The emissions from the truck transporting 2011 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree are almost zero, according to The Diesel Technology Forum, one of the national sponsors of the U.S. Christmas Tree Tour.
Our environment will not be damaged as the 65-foot white fir Christmas tree covers the 4,500-mile trek from the Stanislaus National Forest in northern California en route to the nation's capital.
This truck is a SmartWay-certified Pinnacle Axle Back model designed to address California's 2010 emission standards.
This tree will be illuminated at the base of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. this Christmas season, notes the Diesel Technology Forum, one of the national sponsors of the U.S. Christmas Tree Tour.
This Forum has also announced it will provide daily Twitter and Facebook (News - Alert) updates on its expedition across the country. Diesel Technology Forum’s logo is printed on the 54-foot banner that surrounds the cargo trailer that carries the 65-foot tree.
"The Mack Truck transporting the tree across the country is a showcase of clean diesel technology, one of the many pieces of modern diesel technology that will play a role in getting 'The People's Tree' to our nation's capital," said Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum.
"From the diesel-powered crane that placed the tree in the clean diesel truck that will transport it across the country using ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, clean diesel technology plays a critical role in this holiday project as it does in the daily lives of all Americans. In addition, diesel-powered backup generators will provide power for the 12 ceremonies in communities along the journey designed to help celebrate this national event."
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Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.Edited by
Rich Steeves
