'Clean Coal' Funding Fight

The Illinois congressional delegation is asking that $1 billion in the stimulus be used to fund a controversial coal-fired power plant in Mattoon, Ill., known as FutureGen, which would capture carbon emissions and trap them in the earth. Here's how scientists say the process would work:

SOURCES: FutureGen Alliance, National Mining Association, Illinois State Geological Survey | By Cristina Rivero and Laris Karklis - The Washington Post - March 6, 2009

This Story New Life for 'Clean Coal' Project Article \| Deep inside the economic stimulus package is a $1 billion prize that, in five short words, shows the benefits of being in power in Washington. 'Clean Coal' Funding Fight		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCES: FutureGen Alliance, National Mining Association, Illinois State Geological Survey \| By Cristina Rivero and Laris Karklis - The Washington Post - March 6, 2009 ¬es=The Illinois congressional delegation is asking that $1 billion in the stimulus be used to fund a controversial coal-fired power plant in Mattoon, Ill., known as FutureGen, which would capture carbon emissions and trap them in the earth. Here's how scientists say the process would work:" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCES: FutureGen Alliance, National Mining Association, Illinois State Geological Survey \| By Cristina Rivero, Laris Karklis - The Washington Post - March 6, 2009 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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