Press Releases

February 11, 2009
Economic Benefits from Advanced Coal Electric Generation
(Washington, D.C.)– A coalition of key labor and energy industry groups agree that the next generation of advanced clean coal technologies – those that capture and safely store carbon dioxide (CO2) - will create millions of high-skilled, high-wage jobs for American workers.

February 04, 2009
ACCCE PRESS STATEMENT: GOV. GRANHOLM’S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS
“The decision by Governor Granholm to delay the process of reviewing air permits for the construction of state-of-the-art clean coal technology power plants in Michigan is regrettable,” said Joe Lucas, senior vice president of communications for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE). “These projects, assuming that they are approved by the proper permitting agency, could bring economic relief and create jobs for Michigan workers, at a time when the state battles the worst unemployment rate in the nation,” he said.

February 02, 2009
ACCCE Names Paul Bailey Senior Vice President for Federal Affairs
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) today named Paul Bailey as senior vice president for federal affairs. Bailey will lead ACCCE’s federal lobbying efforts as well as oversee the coalition’s policy initiatives.

January 13, 2009
ACCCE Urges Iowa Governor and Legislature to Consider Affordability and Reliability in Energy Policies
As Governor Chet Culver and the Iowa Legislature enter a new Legislative Session, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity encourages them to consider reasonable, commonsense energy policies at a time of great economic uncertainty.

December 22, 2008
ACCCE Details More than 80 CO2 Capture and Storage Projects
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) today released a list of more than 80 carbon capture and storage demonstration and research projects, predominantly underway in the U.S., proving again that the coal-based electricity sector is moving aggressively to bring advanced clean coal technologies to the marketplace domestically and abroad.

December 19, 2008
Joe Lucas Statement Regarding Completion of the Clean Coal Power Initiative
(Alexandria, VA) “The Department of Energy’s (DOE) report on the success of the Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) provides a timely reminder of the progress that continues to be made in pushing the envelope to develop and deploy new advanced clean coal technologies.

“The Clean Coal Power Initiative represents the most recent partnership between the federal government and private industry to work together and share the cost of bringing new technologies to the marketplace. Anyone who doubts the success of this ongoing effort – as measured in terms of cleaner air, increased energy independence, and lower energy costs for the American consumer – is not grading very fairly.

December 12, 2008
ACCCE Launches New Advertising in Support of President-Elect Obama’s Commitment to Clean Coal
Alexandria, VA - Today, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) launched a new phase in its ongoing advertising campaign by supporting President-Elect Barack Obama’s call to invest in America’s energy future – including investments in clean coal.

December 10, 2008
ACCCE RESPONSE TO SIERRA CLUB’S CALL FOR A MORATORIUM ON COAL IN ARKANSAS AND NEW AD CAMPAIGN
Little Rock – The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) issued the following statement from Joe Lucas, senior vice president of communications at ACCCE, on the heels of yesterday’s Sierra Club press conference and meeting with Governor Beebe calling for a moratorium on Southwestern Electric Power’s a new coal-based power plant in Hempstead County.

December 04, 2008
New Ad Campaign Distorts the Reality of Clean Coal Technology
Statement by ACCCE Vice President for Communications, Joe Lucas, regarding a new advertising campaign sponsored by the RealityCoalition.org – a group comprised of the Alliance for Climate Protection, League of Conservation Voters, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club

November 24, 2008
ACCCE Statement Regarding Western Governors Association Call for a National Energy Plan
Denver, CO – The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) today issued this statement in response to the Western Governors Association (WGA) recent call for a national energy plan.

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