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Duke Energy joins with environmental groups such as Operation Migration to protect our natural resources because the company can accomplish far more in partnership than alone. As one of the nation’s leading energy companies, Duke Energy takes its environmental obligations seriously and demonstrates them through air emission reductions, land preservation initiatives, wetland restoration projects, habitat protection programs, and reforestation efforts, to name a few. |
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Duke Energy also has a distinguished record of support for
endangered birds, including significant support for habitats and the
wildlife that depend on them. Recently the company, in partnership
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and numerous others,
dedicated a 463-acre wildlife management area adjacent to Duke
Energy’s Gibson electric power plant in southwest Indiana . The area
is already attracting an amazing diversity of bird life. Duke Energy is a diversified energy company with a portfolio of natural gas and electric businesses, both regulated and unregulated, and an affiliated real estate company. Duke Energy supplies, delivers and processes energy for customers in the Americas . The company serves 3.8 million electric customers in five states, and 1.7 million gas customers. Headquartered in Charlotte , N.C. , Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available on the Internet at: http://www.duke-energy.com. |
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Horizon Wind Energy LLC (“Horizon”) develops, constructs, owns and operates wind farms throughout North America. Based in Houston, Texas with over 25 offices across the United States, Horizon has developed more than 2,500 megawatts (MW) and operates over 2,000 MW of wind farms. |
| Horizon is owned by EDP Renováveis S.A. (“EDPR”), a global leader in the renewable energy sector that designs, develops, manages and operates power plants that generate electricity using renewable energy sources. With a sound development pipeline, first class assets and market-leading operating capacity, EDPR has undergone exceptional development in recent years. Energias de Portugal, S.A. (“EDP”), the parent company of EDPR, is a vertically-integrated utility company, headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. Through its various constituent businesses, EDP holds significant electricity and gas operations in Europe, Brazil, and the United States. For more information, visit www.horizonwind.com and www.edprenovaveis.com. | |
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Atlanta-based Southern Company is the premier energy company in the Southeast, serving nearly 4.4 million customers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. One of the largest U.S. producers of electricity, Southern Company also is a leader in environmental stewardship and conservation. |
To improve habitat and biodiversity in its service area, Southern Company has contributed $10.5 million to fund three grant programs over a 10-year period in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation --a founding member of the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership. The Longleaf Legacy program supports restoration of the longleaf pine ecosystem, the South's most distinctive and imperiled forest and home to many endangered species. The Power of Flight program protects birds and their habitats, such as bobwhite quail, red-cockaded woodpecker, terns, plovers, swallow-tailed kites and now Whooping cranes. Operation Migration is a proud recipient of the 2008 Power of Flight grant program. Southern Company also is the lead corporate sponsor for the Southeast region of the national Five Star Restoration program, a small grants program funding community-based wetland, riparian and coastal restoration efforts. Additional Five Star program partners include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Association of Counties and Wildlife Habitat Council. For more information, visit the Southern Company Web site http://www.southerncompany.com/planetpower. |
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The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) was established in 1995 as a global awards program for the study and protection of the world's wildlife and ecosystems. It provides annual awards to US nonprofit conservation organizations working alongside their peers in other countries. Many of the recipient organizations concentrate their activities on "biological hotspots" -- areas rich in plant and animal life at risk of imminent destruction. Since its inception, the fund has contributed more than $10 million, distributed among 540 projects in more than 68 countries. Each project is evaluated on specific criteria, including scientific methodologies, magnitude of need, involvement of partner organizations, ability to impact an area in the near-term, and elements of public education and community involvement. Through awards from its Fund, Disney helps ensure the survival of wildlife and wild places in all their beauty and diversity. |
| Operation Migration is a grateful recipient of funding through the DWCF; a total of over $100,000 since the Whooping crane project’s inception. |
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Hooper Corporation offers you nearly a century of excellence in specialized construction services and design. Founded, in 1913, on the principle of forming strong client partnerships, Hooper has remained an innovative leader in mechanical and electric power construction while expanding its services to meet customer needs. |
Hooper and its subsidiary general, continue to match the latest technology with an experienced workforce throughout the continental United States. The result is an efficient, cost-conscious solution that keeps your project on schedule and under budget-regardless of size. |
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