Great Lakes cities recycle brownfields into economic hope
Great Lakes Echo
December 21, 2010
Abandoned urban lots are community eyesores that increasingly represent
economic opportunity.
Neglected, ignored and often contaminated with toxic chemicals, these
so-called brownfields carry a lot of social ills, said Robert Colangelo,
executive director for the National Brownfields Association.
But finding a way to reuse them is more important than ever.
"Brownfield redevelopment is always important, especially in a downing
economy," Colangelo said.
Over the next six days, Great Lakes Echo journalists will report on some
of the region's most innovative and creative city recycling projects.
They show how brownfields are anything but wasted space.
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For the entire article and links to the rest of the series, see
http://greatlakesecho.org/2010/12/21/great-lakes-cities-recycle-brownfields-into-economic-hope/
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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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