1 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
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Salem, Virginia -- Yokohama Tire Corp. will hold a tree planting event April 4 at its tyre plant in Salem.
Yokohama said it is teaming with the local community to plant 2,000 trees to help offset the facility's carbon dioxide emissions. The company's employees and executives, as well as elementary school students and volunteers, will participate under the guidance of ecologist Akira Miyawaki, winner of the 2006 Blue Planet Prize, an award of outstanding achievement in scientific research and its application.
The “Yokohama Forever Forest†project plans to plant a half million trees at the tyre maker's 18 plants worldwide prior to the company's centennial celebration in 2017.
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