Old sites could get new life through renewable energy projects
EPA and New Mexico conduct workshop on revamping contaminated properties.
photo by Stephan Mosel
(Dallas, Texas – December 9, 2008) Environmental stakeholders from across the country will meet to discuss how to turn contaminated properties into viable sites for renewable energy projects on December 10-11 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is co-sponsoring the workshop, “Brown to Green: Make the Connection to Renewable Energy,” with the New Mexico Environment Department and the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.
“Whether it's business and government or science and academics, we all have a stake in our environment,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. “By working together, we can find new and better ways to return problem properties to productive use.”
Workshop organizers plan to use information gained from the event to develop a best practices document with guidelines for locating renewable energy projects on contaminated sites.
Read more at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8b03a139d1f2af7b8525751a0053a93b?OpenDocument
