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Dreaming the Possible Dream The New York Times
Thomas L. Friedman
March 6, 2010
The thing I love most about America is that there’s always somebody who doesn’t get the word — somebody who doesn’t understand that in a Great Recession you’re supposed to hunker down, downsize and just hold on for dear life. AEP Chief Wants to Expand Sequestration Project in W.Va. The New York Times
Colin Sullivan
March 5, 2010
A carbon capture and sequestration project started in West Virginia last year is working and ready to be ramped up to a level that would pump significant levels of carbon into formations several miles below the Earth's surface. Carbon dioxide injection under way in Alabama EOR pilot project Oil and Gas Journal
Nick Snow
March 3, 2010
A project team has begun to inject carbon dioxide into Alabama’s Citronelle field as part of a $7.9 million pilot project to determine whether the field is ideal for simultaneous enhanced oil recovery and CO2 storage.

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Yeah. Coal Can Do That

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Greg Boyce Chairman & CEO, Peabody Energy "A New Age for New Coal" - CBNC Interviews Peabody Chairman and CEO Greg Boyce CNBC Sept. 2009 Peabody Energy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory Boyce discusses long-term coal growth in Asia Pacific markets and enormous progress being made to advance clean coal technologies in this exclusive interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box.

Dr. Frank Clemente Penn State University Out of Poverty: Coal’s Contribution to China is a Model for the Developing World By Dr. Frank Clemente, Penn State University American Coal Magazine July 2009 Billions of people in emerging economies are awakening to the benefits of modern energy fueled by coal. This study explores the ways China has fueled enormous economic growth with coal and illustrates the ways citizens in nations with good access to low-cost, coal-fueled energy are far more likely to live longer, healthier lives.

Benefits of Investment in Clean Coal Technology Management Information Services December 2009 This study demonstrates that American taxpayers will see a quick and significant return on federal investment in clean coal technologies,gaining $13 in benefits for every dollar the government invests.

Dr. Frank Clemente

Yes, America is the Saudi Arabia of Coal

In a recent Wall Street Journal article on U.S. coal reserves, a spokesperson for the U.S. Geological Survey is quoted as saying, “We really can’t say we’re the Saudi Arabia of coal anymore.” Oh really…Since when? Of course we can – and we are. America has enough coal to power our economy for the next century and beyond.

Joe Lucas

The Factuality Tour 2009 Hits the Road, Reveals Power of Coal

Here at the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), we started the Factuality Tour, a multi-stop, cross-country tour and video blog, to tell the true story of coal in America — from mine to plug.

Dr. Frank Clemente

Coal Is the Cornerstone of America's Electricity Supply

A new President and Congress will soon take their seats in Washington and our energy situation will be high on their agenda. As the debate proceeds, it will behoove all Americans to remember the crucial role electricity plays in our prosperity and quality of life. In 1999, the American Academy of Engineering labeled electricity the “single most important engineering achievement of the past century”. And no wonder, electricity is the lifeblood of our modern society.

California Dreams = High Electricity Rates
California has among the highest electric rates partly because it requires 20 percent renewable energy by 2010. With the most accessible renewable power tapped, Southern California Edison is spending $2 billion to build lines to deliver wind energy from remote areas and develop solar.