SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has extended its partnership
with the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to plant new trees in the
wildfire-stricken Los
Padres National Forest on behalf of customers who enroll in
paperless billing during the month of April in honor of Earth Day.
Customers can enroll at www.pge.com/paperlessbilling.
“More than 33,000 PG&E customers enrolled in paperless billing earlier
this year, contributing to thousands of trees being planted in a
California landmark. We’re making this easy and an environmental win for
everyone. Paperless billing is the most convenient way for PG&E
customers to receive their monthly statements—signing up is fast, secure
and easy,” said Senior Vice President Laurie Giammona, PG&E’s chief
customer officer.
Jonathan Birdsong, director of the Western Partnership Office for NFWF
said, “The trees we plant through this effort will reforest
approximately 2,800 acres of the 19,000 acres that were burned in recent
forest fires. Restoring these lands will help replace the loss of this
habitat for many important and threatened species, provide natural
filters for clean water and provide benefits for nearby California
communities.”
Every New Tree Matters
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The Los Padres National Forest and its trees provide habitats for
approximately 468 species of fish and wildlife
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One large tree can provide a day’s supply of oxygen for four people
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In one year, an acre of mature trees absorbs the amount of carbon
dioxide produced by a car driven 26,000 miles
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Trees are essential natural filter systems, capturing run-off,
protecting water supply, and purifying water for wildlife and
downstream users
“This emerging partnership greatly enhances our ability to undertake
important restoration projects in areas impacted by past wildfires,”
said Los Padres Forest Supervisor Robert Baird. “This effort is about
how every Californian can play a part in improving public lands.”
PG&E will be planting a variety of native California trees, including
the Ponderosa Pine, Jeffrey Pine, Incense Cedar and Sugar Pine. The Los
Padres National Forest includes most of the mountainous land along the
California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland.
Learn more
To learn more about paperless billing, go to www.pge.com/paperlessbilling.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco,
with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the
nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and
Central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com/
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Source: Pacific Gas and Electric Company