Approximately 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia, a former steel mill is the new home to several internationally-based manufacturing corporations and green industries. Formerly known as United States Steel Corp.Fairless Works site, the Keystone Industrial Port Complex (KIPC) has attracted revolutionary “green” technology jobs to Pennsylvania from around the world to this 2,600-acre brownfield property. …

With the first session of the 111th Congress just about over—a session that grappled with significant issues unrelated to brownfields—members now prepare to head home for the holidays. But the first session set the tone for policy and spending decisions for 2010 that could significantly impact a range of brownfield efforts. Brownfield program reauthorization By early October, members and committees in both House and …

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Buffalo Niagara is a part of the Great Lakes region of North America, comprising most of western New York in the U.S. and the Niagara Peninsula in Ontario, Canada. The Regional Institute of the University of Buffalo has defined the region as including the eight westernmost counties in New York, as well as the Regional Municipality of Niagara and Hamilton in Ontario. These eight counties in New York include: Allegany, Cattaraugus, …

Source: energy.gov Spent beer yeast, invaluable grass clippings and already-processed vegetable oil from a local restaurant. They all appear to be useless compounds. But guess again. Never has the term "one man's waste is another man's treasure" been more applicable than with what's taking shape in the renewable energy camp, for the purpose of powering vehicles. Namely, planes, trains, buses and automobiles. That beer you're enjoying: it's …

The 111th Congress was on its summer recess in August, two- thirds of the way through an active first session which saw a lot accomplished—notably $787 billion in stimulus funding—and several contentious issues, such as climate change, make progress even as they navigated congressional minefields. For many members, the summer break was a time to check in back home, via town hall meetings and other events, to …

As technology, financial incentives and consumer demand push renewable energy sources like solar and wind power into the mainstream, brownfields are in an ideal position to benefit from the growing green convergence. …

The topic of sustainable remediation continues to be prominent news. The Sustainable Remediation Forum (SURF) held it's10th meeting in June in Chicago. SURF is a collaborative forum focused on developing the ability to use sustainability concepts in remedial action decision-making, including brownfields. Approximately 50 people with deep interest in sustainable remediation attended the two day meeting. Attendees represented private industry, public agencies (both federal and state), universities and the development …

LOCATION: Lackawanna, New York REDEVELOPED USE: A 20-megawatt wind farm with eight turbines generating enough electric power for 9,000 residents. The wind turbines deliver power to the area power grid through electrical infrastructure that remained from the previous uses. SITE BACKGROUND: The site once housed one of the largest steel mills in the world. It ceased operations in the early 1980s and has been largely idle since. The actual ground that …

Washington’s Stimulus Package promised to create or save over 3.5 million jobs, with a good share of the stimulus package focused on energy and environmental enhancements. Many jobs will be created, so it begs the questions: How will these jobs be counted and how many will be truly green?   Answering these questions begins with the acknowledgement that …