Can carbon capture and storage save the climate from the consequences of fossil fuel burning?
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Future of 'Clean Coal' Power Tied to (Uncertain) Success of Carbon Capture and Storage
A new report confirms that coal has a large role to play in meeting the world's energy demands, but to avoid runaway climate change, technologies to sequester its carbon need to advance quickly
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Combating Climate Change: Industrial-Strength Efforts to Eliminate Excess Emissions
If controlling global warming is a priority, then industries—from banking to cement manufacturing—will have to become efficient energy users, which will require a transformation of their basic operations
60-Second Earth
Turning Coal to Liquid Fuel
The U.S.--and the world--has an abundant supply of coal. So does it make sense to turn it into a replacement for oil? David Biello reports
60-Second Science Blog
Man-made trees and shells will save us from climate change
What about pulling CO2 directly from the atmosphere?
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Out of Sight, Out of Clime: Burying Carbon In a Vault of Sea and Rock
The best place to store all that carbon dioxide from power plants might turn out to be volcanic formations off the U.S. west coast
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Can Coal and Clean Air Coexist in China?
The furious growth of China fueled by burning coal takes a toll on health and the environment
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"Clean" Coal Power Plant Canceled--Hydrogen Economy, Too
The FutureGen coal-fired power plant would not only have captured greenhouse gas emissions, it also would have produced hydrogen
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New Power Plant Aims to Help Coal Clean Up
A "clean coal" power plant is set to be built in Illinois in 2009; if it works, it could help avoid catastrophic global warming
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Climate Change Is Happening, Effects Will Be Severe, Now What Will It Cost to Fix It?
Could it be true that staving off the severe effects posed by climate change won't impose ruinous costs? The IPCC thinks so
60-Second Science Blog
Coal war: Can the fossil fuel be cleaned up?
Is there any such thing as "clean coal"?
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Can Carbon Capture and Storage Save Coal?
Capturing carbon dioxide may be the only hope to avoid a climate change catastrophe from burning fossil fuels
60-Second Science Blog
Carbon capture and storage: Absolute necessity or crazy scheme?
Is carbon capture and storage the only hope to halt climate change or a reckless boondoggle?
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What to Do about Coal?
Cheap, plentiful coal is expected to fuel power plants for the foreseeable future, but can we keep it from devastating the environment?