Albany (Answers)

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Albany, NY
United States

Latitude: 42.65572

Longitude: -73.7544

Year Opened: 1981

Burner: Unknown Type

Notes

EAC Energy Answers Corp. not to be confused with Albany New York Solid Waste Energy Recovering System which awarded EAC the operating contract.
http://www.energyanswers.com/our_company/history/

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Global Anti-Incineration Alliance - Incinerators

Environmental Justice Analysis

Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	0.5%	0.6%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	6.4%	7.6%	8.0%	7.8%	6.3%
Black	57.4%	37.9%	26.3%	15.9%	11.0%
Hispanic	7.6%	12.5%	9.8%	7.8%	6.8%
White	22.8%	37.1%	51.3%	63.8%	70.0%

Population	886	64k	126k	300k	683k
Income	$37k				$69k

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N.Y. State Accused of Environmental Racism For Incinerator Site 2/8/1994 Christian Science Monitor article
New York Accused of Racism on Incinerator Site; Albany -- Blacks were told the plant posed no hazard. Blackened snow at governor's mansion brought action 3/6/1994 Los Angeles Times article
Sheridan Hollow residents want renewable energy, not microgrid project 2017 Albany Times Union article

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Power	Type	Status	Fuel
	Burner: Unknown Type	Closed	Municipal Solid Waste 800 Tons Per Day

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