Brownfields Sustainability Pilots: It's A Green, New World
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Green Roofs in Boston. Solar power in Houston. Green jobs in
Portland. Recycled mills in Alabama. Sustainable design in Laredo. What do these
have in common? They are EPA Brownfields Sustainability Pilots.
The push for all things green and sustainable has been welcomed in
the revitalization world, where reuse is increasingly becoming a vehicle for
greater environmental benefit. Brownfields stakeholders are joining the search
for cleanup and redevelopment approaches that will reduce and reuse materials,
save energy, reduce air emissions, use natural systems, incorporate smart growth
principles, and protect health. While this may seem a large train for the
Brownfields engine to pull, there is a natural connection that many are eagerly
embracing.
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Timothy Murray
Lieutenant Governor, state of Massachusetts
Boston, Mass. |
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Jason Seyler
Hazardous Substance Brownfield Coordinator, Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality
Helena, Mont. |
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Linda Lannen
Chief Information Officer, Kleinfelder
San Diego, Calif. |
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  28 percent approximate amount of all energy used in the Unites States for transporting people and goods from one place to another.
Source U.S. Department of Energy
 200-300 estimated number of hydrogen-fueled vehicles in the United States today
Source U.S. Department of Energy
 9,783,000 number of barrels of crude oil the United States imports each day.
Source U.S. Department of Energy
 1 million number of gallons of fresh water that can be contaminated from the used oil from one oil change.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 20 million number of people that celebrated the first Earth Day on Aril 22, 1970.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 $2.3 billion amount President Obama awarded for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States
Source U.S. Department of Energy
 509 approximate number of operational landfill gas (LFG) energy projects currently in the United States. LFG electricity generation projects provide the energy equivalent of powering more than 920,000 homes annually
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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