Vulcan Material Co., Western Division , has been designated as a Climate Action Leader by the California Climate Action Registry following verification of the company 2006 inventory report.

Reporting greenhouse gases to the Registry is one part of Vulcan’s Western Division’s larger initiative to address the challenges of climate change. According to a press release from Vulcan, the company began to explore opportunities to quantify its contributions to reducing greenhouse gases at its facilities. For example, the design and construction of its newest aggregate plant in Corona, Calif., uses a downhill conveyor that generates electricity as it carries the rock to a processing plant below.