((PKG)) FREE TREES
((Banner: Free Trees))
((Reporter: Faiza Elmasry))
((Camera: Adam Greenbaum))
((Adapted by: Martin Secrest))
((Map: Hyattsville, Maryland))
((NATS))
((Pop-Up Banner: Power company PEPCO and the Arbor
Day Foundation are giving away trees to local residents))
((Anka Meyer, Homeowner))
I work on sustainability and climate change and I'm trying to
do a lot of that now in my free time, like working in the
garden, planting trees that save energy. They help us
reduce CO2 output.
((NATS))
((Kristen Bousquet, Arbor Day Foundation))
The Arbor Day Foundation, just this spring, launched an
initiative along with our partners, called the Time for Trees
initiative. Through that initiative, we will be planting a 100
million trees and inspiring five million tree planters around
the globe.
((NATS))
((Anka Meyer, Homeowner))
Getting a tree, what we notice is when we come in from the
streets into our area, the temperature actually drops by
several degrees, probably 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit [3 to 6
degrees Celcius], because of the tree cover, because it's not
paved. So, trees make a huge difference in the, say,
microclimate.
((NATS))
((Kristen Bousquet, Arbor Day Foundation))
So, I think we see in the news every single day that the
necessities of life are at risk, when it comes to air quality,
water quality. Temperatures in our cities are rising and just
planting trees can be a solution for all of these things.
((NATS))
((Anka Meyer, Homeowner))
I mean, trees generate happiness. I'm very happy in the
garden. A lawn does not generate happiness, but flowers
and trees do, in my view.
((NATS))
((Banner: Free Trees))
((Reporter: Faiza Elmasry))
((Camera: Adam Greenbaum))
((Adapted by: Martin Secrest))
((Map: Hyattsville, Maryland))
((NATS))
((Pop-Up Banner: Power company PEPCO and the Arbor
Day Foundation are giving away trees to local residents))
((Anka Meyer, Homeowner))
I work on sustainability and climate change and I'm trying to
do a lot of that now in my free time, like working in the
garden, planting trees that save energy. They help us
reduce CO2 output.
((NATS))
((Kristen Bousquet, Arbor Day Foundation))
The Arbor Day Foundation, just this spring, launched an
initiative along with our partners, called the Time for Trees
initiative. Through that initiative, we will be planting a 100
million trees and inspiring five million tree planters around
the globe.
((NATS))
((Anka Meyer, Homeowner))
Getting a tree, what we notice is when we come in from the
streets into our area, the temperature actually drops by
several degrees, probably 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit [3 to 6
degrees Celcius], because of the tree cover, because it's not
paved. So, trees make a huge difference in the, say,
microclimate.
((NATS))
((Kristen Bousquet, Arbor Day Foundation))
So, I think we see in the news every single day that the
necessities of life are at risk, when it comes to air quality,
water quality. Temperatures in our cities are rising and just
planting trees can be a solution for all of these things.
((NATS))
((Anka Meyer, Homeowner))
I mean, trees generate happiness. I'm very happy in the
garden. A lawn does not generate happiness, but flowers
and trees do, in my view.
((NATS))
