Apple Is Expanding Environmental Efforts by Investing in Land in Aroostook County

Apple, ya the computer company, is expanding its environmental efforts by investing in a new Chinese solar power project and preserving 36,000 acres of "sustainable" timberland in Maine and North Carolina. In Maine, the land, 32,400 acres of forestland, is in Aroostook County, just south of Wytopitlock Lake and on the border with Penobscot and Washington counties. The goal is protect the forest while keeping it in the hands of private owners who pay taxes and create jobs. Apple announced a new focus on using paper from trees harvested under environmentally sound conditions. It's also promising to use more renewable power overseas. (Bangor Daily News)