
32.2*
 
Certification by Chief Financial Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
101*(1)
 
The following financial information from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
_______
*   Filed herewith.

(1)
In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL information in Exhibit 101 to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
  MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP.  
  (Registrant)  
       
Dated: November 21, 2011
By:
/s/ John F. Norris, Jr.  
    John F. Norris, Jr.  
   
Chief Executive Officer
 
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
       
       
Dated: November 21, 2011 By: /s/ Richard H. Gross  
    Richard H. Gross  
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
   
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
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