Source: NewsOK.com, R. Mize
Devon Energy Center, when complete, won't be “green” just because of what went into it, but also because of what came out of the ground under it. Part of the parcel of land now with the address 333 W Sheridan
Ave. has a dirty history, one that reflects the changes in the city
around it. But most recently, since
Devon Energy Corp. Larry Nichols acquired it, it's a story of colors: brown, green and gold., executive chairman, told some of the tale as the closing speaker at the
Oklahoma Brownfields Conference Wednesday at the
Skirvin Hilton Hotel.
Part of the city block was “brown” — in need of environmental
remediation — because of former uses as a trolley barn, then a kind of
“motor hotel,” both of which left contaminated soil and water from fuel
leakage.
