CAMBRIDGE, Md., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- CSX is the first transportation
provider selected to join the Maryland Green Registry, a voluntary
self-certification program that promotes and recognizes sustainable practices
by organizations throughout the state. The selection was announced yesterday
evening by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley at a Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Business Policy Dinner in Cambridge, Maryland.
The Maryland Green Registry includes organizations that complete a best
practices profile covering environmental management and leadership, waste
reduction, energy and water conservation, transportation, and green building
design.
"Maryland businesses like CSX already know that even relatively simple steps
to reduce our impact on the environment save money and create a healthier
workplace," said Governor Martin O'Malley. "The Maryland Green Registry
provides an opportunity for these organizations to share their stories and
inspire others to take steps to protect our air, land, and water, including
the Chesapeake Bay. We're fortunate to have more than 80 organizations in our
State who have agreed to come forward and participate - including CSX - and we
hope to have hundreds more organizations join us."
"Environmental sustainability is fundamental to CSX's management principles
and good business practices," said Michael Ward, Chairman, President and CEO
of CSX. "CSX is proud to join the Maryland Green Registry, and we look forward
to working with other participants to build a greener future for Maryland,
where CSX has a long and proud history."
CSX was selected for the Maryland Green Registry due to its overall commitment
to environmental sustainability. CSX recently announced a plan to reduce C02
emissions by 2.4 million tons - the equivalent of taking 441,000 cars off the
road each year, or burning 5,598,000 fewer barrels of oil.
Trains can move a ton of freight more than 436 miles on a single gallon of
fuel, making rail transportation three times more fuel-efficient than highway
transportation. Efficient use of fuel reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
According to the EPA, freight railroads account for just 2% of U.S. greenhouse
gas emissions from transportation sources and well under 1% of total
greenhouse gas emissions.
CSX is also a sponsor of the National Gateway. The National Gateway is a
public-private partnership that proposes a state-of-the-art rail corridor
linking the East Coast's international deepwater ports and major consumption
markets with the population and manufacturing centers of the Midwest. The
National Gateway will deliver over $2 billion of public benefits to Maryland
by creating over 10,000 jobs, increasing the market access potential for the
Port of Baltimore by 114%, eliminating over 2 million tons of CO2 emissions,
reducing highway congestion and shifting 1.6 billion freight truck miles to
rail.
CSX has partnered with the EPA as the railroad industry's charter member in
the SmartWay Transport Partnership and the first transportation company to
join the EPA's Climate Leaders Program, leading voluntary improvements in
greenhouse gas emissions.
CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville, Fla., is a leading transportation
company providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services. The
company's transportation network spans approximately 21,000 miles with service
to 23 eastern states and the District of Columbia, and connects to more than
70 ocean, river and lake ports. More information about CSX Corporation and its
subsidiaries is available at the company's web site, www.csx.com.
SOURCE CSX Corporation
Bob Sullivan, CSX, +1-877-835-5279
