# For Earth Day 2011, Green Mountain gave away 600 Red Oak Liners at Earth Day Houston at Discovery Green Park

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/05/for-earth-day-2011-green-mountain-gave-away-600-red-oak-liners-at-earth-day-houston-at-discovery-green-park/
- Published: 2011-05-09T22:21:52-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

This year, in honor of Earth Day 2011, **_Green Mountain Energy Company wanted to
further help the environment by giving away trees to Houston resident_s**.**_ Green
Mountain, the nation’s leading competitive retail provider of clean energy, will
give away 600 Red Oak liners at Earth Day Houston, held at Downtown’s Discovery 
Green Park on Saturday, April 23, on a first-come, first-served basis._**

“Since our inception in 1997, Earth Day has been our favorite holiday as we can 
focus on our shared goal of a cleaner environment and we are thrilled to be able
to educate and give away trees to people that live in the communities we serve,”
said Mark Lamping, vice president of Sales, Green Mountain Energy Company. “We hope
local Houston residents and customers will come out to Earth Day Houston to learn
more about our company, pick up a tree, plant it in their neighborhoods, and continue
to help us fulfill our mission ‘to change the way power is made.’”

From 10am to 4pm on Saturday, April 23, Earth Day Houston will feature entertainment,
food, eco-expos, and even a farmer’s market, all of which are perfect for a fun 
family outing. The free Red Oaks will be available at the Green Mountain booth so
Earth Day participants are encouraged to visit the booth early before all the trees
are given away! The first 300 trees will be given away for free to any visitor that
stops by the booth and the remaining 300 trees will be given away to those who sign
up for 100% Pollution-Free℠ electricity. For more information about Earth Day Houston,
visit [www.earthdayhouston.org](https://earthdayhouston.org/).

Red Oak trees are native to Houston and grow well in the areas within and surrounding
Houston. In addition, planting trees is a simple and cost-effective way to decrease
carbon dioxide (CO_(2)) emissions and to beautify communities. Strategically placed,
[trees provide](https://greenlivingguy.com/2023/09/ev-vehicle-adoption-in-the-us-record-breaking/)
shade and can even increase home energy efficiency. **_A full grown Red Oak absorbs
approximately 900 pounds of CO_**_(**_2_**)**_ each year and contributes significantly
to air quality.  _**

**_In total, this is 216 tons of CO2 that will be removed from Houston air!!!!!_**

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