Carbon Capture

Carbon Capture Project Put On Hold Over U.S. Climate Policy Uncertainty

AP | By DOUG WHITEMAN | Posted 09.13.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- American Electric Power Co. said Thursday it was putting a hold on its plans for a commercial-scale carbon dioxide capture and stora...

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Canada Goes Big With Carbon Capture

EarthTechling | Posted 07.02.2011

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The Canadian province of Saskatchewan jumped into the forefront of the carbon capture technology debate today as it signed off on a $1.24 billion CA...

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Weekly Mulch: For Cancun Climate Summit, Activists Consider the Long View

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Negotiations, Bolivia, cop16, Clean Coal, Center for Biological Diversity, Cancun, Bill Mckibben, La via Campesina, Clean Energy, change.org, Campus Progress, Making Contact, James Fallows, INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS, Mother Jones, Climate Caravans, cop15, Climate Change, India, Carbon Capture, Beltway Politics, Grist, Copenhagen, Grassroots Movement, Tuvalu, Sequestration, China, Green News

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger A year ago, it seemed possible--likely, even--that President Barack Obama would sweep into the internation...

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Carbon Capture & Sequestration 'Profoundly Non-Feasible,' New Report Finds

Treehugger | Brian Merchant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coal Plants, Clean Coal, Coal Technology, Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Coal Industry, Carbon Capture, Green Energy, Coal Mining, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Green News

You all know how we feel about CCS, the technology that will somehow miraculously provide the world with so-called "clean coal." Well, along with the ...

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Southern Company Backs Off From Carbon Capture Project

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many are skeptical that Carbon Capture and Sequestration is a solution to climate change. The argument goes that coal can never be clean, and the cost...

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The Puzzle of Coal: American Ingenuity in the Cleaner Energy Mix

Monte Atwell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carbon Capture and Storage, Green Technology, Ghg, China Energy, Clean Energy, GE Energy, Carbon Capture, Green Energy, Gasification, Coal, Job Creation, Business News

Coal is our most abundant and cost effective source of power and generates half of US electricity today -- abandoning it is simply not an option.

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Boulder Start-up to Profit on Atmospheric CO2 in Manufacturing

Anne Butterfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ocean Acidification, Climate Change, Carbon Storage, Coal Industry, Carbon Capture, James Hansen, 350ppm, Global Warming, Coal Power, Denver News

How about a plan to reduce atmospheric CO2 at industrial scale in a safe and economically attractive scheme?

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Daring Protest at Niagra Falls

Michael Brune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Canadian Tar Sands, Tar Sands, Ccs, Oil Sands, First Nations, Climate Change, Oil, Carbon Capture, Barack Obama, Green News

Tar sands oil production is the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada and was recently cited as one of the most important reasons Canada will miss its Kyoto targets by over 30%.

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Kiss of Death for Carbon Capture?

Graham Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carbon Capture and Storage, Poznan, Green Energy, Carbon Capture, Carbon Emissions, Poznan Climate Change Conference, Poznan Forest Deal, Green News

Carbon capture. The Norwegians love it, as does every utility bent on building coal-fired generation. It's like a free "Get out of Jail" card, and probably the biggest bunch of hot air ever.

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There's No Such Thing as Clean Coal

Michael Brune | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is no such thing as clean coal. Rather than perpetuate our country's dependence on dirty energy, we can rejuvenate our economy with a transition to truly clean and renewable energy resources.

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