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Solar advocates say waste incinerators aren’t green enough (access required)

By Caitlin Coakley Beckner - caitlin.coakley@azcapitoltimes.com

Published: July 11, 2011 at 7:55 am

A proposed waste-to-energy plant in Phoenix is being touted by supporters as a source of renewable energy and a way to minimize the amount of trash in landfills. But critics of the project argue that the waste incinerators aren’t as green as supporters make them out to be — and the proposal has a loophole that could allow a utility to get renewable energy credit for burning fossil fuels.

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