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To help communities share ideas and tools for confronting local environmental challenges, NALGEP has compiled this database of successful local projects in the areas of air quality, brownfields revitalization, transportation choice, smart growth, and water quality. Feel free to browse or search the database to come up with innovative ideas for your community. If you have an innovative project that you would like to have included in this database or highlighted in a NALGEP publication, please email us at nalgep@spiegelmcd.com or call us at 202-879-4014.
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Solar for St. Paul
A a new 82 kilowatt solar photovoltaic installation at the RiverCentre convention complex in the heart of downtown St. Paul was unveiled in October 2011. The RiverCentre Convention Complex received $1 million through the Solar America Communities program, which was funded through the Recovery Act. |
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22 New Climate Showcase Communities Announced
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 14, 2011, that 22 communities from across the country, including three Indian tribes, will receive $8.8 million in grants to implement strategies to reduce harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. On Wednesday, April 27, 2011, from 2-3:30 pm EDT, EPA will hold a free webcast about the Climate Showcase Communities program. |
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Energy Projects Transform Trash to Green Power
Landfill gas projects protect health while fueling industry and job creation
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Westlands Solar Park in California’s Central Valley is eye-popping big.
Westlands would use private farmland that has been taken out of commission because of salt contamination caused by irrigation. |
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City of San Jose Introduces Clean Energy Showcase
The Green Vision Showcase, located across the street from San Jose's City Hall, will educate the community about the city's Green Vision goals and will serve as a portal for information. It includes demonstrations of clean energy technologies donated by local companies, allowing the community to experience these technologies hands-on.
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OER Launches Searchable Property Environmental e-Database (SPEED)
SPEED is a web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application that enables the public to search properties in New York City and view environmental information. SPEED is designed to encourage developers, community organizations and other non-profits, consultants, and the general public to explore potential redevelopment opportunities in neighborhoods throughout the City. |
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Fort Stockton-Pecos County Renewable Energy Park Completed
The Fort Stockton-Pecos County Renewable Energy Park took months to build, but now it's already up and running. Officials say thanks to the park, they're on the path to become leaders in green energy. |
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Brownfields Turn Green Via Solar Power
Brownfield sites are areas generally defined as abandoned or underused industrial and commercial facilities, and redeveloping them is usually complicated by the issue of real or perceived environmental contamination. Why not use such sites to generate clean, green solar electricity, and save the greenfields for the enjoyment of humans and animals alike? |
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Los Alamos, New Mexico landfill solar project
A 15-acre array of solar panels will be built next year in Los Alamos, for a project intended to advance ideas on efficiently storing and utilizing solar power in communities. The $27 million "smart grid" system is a collaboration between the county, Los Alamos National Laboratory and a Japanese energy company. |
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Urban Habitat Proposed at Buffalo's Central Terminal
The project is seen as more than just a landscaping effort. The improvements will remediate the site, create habitat, become a learning lab, and will enhance efforts to restore the Central Terminal and unify the community. |
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