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March 06, 2009
Could technology repair Earth’s climate?Another technological fix involves sequestration, the storing of CO2 deep underground or deep in the ocean. Some of the nation’s largest utilities, which are also “washing” coal to filter out impurities, are working on ways to capture the CO2 their power plants emit and store it deep underground.
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February 27, 2009
Wash U. envisions clean coal plantAxelbaum, director of the fledgling Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization, has been leading feasibility studies and design drafts for a working plant to be built on Washington University’s Danforth Campus or on university property north of Delmar Boulevard at Rosedale and Enright avenues. The project would probably cost about $50 million to $75 million to build, said Chancellor Mark Wrighton.
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February 24, 2009
Utah may become home to clean carbon energyUtah is poised to become home to clean carbon energy as a new joint venture aims to put carbon dioxide emissions away for good.
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February 23, 2009
Sec. of State Clinton and Obama Climate Envoy Discuss U.S.-China Clean Energy CollaborationSecretary Clinton: General Electric has provided high-tech equipment to produce heat and power with half the emissions, and far less water usage than the coal plants that we typically rely on. And Chinese businesses build the steam turbines that help to power the plant. So it is a true collaboration. There are a number of partnerships currently underway
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February 23, 2009
Tri-State plans $39 million power plant upgradeThe renovation, planned to begin April 4, will allow the plant to
utilize the new turbine's increased capacity without increasing
emissions. "It's a big environmental upgrade," Van Someren said. "We
recognize the opportunity to increase the effectiveness of an existing
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February 22, 2009
Ritter, fellow governors ask Obama to support 'clean coal' technologiesColorado Gov. Bill Ritter and his fellow governors in Utah and Wyoming Sunday called on President Barack Obama to support speedy development of "clean coal" technology. "Finding a way to use our nation’s rich supplies of coal in a manner that avoids emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants is absolutely vital to the success of any national effort to reduce emissions, promote national security and create jobs," the three governors wrote in a letter to Obama.
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February 20, 2009
US DOE seeks proposals for carbon sequestration projects"Geologic storage is considered to be a key technological solution to mitigate CO2 emissions and combat climate change," DOE said in a statement on the funding opportunity request.
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February 20, 2009
Calif. fast-tracks CCS proposal in bid for stimulus fundingThe California Public Utilities Commission approved an application today for what would be the first power plant in the country equipped with carbon capture and sequestration, saying the project needs federal stimulus funding in order to be viable.
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February 19, 2009
We Can't Afford to 'Quit Coal'Now it's up to West Virginia and other coal states to make sure coal remains in the mix. Many Americans do not appreciate the importance of coal and want to walk away from it, but utility executives know coal is reliable and affordable and that wind, solar and other alternative energy sources cannot replace it immediately.
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February 19, 2009
Obama and Harper Establish Clean Energy DialogueTo spur rapid progress in this critical technology, the two nations will coordinate research and demonstrations of carbon capture and sequestration technology at coal-fired plants.
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