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David_Tepper

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Golf course as environmental success article!
« on: November 06, 2005, 10:28:13 AM »
This is a interesting article about the Three Crowns course in Casper, WY and how the course is being used to remediate a badly polluted oil refinery site.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1310AP_Refinery_Makeover.html

Evan Fleisher

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Re:Golf course as environmental success article!
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2005, 09:05:21 AM »
Interesting read David...thanks for the link!

Just sent a copy to my wife, an environmental sociologist...I'm interested to see what she has to say after reading it.
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RJ_Daley

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Re:Golf course as environmental success article!
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2005, 09:23:31 AM »
Yes, interesting.  I wish they would have mentioned in the article which golf course archie was involved.  There are a few gca firms that specialize in reclaiming sites like landfills, etc.

Still, it is a pity that it will only take 300 years to get the groundwater back to potable.  The article says the property is not suitable for habitats like housing, hotels, nursing homes, ect.  But, it seems to be OK for recreation including the golf course and a whitewater park and business park.  That still makes me wonder... how safe?  

It is scary to imagine all the sites like this one (worse in third world areas) built many years ago in an age where corporations had no conscience to restrain themselves from doing whatever it took to produce and didn't bother about what long term damage they were doing to environments and people.  

Well at least Casper is making an apparent good start...
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Steve_ Shaffer

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Re:Golf course as environmental success article!
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2005, 09:30:15 AM »
Attention Matt Ward for your next western trip:Looks like a pretty good golf course.

www.threecrownsgolfclub.com

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RJ_Daley

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Re:Golf course as environmental success article!
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2005, 09:42:15 AM »
Thanks for the link Steve.  Robert Trent Jones Jr., it is...
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Steve Lang

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Re:Golf course as environmental success article!
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2005, 01:19:22 PM »
 8)

There's a pool of oil beneath almost every old refinery in the USA.. good food for microbes if you add a little NPK in correct proportion.. 8)
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