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David Dadurka
(301) 897-8570
ddadurka@tnc.org

Saturn Donates a New Hybrid VUE to
The Nature Conservancy’s Maryland/DC Chapter


WASHINGTON, D.C. — November 30, 2006 — Saturn, a division of General Motors, announced the donation of a Saturn VUE Green Line Hybrid sport utility vehicle to The Nature Conservancy in Maryland/DC in early November at Union Station. With this donation, General Motors has given 180 vehicles to the Conservancy, continuing an 11-year partnership that includes more than $24 million in donations. 

 “The Nature Conservancy manages 31 preserves across the state of Maryland, so our staff spends a lot of time on the road from western Maryland to the Eastern Shore,” said Nat Williams, state director

 

 

Saturn VUE Green Line Hybrid SUV donation

Nat Williams and Charles T. Lindsay, III, President of Lindsay Cadillac Co., with the new Saturn VUE Green Line Hybrid SUV © Steve Volkers

 
of The Nature Conservancy in Maryland/DC. “This donation will help the Conservancy further conservation efforts in the state and reduce carbon emissions.”

Saturn officials announced the donation in early November to the Conservancy at Union Station during the start of a weekend-long event by Saturn to underscore the importance of environmental responsibility. Williams accepted the donation last week at an area dealership.

The Nature Conservancy and General Motors partnership began in 1994. GM was drawn to the Conservancy because our collaborative approach promotes a healthy economy as well as a healthy environment, and because of the global scope of our work.

Click to learn more about General Motor's support of the Conservancy and view an interactive map illustrating truck donations to Nature Conservancy preserves around the world.

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The Nature Conservancy is a leading international, nonprofit organization that preserves plants, animals and natural communities representing the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. To date, the Conservancy and its nearly one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 15 million acres in the United States—including more than 64,000 acres in Maryland—and have helped preserve more than 115 million acres around the world.  Visit us on the Web at nature.org/marylanddc.