**Exhibit 31.1**

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I,Tommy Johnson certify that:

 

1.             I have reviewed this QuarterlyReport on Form 10-QSB of Earth Biofuels, Inc.;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, this reportdoes not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, thefinancial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterlyreport, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, andfor, the periods presented in this annual report;

 

4.             The small business issuer’s othercertifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the small businessissuer and have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small businessissuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by otherswithin those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly reportis being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal control over financialreporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to bedesigned under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding thereliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statementsfor external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting;

 

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the small businessissuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report ourconclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on suchevaluation ; and

 

d) Disclosed in this quarterly report any change inthe small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (thesmall business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report)that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, thesmall business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.             The small business issuer’s othercertifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation,of internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’sauditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board ofdirectors (or persons performing the equivalent function): 

 

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operationof internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely toadversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process,summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employeeswho have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal controlover financial reporting.

 

Date:November 22, 2005 
|   | /s/  Tommy Johnson       |   |
|--------|------------------------------------|--------|
|   | Tommy Johnson                      |
|   | Chief Executive Officer, President |

 

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