TXU Wants Up To 11 New Coal Plants, But They're Really OK Cuz They Help Plant Trees!!!!!

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And if you thought the topic of this article was :puke: - inducing, wait until you read the puff piece which awaits you at the URL below!!

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"I normally don't work on my yard at home, so I figured I'd help out here," said Ms. Martinez, a TXU employee who joined colleagues and other volunteers Saturday to work at the 5-year-old, 4-acre farm.

The company started the farm with a $143,000 grant, and it's run through a partnership with the Texas Trees Foundation. Once trees are mature, at about 3 years old, they are sold to public entities such as municipal parks or school districts at $35 each, which is below the wholesale price. The trees include Afghan pines, oaks and elms.

"February is the planting month for the new seedlings," said the foundation's executive director, Mike Bradshaw. "As they get bigger, we have to put them in a bigger container. Once they're here about three years, we'll move them to a public open space."

Volunteers also come about once a month to transplant trees to larger containers as they grow. TXU's plans to build 11 coal-fired plants in Texas have been under fire from environmental groups, who say the plants would pollute the air. "This shows another side of us," said TXU spokesman Tom Kleckner. "It's part of our environmental commitment. People are here because they care about the land we live on."

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-txutrees_18met.ART.North.Edition1.20f597a.html

[Moby Grape]

1. yuo want carbon trading? enjoy

European carbon trading scheme has collaped, btw.
the reason, involes some guessing on my part,
is cheating.

of course, just about everybody likes the cheaters,
as it means nobody has to reduce carbon