[ACT] Treebune News

[Jared Liu]

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	February 16, 2009	 	
		
  	


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NATIONAL NEWS
Planting Trees Saves Cash, Research Confirms
(Sacramento, CA)- Plant a tree: Save 25 bucks. Researchers in  
California have found that planting trees in strategic locations  
around your house can lower your summertime electricity bill by that  
much or more. The concept is common sense: Extra shade reduces the  
need for air conditioning. But this is the first study to use actual  
utility bills to nail down the details of where trees should be placed  
to help people chip away at their environmental footprints- and their  
budgets.

  	


  	
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LOCAL STORY
Urban Tree Canopy Blog
(Washington, DC)- Casey Trees has started a new Urban Tree Canopy blog  
that includes news from around the country (and to a lesser extent the  
world) on stories related to urban tree canopy and planting efforts.

  	



  	
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