2011 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:10:11 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Amherst, Massachusetts - Impediments to Solar Installations on Closed Landfills
 
Amherst, Massachusetts: Impediments to Solar Installations on Closed Landfills

by Robert Hersh

The proposed installation of solar photovoltaic arrays on the closed Amherst, Massachusetts municipal landfill illustrates why municipalities are marketing their landfills, why developers are targeting them for solar power, and how impacted neighbors can delay or prevent such installations.

To download the 6-page, 1.9 MB PDF, go to http://www.cpeo.org/ AmherstSolar.pdf.

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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