[ACT] Bankers measure trees, Baton Rouge plants for shade, Nature Conservancy Director of Forest Health Protection

[Leland Milstein]

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	January 31, 2011	 	
		
  	


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NATIONAL NEWS
Bankers learn climate science
(Washington, DC)- At the woods' edge, small groups of HSBC technology  
managers, armed with clipboards and measuring tapes, meticulously  
determine the circumference of specially tagged trees down to a tenth  
of an inch. Though field science isn't in their job descriptions,  
their employer, HSBC bank, wants them to understand climate change.

  	


  	
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LOCAL STORY
Volunteers plant for shade at Baton Rouge park
(Baton Rouge, LA)- To provide much-needed shade for sports fields  
where kids play all summer, Baton Rouge Green partnered with the  
Recreation and Parks Commission and the Baton Rouge Soccer Association  
to plant 70 trees with 80 volunteers, as part of the organization's  
planning and celebrations for Arbor Day in Louisiana.

  	



  	
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GREEN JOBS
Director of Forest Health Protection, The Nature Conservancy
(Arlington, VA)- The Director oversees all aspects of the  
Conservancy's efforts to prevent introduction of and reduce damage  
from forest pests and pathogens in North America. The Director  
establishes overall conservation priorities and serves as the  
principal contact to government agencies, non-governmental  
organizations, foundations, the academic community, and the media.




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