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“Clean” coal was the biggest financial winner in the House climate bill of 2009 that died in the Senate. The law would have financed the big upfront costs to capture and bury emissions. Now without a bridge to a clean future, the industry continues to face uncertainty and ever-more pressure from environmentalists.
With one eye on the polls and the other on energy goals, Obama appears conflicted and confounded by greenhouse gas emissions.
WASHINGTON—Those expecting a consistent climate change message from the White House are having...
Apr 2, 2012
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Projects to capture CO2 emissions and bury them are finding it hard to secure funds due to a weak global economy and the lack of carbon pricing.
The financial crisis and fading government support for climate action have seriously eroded...
Sep 25, 2011
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On the heels of Pres. Obama's decision to scrap smog standards, EPA says it will miss its Sept. 30 deadline to propose greenhouse gas rules for utilities
The Environmental Protection Agency will miss an end-of-month target for proposing greenhouse gas...
Sep 15, 2011
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A new industry-funded scientific study concludes that underground storage of CO2 poses little risk to human health. At least one critic isn't convinced.
For more than a decade, carbon capture and storage technology has been heralded by fossil-fuel...
Sep 12, 2011
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Using more natural gas for fuel could produce leaks of methane, a heat-trapping greenhouse gas more than 20 times more potent than CO2, new research finds
Relying more on natural gas than on coal would not significantly slow down the effects of climate...
Sep 11, 2011
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"Einstein said to think and not act is a crime," James Hansen tells SolveClimate News. "If we understand the situation, we must try to make it clear."
WASHINGTON—Unless Hurricane Irene interrupts his travel, renowned NASA climate scientist James...
Aug 29, 2011
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New report says the $200B that Western states will spend on electricity systems will determine the course of their energy future to 2050 and beyond
Eleven Western states will spend $200 billion in the next two decades to upgrade their electricity...
Aug 25, 2011
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Environment Minister Peter Kent said new regulations will force coal developers to reduce emissions to levels that are comparable to gas-fired plants
CALGARY, Alberta—Canada moved ahead on Friday with new regulations for cutting emissions from...
Aug 19, 2011
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Even if the project succeeds in identifying a massive underground storage location for CO2, that's only half the battle in commercializing CCS technology
POINT OF ROCKS, Wyoming—On a mid-June afternoon in the dusty plains of southwest Wyoming a team of...
Aug 9, 2011
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But numerous Dept. of Defense representatives say they oppose repealing 'Section 526' because of national security and economic concerns
WASHINGTON—When chatter on Capitol Hill ramps up about kicking "526" to the curb, it doesn't mean...
Jul 25, 2011
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