[getsmart-l] Québec Trees to Offset 2,800 Tonnes of CO2

[Media Release]

Emacs!


For immediate release:

Québec Trees to Offset 2,800 Tonnes of CO2

(St-Élie d'Orford, Quebec, May 10, 2007)  A 
milestone of environmental significance occurred 
outside Sherbrooke, Québec today. A ceremony 
marking the first treeplant in Québec for carbon 
offset purposes occurred.  A total of 17,000 
trees, mostly white spruce, were planted at 
Ste-Élie d'Orford. A ceremonial tree marking the 
occasion was planted by Michael Rosen, President 
of Tree Canada, Claude Caron, of Caron 
Industries, Carole Coursolle (in absentia) of 
Fluxnet-Canada, Jonathan Nicol of Baxter 
Corporation and Louis Desrosiers of Ideum.ca.

"Seventeen thousand trees from carbon neutral 
activities is a significant planting," said 
Rosen. "Over the next 80 years these trees will 
absorb the equivalent CO2 of 800 cars running for 
a year", he said. "As significant as this is, it 
is only part of our efforts as we work toward our 
75 millionth tree this year."

In 2005, Tree Canada launched its Grow Clean Air 
program to encourage carbon neutral events and 
companies. Today, eleven companies, including 
Baxter Sherbrooke and Ideum.ca of Montréal are 
committed to reduce their carbon output and 
offset what remains with the planting of trees. 
Other companies, like Caron, are planting trees 
as part of being a good corporate citizen.

"We stand by our motto--Caron Thinks Green," said 
Claude Caron, Vice-President of the Montmagny, QC 
kitchen door manufacturer. "Planting 10,000 trees 
a year with Tree Canada is part of our commitment 
to put something substantial back into the 
environment. That number is actually more than we use," he said.

However, the trees will do more than simply 
reduce carbon. The 17,000 trees will provide a 
wildlife corridor by joining two separated 
existing forests on the property of local 
landowner Janine and Fernand Hamel. "There are 55 
different animal species alone that require holes 
in trees to survive," stated Rosen. "In addition 
to providing wildlife habitat, these trees will 
stabilize the soil, help manage stormwater, and conserve energy," he said.

-30-

For more information, visit Tree Canada at 
www.treecanada.ca or contact Suzanne Valiquet at 613-567-5545 ext. 224

Watch Tree Canada's Places of Green, Canada's 
first documentary on trees, June 9th at 7PM Global TV

Tree Canada is a not-for-profit, charitable 
organization established in 1992.  Tree Canada 
provides education, technical assistance, 
resources and financial support through working 
partnerships to encourage Canadians to plant and 
care for trees in an effort to help reduce the 
harmful effects of carbon dioxide emissions. The 
organization is a leader in promoting the value of urban forests in Canada.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://list.web.net/archives/getsmart-l/attachments/20070510/89839389/attachment.htm 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: 1b7e479.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 15590 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://list.web.net/archives/getsmart-l/attachments/20070510/89839389/attachment.jpg