E.ON U.S. works to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth through programs and partnerships that protect the air, land and waters our ecosystems need to survive. E.ON U.S. is protecting biodiversity in a number of ways:

• Preserving Nature in Trimble County — E.ON U.S. set aside more than 100 acres of ecologically sensitive land — wetlands and bottomland woods — as a nature reserve at our Trimble County Generating station. Abundant wildlife, including red foxes, raccoons, opossums and white-tailed deer, inhabit the area. Employees at the station also have installed wood duck boxes along Corn Creek to provide nesting sites.
• Providing Shelter for the Peregrine Falcon — In cooperation with local and state wildlife agencies, the company has placed wooden platforms, known as "nest boxes," at several company facilities. The boxes provide potential nesting sites for peregrine falcons.
• Reforesting the Bluegrass — E.ON U.S. has offered free tree seedlings to customers since 1981, giving away more than 750,000 seedlings during that time. The company also participates in the Reforest the Bluegrass program and has donated more than $20,000 during the past 10 years.
  
  The giveaway program supports our advice on planting trees — Right Tree, Right Place. Planting the right tree in the right place is important because the proper location helps keep limbs away from electric lines as the tree matures and reduces the possibility of outages. The seedlings E.ON U.S. gives away include redbuds and a variety of dogwoods — trees that are power-line friendly.
  
  Falling tree limbs on lines is a major cause of power outages. Planting seedlings in the proper location also provides shade for houses which, over the long term, helps reduce energy costs.
• Encouraging the Growth of Native Plants — E.ON U.S. has surveyed hundreds of miles of electric transmission rights-of-way in its service territory and identified populations of native flowers and grasses. Certain utility rights-of-way have been found to provide ecological conditions that allow native species to thrive, and maintenance practices are in place to help facilitate their growth. E.ON U.S. also participates in the reintroduction of native grasses and wildflowers within its service territory.
• Ohio River Sweep — In 1995, E.ON U.S. became a corporate sponsor of the Ohio River Sweep. Since that time, volunteers across a multi-state region have removed thousands of tons of litter and debris from the banks of the Ohio River. In addition to the company's financial support, a large group of E.ON U.S. volunteers participate in the River Sweep each year.
• Perking Up Kentucky's Parks — In 2006, more than 400 E.ON U.S. employees and their families volunteered at more than a dozen locations across Kentucky to beautify parks and nature reserves. The "Perk Up Our Parks" effort was part of the annual E.ON U.S. "Day of Caring," where employees from LG&E, KU and Western Kentucky Energy Corp. work on projects to improve the quality of life in the communities in which they live and work.
• Power Planting at Yew Dell Gardens — Yew Dell Gardens, in Crestwood, Ky., is a botanical delight, with formal topiary gardens, a traditional English walled garden, and an arboretum with plants collected from around the world. During the 2006 "Day of Caring," E.ON U.S. volunteers at Yew Dell Gardens dug trenches, installed drainage, re-graded walkways, moved heavy equipment, cleared invasive species, weeded garden spaces and repotted dozens of plants.
  
  Also in 2006, internationally famous British garden designer, Adrian Bloom, selected Yew Dell Gardens as the site of a newly designed garden, which he and more than 100 volunteers installed on the grounds in September. E.ON U.S. sponsored the planting event, and employee volunteers coordinated ground preparation and events.
• Beneficial Reuse Projects — As part of a beneficial reuse project, 900,000 tons of coal ash from LG&E's Mill Creek Generating Station are being used to back-fill a former sand mine site. Once complete, the land will be covered with soil, seeded and donated as a community green space. In addition to the project at Mill Creek, coal ash from E.ON U.S. power plants is being used for such things as concrete mix and as roofing shingle granules, instead of depleting landfill space.
  
  In fact, LG&E supplies more than 180,000 tons of coal ash annually to CEMEX, a company that utilizes coal ash for cement production. Coal ash also has been used as fill for state highway projects and in trenches around drainage and sewer work by Louisville's Metropolitan Sewer District.
• Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C²P²) — E.ON U.S. participates in Power Partners through our membership in the Edison Electric Institute (EEI). This is a joint government-industry partnership with the Department of Energy to develop and implement voluntary climate actions, which sustain economic growth. As a Power Partner, we are active members of the Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C²P²), which diverts coal combustion by-products from landfills and promotes their beneficial reuse, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with land disposal.