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Besicorp Photosimulations of the Besicorp Project Prepared by T. J. Boyle & Associates, Landscape Architects & Planning Consultants, Burlington, VT., for the Rensselaer County Greens, Troy, NY. Simulations of the Besicorp Project viewed from Island Creek Park, Albany Current View Historic Fort Crailo Neighborhood Current view Project site: Currently BASF Plant; to be demolished Proposed facility Proposed facility with plumes Last Chance to Say No! – Read about Besicorp Note: Besicorp will put so much pollution in the air that…

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Historic Action Network

Historic Action Network

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Historic Action Network Historic Action Network Welcome to the Historic Action Network. We are a group of volunteers in the Capital District of New York seeking to preserve historic buildings and archeological sites from destruction. Besicorp – View Photos Visit the Rum Site in Albany, New York Freihofer Bakery and Riverside Club, 126th and Second Avenue in Lansingburgh (Troy), New York More photos of the Freihofer Bakery and Riverside Club, And even more photos of the Freihofer Bakery and Riverside…

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Last Chance to Say No to Besicorp!

Last Chance to Say No to Besicorp!

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Last Chance to Say No to Besicorp! STOP BESICORP! STOP A POWER PLANT AND A PAPERMILL, TWO OF THE MOST POLLUTING INDUSTRIES, FROM COMING TO OUR COMMUNITY! Besicorp promises jobs and tax revenues. Is it worth it? Besicorp will make $340 Million in revenues in the first year, but… it will pay the City of Rensselaer only five hundred thousand dollars per year in taxes for the first 4 years. Besicorp promises a maximum of 275 non-union jobs, (less than…

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Besicorp2

Besicorp2

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Besicorp2 Simulation of the Besicorp Project Viewed from the Dunn Memorial Bridge Home Exisiting View, looking south Proposed facility Proposed facility with plumes

Air Pollution from Besicorp

Air Pollution from Besicorp

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Air Pollution from Besicorp Air Pollution From the Empire State Newsprint Project The potential emissions from this facility will exceed the major source thresholds for all of the PSD (Prevention of Significant Deterioration) regulated pollutants. The facility is located in a non-attainment area for ozone. Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are precursors to ozone formation. Therefore the facility will need to meet the most stringent lowest achievable emissions rate (LAER) requirements for the emissions of NOx…

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Last Chance to Say No to Besicorp!

Last Chance to Say No to Besicorp!

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Last Chance to Say No to Besicorp! Last Chance to Say No! No to what could be the biggest and ugliest industrial complex ever built on the banks of the Hudson River: a papermill and cogeneration plant called Besicorp, to be sited in the City of Rensselaer, next to the historic Fort Crailo neighborhood and directly across from Albany’s waterfront. How? By sending written comments before October 10, 2003 to: Administrative Law Judge P. Nicholas Garlick NYS DEC Office of…

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View from Fort Crailo

View from Fort Crailo

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View from Fort Crailo Simulation of Besicorp Project View from Fort Crailo Home Current view from Riverside Avenue, Fort Crailo, Rensselaer Current view from Riverside Avenue, Fort Crailo, Rensselaer Proposed facility Riverside Avenue, Fort Crailo, Rennselaer Proposed facility Riverside Avenue, Fort Crailo, Rensselaer Proposed facility with plumes Riverside Avenue, Fort Crailo, Rensselaer Proposed facility with plumes Riverside Avenue, Fort Crailo, Rensselaer