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Sponsored by: Provincia di Milano (IT), German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF/DE), and Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment (VROM/NL)

Originally Held June 5, 2008, 5:00 AM - 6:30 AM, EDT (9:00-10:30 GMT)

Overview:

Green Remediation can be defined as the practice of considering the environmental effects of a remediation strategy (i.e., the remedy selected and the implementation approach) early in the process, and incorporating options to maximize the net environmental benefit of the cleanup action. In addition to an overview of what the state of the practice is in the US and Europe, this panel focused on energy and climate change considerations at contaminated sites. Themes include:

Assessment of the wider impacts of contaminated land management and remediation
Innovative remediation practices that incorporate energy efficiency and cleaner and renewable energy sources to decrease greenhouse gas footprints while achieving cost savings and benefits to local air quality.
Placing renewable energy generating capacity on contaminated lands
Re-using the built environment / re-using materials

These themes were explored in four presentations in this special session.

More information on ConSoil 2008 is available through the ConSoil 2008 web site.

Overview		Links		Day 2
June 6, 2008: Brownfields, Bioenergy and Biofeedstocks (Rejuvenate)

	26 Minutes	Green Remediation: Reducing the environmental footprint of site cleanup projects Carlos Pachon, US EPA pachon.carlos@epa.gov Show Abstract Hide Abstract \| Presenter Bio
	Business sectors around the world are "going green" in order to become better environmental stewards and the business of cleaning up and revitalizing contaminated sites is no different. In recent years EPA has sought to increase the sustainability of redevelopment at previously contaminated sites. More recently there has been increasing interest in EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) in identifying best practices that will help reduce the environmental footprint of the actual site cleanup activities. The concept is being termed "green remediation". "Green remediation" is the practice of considering all environmental effects of remedy implementation, and incorporating options to maximize net environmental benefit of contaminated site cleanup projects. Sustainable cleanup practices place greater emphasis on considering a project's energy requirements, air emissions, water consumption, impacts on land and ecosystems, material consumption and waste generation, and impacts on long-term stewardship of a site. The concept of green remediation builds on environmentally conscious practices already used across business and public sectors, but seeks ways to adapt and adopt state-of-the-art practices and products to reduce the environmental footprints at cleanup projects, regardless of the regulatory framework. The session will focus on exactly how a site cleanup can go greener, examining our usual ways of doing business to find more opportunities to conserve natural resources and energy.

	18 Minutes	Solar Powered Remediation in Sensitive Areas Maurice Hensson, Bioclear, NL Hensson@bioclear.nl Show Abstract Hide Abstract \| Presenter Bio
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	17 Minutes	Selecting gentle remediation approaches Andy Cundy, University of Brighton, UK A.Cundy@brighton.ac.uk Show Abstract Hide Abstract \| Presenter Bio
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	28 Minutes	Renewable Energy on Contaminated Lands Penelope McDaniel, US EPA mcdaniel.penelope@epa.gov Show Abstract Hide Abstract \| Presenter Bio
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	10 Minutes	Discussion Session
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Overview		Links		Day 2
June 6, 2008: Brownfields, Bioenergy and Biofeedstocks (Rejuvenate)

http://clu-in.org/studio/consoil2008_060508/day1/agenda.cfm