Southwest: People
By Steve Dwyer
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Lynne Birkinbine Environmental
Manager, city of Tucson Environmental Services Birkinbine manages
brownfields projects and environmental compliance for the city of Tucson, and
has been involved with the Fort Lowell Restoration project since the city
acquired the property. She works closely with the historic preservation and
parks and recreation communities, in addition to a variety of citizen groups. “I
am excited to see the final development of this project, as it will be a huge
community asset in the years to come,” said Birkinbine.
Barbara Rauch environmental
attorney, Office of General Counsel, Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental Quality
(DEQ)
With an emphasis in remediation of contaminated properties
in the Superfund and Brownfields programs, Rauch functions as more than a
program attorney. Through her deep understanding of the legal issues, she
assists program staff identify innovative measures that help ensure the success
of project. Rauch was instrumental in securing the success of the... You need to register to view the rest of the article. Click here to subscribe.
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Southwest
By Steve Dwyer
The Southwest region spreads out over a vast area that is sometimes called the “wide open spaces.” Petroleum has brought the region most of its wealth, as the region consists of
large deposits of petroleum and
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Southwest: Skirvin Hilton Hotel
LOCATION: 1 Park Ave., Oklahoma City, Okla.
SIZE: 1.45 acres, of which 250,600 sq. ft. comprise the building’s footprint.
SITE BACKGROUND:
Hotel opened in 1911 and was one of the first buildings in Oklahoma City to have air
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Southwest: Albuquerque Downtown @ 700-2nd
LOCATION: Corner of Lomas and 2nd St., Albuquerque, New Mexico.
SIZE: 1 acre
SITE BACKGROUND: Built adjacent to a superfund site called the Fruit Avenue Plume, the New Mexico Environment Dept.’s Remediation Oversight Section provided SHC-NM with
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Southwest: Old Fort Lowell Restoration
LOCATION: Tucson, Ariz.
SIZE: 5.5 acres
SITE BACKGROUND: Between 1873 and 1891, the site was a supply base for the U.S. Army “Apache Campaigns.” In 2006, the city of Tucson acquired the property
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Count On It
  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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