[CPEO-BIF] Elkhart, Indiana poplars

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

New endeavor will clean up Elkhart's Brownfield site, create jobs


By Ed Ernstes
WSBT TV-22 News (South Bend, Indiana)
May 18, 2011

ELKHART -- A unique project kicked off in Elkhart Wednesday.  It will  
help clean up Brownfield sites, grow wood for the RV industry and  
provide jobs. It centers on growing a special type of tree for wood  
that is currently shipped in from overseas.

It's happening in south central Elkhart on a contaminated Brownfield  
site that housed railroad roundhouse years ago. The pilot project to  
plant hybrid poplar trees could produce sought-after wood for the  
local RV industry.

"We are looking for new sustainable uses for former industrial  
properties," said Chris Slattery with Delta Institute. "There is an  
opportunity to marry environmentally remediation of vacant property  
with an economic opportunity."

The great thing with this particular hybrid poplar that is being  
planted is that it is actually a remediation tool. As it grows, it  
actually helps clean up the soil and any chemical that may be in the  
ground.

...

For the entire story, see
http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-new-endeavor-will-clean-up-elkharts- 
brownfield-site-create-jobs-20110518,0,6282533.story

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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