ENERGY USE
BY FACILITY SIZE
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
183.20
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
15.43
36.96
623.11
56.21
1,461.53
Small
(
<
15 Employees)
Large
(
>
20 Employees)
Medium
(15
–
20 Employees)
62.92
5.80
71.69
4.14
15.62
602.50
Total Electric (GJ) Electic Per Employee (GJ)
Total Natural Gas (GJ) Natural Gas Per
Employee (GJ)
COMPARED TO 2013, WE REDUCED
OUR FLEET EMISSIONS BY NEARLY 10
PERCENT AND INTEND TO CONTINUE
TO IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY AND
REDUCE OUR EMISSIONS BY MOVING
TOWARD A LIGHTER DUTY FLEET.
25
Public Health
The Social Impact of Trees
2014 was a breakthrough year
for trees' role in public health.
Satoshi Hirabayashi and Allison
Bodine of the Davey Institute
joined researchers from the U.S.
Forest Service in publishing the
first study to directly link trees
to improved public health. The
study concluded that trees save
more than 850 human lives per
year and prevent approximately
670,000 incidents of acute
respiratory symptoms. This
correlated to $7 billion a year in
respiratory health care costs.
These figures may not account
for the entirety of trees' health
benefits, as air pollution also
affects the body's cardiovascular
and neurological systems. The
research showed that pollution
removal is substantially higher
in rural areas than in urban;
however, urban trees have a
greater impact on human health.
The research underscores the
important role urban trees play
in improving human health.
HIGHLIGHT
STORY
