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By John Spizzirri
Kermit the Frog often suggested in song and dance that “It’s not easy being green.” Since the green movement started some 35 years ago, many people, organizations,
products, and entities have claimed to support and/or promote a green agenda.
Many of these claims, as we have discovered, are, well, just a lot of song and
dance.
The truth is, it’s not easy being green. It many cases, it …
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Features
International Report
By Diana Bao
On June 12, 2007, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao took up leadership of the National
Climate Change, Energy Saving and Discharge Reduction Group, which includes
over 10 Chinese ministers as members. From the year 2007, each province …
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By Ken Kastman, P.E.
Brownfield development can provide numerous opportunities for embracing
sustainability. But, “sustainability” is such a broad concept that it is sometimes difficult to know how brownfields fit in. As a colleague once put it, “the sustainability tree …
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By Chris Olson
Every teenager probably was well aware that the third release of “Pirates of the Caribbean” was due out over this past Memorial Day weekend. But clueless parent that I am,
I had planned a family camping …
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By Jennifer A. Senick, M.a., Anthony Sblendorio, Cla, And Clinton J. Andrews, Ph.d.
In recent years, the developer community has taken a huge step toward acceptance
of sustainable development. The concept of sustainability is becoming integral
in changing development patterns, personal habits and government regulations,
as well as in …
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By Jim Dieter
The industrial real estate landscape shifts as quickly as global trade and the
world economies that drive it, suggesting that the trends and markets emerging
today may not last into next week. But whether they are …
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By Sadhu A. Johnston
In 2005, the City of Chicago developed its Environmental Action Agenda to
demonstrate its commitment to creating a healthy, smart, green city. Recently,
the City of Chicago’s Department of Environment (DOE) lobbied successfully for the passage …
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By Jamie Nesbitt
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, is a town poised for a comeback. Twenty years ago,
the western Philadelphia suburb was just another casualty of the waning
manufacturing industry. A village built on a foundation of sweat and steel had
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Regional Report
By Terri Smith
On April 25, 2007, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
(NJDEP) issued its first Class C Recycling Center permit to allow for the
recycling of food waste to Converted Organics of Woodbridge, LLC (Converted
Organics). …
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There are tens of thousands of contaminated sites in Michigan, a product of both its industrial history and contemporary activities. But Michigan has emerged as a national leader in
the successful redevelopment of contaminated sites, initiating innovative …
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By Jamie Nesbitt
Twenty years ago, being green was something that most had little interest in,
something better left to the hemp-wearing granola eaters of the world. But now,
as more citizens become aware of the threat surrounding our …
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By Jamie Nesbitt
From the beginning, Atlantic Station was an ambitious undertaking. Would people
be willing to live, work and play on land once riddled with contamination?
Would those same people ditch their automobiles for public transportation and
leisurely …
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By Jonathan Laski, Dr. Nathalie Chalifour
Recent changes to the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program (AHP) have
created an incentive for brownfield redevelopment by ensuring a guaranteed
allocation of residential development aimed at creating affordable housing on
brownfield sites. The Ontario Minister of …
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Special Report
Myth #6:
Brownfield properties cannot be redeveloped due to the cost of environmental
issues.
Reality: There are several factors that can mitigate environmental costs.
Post-development value of …
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Special Report
By Jeffrey D. Marshall, P.E., Michelle Leonard, P.E.
Since the 1990s, solid waste landfills, originally located at the outskirts of
growing metropolitan areas, have been attracting the interest of developers. As
growth has radiated from town centers, closed landfills are now often the
largest …
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View from the Field
By Lynn Jenkins, Esq.
It never ceases to amaze how many real estate owners and developers purchase
environmental insurance for a contaminated property, then are surprised and
dismayed to learn that their policy excludes coverage for loss for the cost …
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Departments
Legislative Briefs
By Philip Dales
As the mantra of sustainability becomes increasingly prevalent in popular
culture, it may be presumed by many that successful brownfield redevelopment
means the transformation of once noisy, bustling industrial properties from
rusty shells of their former …
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Legislative Briefs
By Evans Paull
In our first article on tax increment financing (TIF) for brownfield
redevelopment (Brownfield News, April 2007), we reviewed how certain states have structured brownfield incentives to work
with local TIF projects. In this article, we review …
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Women
By Jamie Nesbitt
As administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 1993 to 2001,
Carol Browner developed partnerships with business leaders and community
advocates alike. She worked closely with all levels of government to champion common sense,
cost-effective …
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Renewal Magazine
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With the Washington budget showing no signs of a quick-and-easy resolution, federal brownfields programs are unlikely to get much of …
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Brownfields and crop development—for the express intent of producing foods—are concepts that have always been strange bedfellows. Mutually exclusive. An…
At this abandoned, blighted factory—consisting of 187,227 square feet in 21 different structures on 13.5 acres in the three…
PROJECT GOAL: To revitalize land that had been sitting idle for years by putting the property back into productive…
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Industry Profiles
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J.R. Capasso City of Trenton, N.J.
CPG, Brownfields Coordinator
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Kathy Zvarick Pennsylvania
Manager of Toxicology and Risk Assessment, Environmental Standards
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Brownfield Stateside Report
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In Michigan, some are predicting a better business climate for redevelopment and regulatory closure of contaminated properties thanks to a bill Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was scheduled to sign last week. The new regulations should have a positive impact on commercial real estate development and brownfields redevelopment resulting in the creation of jobs. |
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