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November 18, 2008
We need coal: Fund research to use it cleanlyHowever, coal is our most abundant, affordable fuel source for electricity and will remain a part of America's energy outlook for the foreseeable future and beyond. We must continue to promote the evolution of technology that will ensure the wise use of coal for generating electricity not only here in America, but around the world.
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November 18, 2008
MSU receives $66.9 million carbon sequestrationThe U.S. Department of Energy on Monday awarded a $66.9 million, eight-year grant to a research partnership headed by Montana State University to test new methods of using coal and other fossil fuels without contributing to global climate change.
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November 13, 2008
Coal Play: GE, Wyoming Team up to Boost Clean CoalGeneral Electric, for instance, just signed a deal with the University of Wyoming to try to tackle a few of the nitty-gritty challenges that stand in the way of mass commercialization of clean-coal technology.
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November 10, 2008
Editor’s Notebook: Coal in the CrosshairsGiven the realities of our energy situation, Joe Lucas, Director of Communications for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), says a moratorium on coal-driven plants is not realistic. He points out that the new facilities being proposed today will not come online until 10 to 12 years down the road when they will be able to take advantage of new technologies for carbon capture.
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November 10, 2008
Coal Could Mean 293K MI Jobs by 2015Coal's not a dirty word for Michigan, said Cullen West of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), pointing out that it means 293,000 jobs for Michigan by 2015. Michigan gets 60 percent of its energy from coal.
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November 07, 2008
Poll says coal drives West VirginiaA new poll shows that West Virginians see coal as the biggest economical booster for the state.
Seventy-eight percent of respondents believe the coal industry is the top contributor to the West Virginia economy, while 59 percent said it was the biggest contributor to their local economy, according to a survey of 601 residents by Charleston-based Mark Blankenship Enterprises.
Other findings indicate that 86 percent of West Virginians view clean coal technology as the best way to grow the state's economy and create jobs.
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November 06, 2008
US Green-Lights New Clean Coal Power PlantPresident-elect Barack Obama's plans for an increase in investment in so-called clean coal technologies has received an early boost after authorities in Arkansas gave the go-ahead for a 600MW coal-powered facility proposed by US utility American Electric Power Co. SWEPCO said the emission control technology will enable the Turk plant to meet emission limits that are among the most stringent ever imposed on a coal-fired facility and will make it one of the cleanest coal plants ever built.
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November 06, 2008
Letter: Iowa needs coal powerIowa gets over 78 percent of its electricity from coal-powered plants and consequently enjoys some of the lowest rates in the nation. Today’s coal-fueled plants are more efficient than ever thanks to clean coal technology. In fact, it is technology that offers the best option for reducing emissions including the eventual capture and safe storage of CO2, while maintaining access to affordable, reliable energy.
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November 04, 2008