Elizabethtown Gas employees celebrate Earth Day April 22, 2009
UNION, N.J. – April 22, 2009 – Elizabethtown Gas employees celebrated Earth Day with a day-long trash clean-up. Volunteers worked with several ‘clean’ teams picking up trash with the Mayor and city officials. Elizabethtown Gas also provided water for all of the teams.
“As a natural gas company, we are committed to reducing our impact on the environment.” said Don Carter, vice president, Elizabethtown Gas. “Our employees who participate in Earth Day initiatives reflect that commitment to our community.”
This year’s Earth Day event was hosted by Groundwork Elizabeth and New Jersey Clean Communities, a community driven, statewide litter abatement program funded by the Clean Communities Act. The program is managed by the New Jersey Clean Communities Council and the state departments of Environmental Protection and Treasury, which work with municipalities and counties to keep New Jersey clean
Earth Day is also a good reminder to Elizabethtown Gas customers to implement a home energy audit. The New Jersey Clean Energy Program offers whole house energy audits that can correct energy efficiency problems, saving homeowners money over time while reducing their carbon footprint.
“By using high efficiency natural gas appliances, Elizabethtown Gas customers are already reducing their impact on the environment,” said Carter.
According to the Department of Energy, homes using natural gas appliances produce about 40 percent less carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions than homes using electric appliances for these services.
In addition to participating in today’s clean-up, Elizabethtown Gas also donated $2500 to Groundwork Elizabeth for Earth day projects.
For more information on home energy audits visit www.njcleanenergy.com.
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AGL Resources (NYSE: AGL), an Atlanta-based energy services company, serves approximately 2.3 million customers in six states. The company also owns Houston-based Sequent Energy Management, an asset manager serving natural gas wholesale customers throughout North America. As a 70 percent owner in the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. The company also owns and operates Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, a high-deliverability natural gas storage facility near the Henry Hub in Louisiana. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com.
About Elizabethtown Gas
Elizabethtown Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources (NYSE: AGL), provides natural gas delivery service to approximately 273,000 residential, business and industrial natural gas customers in New Jersey. In operation since 1855, the company serves parts of Union, Middlesex, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Morris and Mercer counties. For more information, visit www.elizabethtowngas.com
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