EPA Endorses Philly's $2B Plan to Go From Gray to Green?
~ The Rebel ~
2012/04/11 19:35:57
- Philadelphia's mean streets are becoming "green" streets, as part of a $2-billion, 25-year investment in "potentially harmful rainwater runoff pollution."
On Tuesday, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed an agreement that they say will lead to cleaner waters and a stronger economy for the City of Philadelphia. Jackson said the partnership will serve as a model for communities across the nation.
Instead of building more tunnels and pumping stations, the "Green City, Clean Waters" project is turning some of the city's hardened surfaces -- roofs, roads and other paved areas -- into "green areas" that absorb water or release it more slowly into storm drains.
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- Max 2012/04/11 20:16:19
+1I bet it won't be long before some of that "green money" ends up in somebody's back pocket.reply
