Dominion Tower To Host Largest Earth Day Celebration In Downtown Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH - Dominion will host
its 9th Annual Earth Day celebration along with Oxford Development Corporation.
The Earth Day celebration will take place in the lobby of Dominion Tower today,
April 22, 2002. Generally the event draws over 1,000 spectators each year.
Highlights for this year's Earth Day include:
Interactive and colorful displays complete with giveaways
and door prizes.
Second and third grade students from Cardinal Wright Regional
School will be specially invited to attend this year's event.
Experts from Pittsburgh's top environmental groups and
agencies that will be on hand to answer questions and provide information.
This year's theme for Earth Day is Education Outreach. As
a way to demonstrate its continued commitment towards education, the Dominion
Foundation will present each environmental group with a $1,000 grant to support
educational outreach programs offered to children. Also, a $2,500 grant will
be presented to Cardinal Wright Regional School for environmental mini grants.
A total of $14,500 will be presented throughout the day.
In addition, live animals and exotic birds of prey will highlight
the 3-hour event. Dominion will provide free flower and vegetable seedlings
to the public. This marks the 9th year that Dominion has sponsored Earth Day
at Dominion Tower.
The Dominion Environmental Awareness Team is a group of Dominion
employees concerned about the environment and preserving natural resources.
The event is open to the general public from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The celebration
will honor the 31st anniversary of Earth Day, which is being celebrated worldwide
on this same day.
The company noted that being an energy company puts
them in a very visible position with concerns to the environment. Edgar M. Roach
Jr., president and chief executive officer of Dominion Delivery noted: "Being
a responsible environmental steward is a top priority for Dominion. We must
lead by example so that other companies will follow. It's very encouraging to
see that our employees remain focused and committed to environmental concerns."
Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy,
with a production capability of more than 3 trillion British thermal units of
energy per day. Dominion has a diversified and integrated energy portfolio consisting
of 22,000 megawatts of generation, 4.6 trillion cubic feet equivalent of natural
gas reserves, 7,600 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline and 3.8 million
franchise natural gas and electric customers in five states. Dominion also operates
the nation's largest underground natural gas storage system with more than 950
billion cubic feet of storage capacity. For more information about Dominion,
visit the company's web site at www.dom.com.
