1.0 link 204132 <![CDATA[US Makes $2.4 Billion Bet On Clean Coal In Stimulus Package]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/15/us-makes-24-billion-bet-o_n_204132.html WASHINGTON &mdash; Energy Secretary Steven Chu says he will provide $2.4 billion from the economic recovery package to speed up development of technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and factories that burn coal.

Chu told a meeting of the National Coal Council on Friday that it's essential that ways are found to capture carbon dioxide from coal-burning power plants and industrial sources. Carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels is the leading greenhouse gas blamed for global warming.

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