LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2006--Vulcan Materials Company, Western Division has joined the California Climate Action Registry, a distinguished group of organizations demonstrating leadership by voluntarily taking action on climate change. As part of its commitment to the rigorous program, the Western Division of the nation's largest aggregates manufacturer will annually track, report and certify its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in California. Vulcan is the first aggregates producer in the state to take early action to understand its carbon footprint by joining the California Climate Action Registry (Registry).

"This is another opportunity for Vulcan to make a difference," said Ron McAbee, president of Vulcan's Western Division. "Vulcan's commitment to address greenhouse gas emissions through the Registry is consistent with our commitment to social responsibility, environmental stewardship and promoting sustainability. Joining the Registry helps us accurately measure our progress and underscores our belief that protecting the environment and growing the economy can go hand in hand."

"We applaud Vulcan's leadership in addressing climate change," said Diane Wittenberg, president of the California Climate Action Registry. "By continuing to measure, monitor and establish its baseline greenhouse gas emissions while taking proactive steps to cut pollution, Vulcan can demonstrate how the needs of California's residents - and the needs of the environment - can be met."

The California Climate Action Registry, created by the California legislature in 2000, helps companies and organizations throughout the United States to track, publicly report, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The results are certified by independent third parties to ensure compliance across participants and sectors. The Registry has been widely recognized as a gold standard for public reporting.

Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 index, is the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates and a leader in the manufacture of hot-mix asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. The company is renowned for its award-winning environmental stewardship, including using state-of-the-art natural resource restoration techniques that provide critical habitat for sensitive species as well
as incorporating energy saving practices and technologies.

For additional information about Vulcan Materials Company, see www.vulcanmaterials.com

The California Climate Action Registry is a non-profit public/private partnership that serves as a voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) registry to protect, encourage, and promote early actions to reduce GHG emissions. Over 125 major companies, cities, government agencies and NGOs measure and publicly report their GHG emissions through the Registry. www.climateregistry.org.

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