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• Shuttle Service to the World's Busiest Airport Becomes Carbon Neutral

  The Atlanta Link, the exclusive shuttle serving Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, advanced its corporate social responsibility in supporting the environment by offsetting its annual carbon footprint through Verus Carbon Neutral.
  
  "We wanted to give back to the environment," said The Atlanta Link General Manager, Lily Santander. "We strive to run our operations as efficiently and environmentally friendly as possible. We do a lot of the little things to help achieve this goal.  We require our drivers to turn off their vehicles when they don't have passengers on board, and we also have a daily maintenance check list that improves our fuel mileage and operational efficiency."
  
  "All of the little things add up," said Verus Carbon Neutral's Eric Taub. "It takes a big fleet to service an airport as large as Hartsfield-Jackson. Saving a few gallons of fuel each day because your tires are properly inflated really adds up. We also discovered that The Atlanta Link is recycling, reusing printing paper and switching to T8 Alto II fluorescent lights."
  
  The Atlanta Link offset the annual emissions of their fleet of 19 vehicles and their administrative office with a Georgia forestry project, managed by Valley Wood Timber. Certified and registered with the Chicago Climate Exchange, the project protects over 60,000 acres of forest and proceeds support the Humane Society.
  
  Verus Carbon Neutral is a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the world's first and North America's only active, voluntary and legally binding offset trading system. Verus Carbon Neutral provides high-quality offset projects that are third-party verified by the CCX. The Environmental Defense Fund recently recommended 12 offset projects, of which, seven were registered on the Chicago Climate Exchange.
  
  To assure more funding goes to offset projects, Verus Carbon Neutral has the most transparent offset pricing in North America.
  Posted Jun 29 2009, 01:52 PM by PR@ACVB with no comments

  Filed under: green initiatives, Atlanta Link, Carbon Neutral, shuttle

• Looking for Father's Day ideas? Gather at the Garden...

  Take Dad to a fun-filled afternoon of Father's Day in the Garden Sunday, June 21, when the whole family can enjoy live music, fun activities and carnival food.

  The seventh annual event, held from 1 to 5 p.m., will feature bluegrass music, educational activities, the Ride-On-Train ($2) and a show of "dream cars" for Dad to drool over. Kids can enjoy a puppet show and old-fashioned games on the Great Lawn. Carnival food will be available for purchase, and the Garden Café will serve its regular menu of sandwiches, salads and snacks.

  Dads will be treated to half-price admission, and members will be admitted free. The Garden is located at 1345 Piedmont Ave NE. For information, call 404-876-5859 or go to http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org/.

  Posted Jun 02 2009, 03:44 PM by PR@ACVB with no comments