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Young wrangles millions for carbon sequestration study in Alaska Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (AK), December 28, 2009 Summit impact Odessa American, December 26, 2009 Rentech and 13 Air Carriers Sign MOU Trading Markets, December 22, 2009 Regina's HTC Purenergy signs agreement with North Dakota company Regina Leader-Post (Canada), December 21, 2009 DOE looks at funding for liquids, coal project Billings Gazette (WY), December 20, 2009 Editorial: A long quest nears the end Odessa American, December 19, 2009 CCS for coal power plant sites with low energy and cost penalties Carbon Capture Journal, December 18, 2009 Air Products and DOE Sign Agreement for Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Texas (Press Release), December 17, 2009 DOE Clean Coal Technology Programs Offer Highest Return on Investment American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, December 17, 2009 New pipeline hopes to curb carbon dioxide KTRK-TV (Houston), December 16, 2009 Company Aims to Make Jet Fuel from Coal New York Times, December 15, 2009 Conoco, Peabody coal-to-gas draft permit issued Reuters, December 15, 2009 Fortum, TVO and Maersk join forces to develop ground-breaking Carbon Capture and Storage project (Press Release), December 15, 2009 Editorial: Clean coal project could be game-changer for Texas Dallas, Morning News, December 9, 2009 Big Utility Turns Bullish on Carbon Capture Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2009 Saudi Arabia to use captured C0₂ in oilfield The National (Abu Dhabi), December 9, 2009 Denbury to Use Man-Made Carbon Dioxide to Coax Oil From Wells Bloomberg, December 4, 2009 West Texas coal project gets $350 million federal grant Dallas, Morning News, December 4, 2009 Feds give clean coal projects $979M Associated Press, December 4, 2009 Secretary Chu Announces $3 Billion Investment for Carbon Capture and Sequestration DOE (Press Release), December 4, 2009 CCS technology deployment needs to quicken, Shell executive says Oil &Gas Journal, December 1, 2009 Feds' 'NowGen' grant decision expected soon Odessa American, December 1, 2009 New technology cleans up coal with CO₂ CNN, November 30, 2009 Alberta invests in world's biggest carbon-capture pipeline Canada.com, November 24, 2009 Coal-to-gas plant would send CO₂ to the Gulf Evansville Courier & Press, November 24, 2009 Obama strikes clean energy deal with China USA Today, November 17, 2009 GE inks deal for 'cleaner coal' in China CNet, November 17, 2009 DOE tests Indiana formation for CO₂ storage potential Carbon Capture Journal, November 16, 2009 State's support vital to create energy jobs Secramento Bee (CA), November 15, 2009 Denbury Resources betting on expanded use of carbon dioxide to resuscitate older oil fields Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 13, 2009 Worldwide Carbon Capture and Storage Projects on the Increase NETL (Press Release), November 13, 2009 Dow and Denbury Sign MOU for Industrial CO₂ Capture (Press Release), November 12, 2009 Contract let for coal gasification plant Oil & Gas Journal, November 9, 2009 Some Utilities Push Congress to Act on Carbon Emissions Wall Street Journal, November 9, 2009 No Clear Map for Democrats on Path to New Energy Plan New York Times, November 8, 2009 DOE Signs Cooperative Agreement for New Hydrogen Power Plant NETL (Press Release), November 6, 2009 First Look at CCS in a West Virginia Coal-Fired Power Plant Scientific American, November 6, 2009 DOE's Carbon Sequestration Test Reaches 1m-Ton Milestone New York Times, November 6, 2009 Syngas With Carbon Capture at Cook Inlet New York Times, November 6, 2009 SMU professor Al Armendariz named EPA region administrator Dallas Morning News, November 6, 2009 Memo from EPA Alstom and Schlumberger Seal a Joint Agreement to Develop CCS Readiness Studies For Power Plants Press Release, November 4, 2009 IOGCC Official Rep Victor Carrillo to give keynote address at CO₂ conference Ground Work (IOGCC), November 3, 2009 Groups Press U.S. and China on Carbon New York Times, November 3, 2009 Plano's Denbury Resources seeks new carbon dioxide sources to boost oil production Dallas Morning News, November 3, 2009 Denbury buys Encore, Potentially Creating a CO₂ Injecting Giant Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2009 Letter: Concerns over clean coal plant Abilene Reporter-News, November 1, 2009 Strategy already exists to address CO₂ emissions Grand Forks Herald (ND), November 1, 2009 Japan aims to bury greenhouse gas emissions The Daily Star (Bangladesh), November 1, 2009 AEP and Alstom Commission First of Its Kind CCS Project Press Release, October 30, 2009 GE Technology Selected for IGCC Project in Southern California Press Release, October 29, 2009 Kingdom, Belgium discuss cooperation in carbon field Arab News, October 28, 2009 Summit Power and Blue Source Announce Agreement On CO₂ Management (Press Release), October 26, 2009 Turning coal into gas fuels future for NuCoal Energy Regina Leader-Post (Canada), October 24, 2009 Powerfuel welcomes EU carbon capture funding BusinessGreen.com, October 20, 2009 Diving into the Redwater Reef Edmonton Journal (Canada), October 17, 2009 PBPA speakers see growing focus on carbon dioxide Midland Reporter-Telegram, October 16, 2009 Study Says China Is Ripe for Carbon Storage New York Times, October 15, 2009 Secretary Chu Announces Up To $55 Million in Funding to Develop Advanced Carbon Capture Technology at Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants DOE (Press Release), October 13, 2009 Pipeline Would Carry Midwest CO₂ to Gulf Coast's Oil Fields New York Times, October 13, 2009 Saudis eye CO₂ injection at Ghawar Upstream Online, October 13, 2009 Blue Source, Goldman in $12 million carbon deal Reuters, October 12, 2009 Carbon capture coal tech must be ready by 2019: U.S. Reuters, October 12, 2009 Secretary Chu Letter Regarding CCS DOE, October 12, 2009 Alstom captures CO₂ from Wisconsin coal plant Reuters, October 9, 2009 Coastal Louisiana could see resurgence in energy exploration, production New Orleans Times-Picayune, October 7, 2009 Shell gets $865M for carbon capture Edmonton Journal/Calgary World, October 7, 2009 Gov. Perry Speaks at Annual Meeting of IOGCC Office of the Governor (Speech), October 5, 2009 Secretary Chu Announces First Awards from $1.4 Billion for Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Projects DOE (Press Release), October 2, 2009 US Coal Plant First to Use Carbon Capture Technology CNBC, September 28, 2009 Western business group backs 10 big CCS projects SNL Interactive, September 28, 2009 Amine Scrubbing for CO₂ Capture Science Magazine, September 2009 Summit seeks grant for clean coal power plant near Penwell Midland Reporter-Telegram, September 26, 2009 Seliger addresses tax issues, clean coal energy at Midland town hall Midland Reporter-Telegram, September 23, 2009 Close To The Injection Point West Virginia MetroNews, September 23, 2009 Cleaner Coal Plants May Use Pressurized Combustion System To Capture Carbon Dioxide Science Daily, September 23, 2009 State grant to help emissions reduction test project Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 22, 2009 Refitted to Bury Emissions, Plant Draws Attention New York Times, September 21, 2009 CO₂ pipeline plan may boost NE Wyo. oil production Casper Star-Tribune, September 18, 2009 CO₂ Capture Projects Launch, Cap-and-Trade Debated The State Journal (WV), September 17, 2009 APS gets $70.5 mil for emissions study AZ Central.com, September 16, 2009 DOE Announces $4.8-Million-Dollar Grant to Bureau for Characterizing Texas Gulf Coast Offshore Reservoirs for Potential CO₂ Sequestration BEG (Press Release), September 2009 Southern Co coal-to-gas technology heads to China Reuters, September 16, 2009 Lawyer: Texas to be nation's leader in clean carbon technology Abilene Reporter-News, September 14, 2009 UT Austin Receives $1 Million Grant To Build Carbon Capture and Storage Workforce UT Austin (Press Release), September 9, 2009 Alstom and Dow Dedicate New Pilot Plant to Capture CO₂ Dow Chemical Company (Press Release), September 10, 2009 Natural Gas Hits a Roadblock in New Energy Bill New York Times, September 6, 2009 NRG seeks federal funds for Texas carbon-capture plant Dallas Morning News, September 2, 2009 EPA Mulls Less Stringent, Cheaper CO₂ Emissions Rule Platts Oilgram News, August 27, 2009 DOE Selects Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO₂ Storage DOE (Press Release), August 24, 2009 AEP seeking stimulus money for pollution controls Columbus Business Journal (OH), August 20, 2009 The Hidden "Double Benefit" of Squeezing the Last Drops of Oil from the Well Fleet Street Invest (UK), August 17, 2009 Coal industry bets future on capturing, containing carbon Washington Post, August 16, 2009 Lawmakers tour new carbon-capture plant in Mason County Charleston Gazette, August 11, 2009 Holland BPW, Praxair hope $250 million carbon-sequestration project gains feds' favor Grand Rapids Press (MI), August 10, 2009 Duke Energy Inks Clean-Tech Deal With China's Largest Utility New York Times, August 10, 2009 Rocky Mountain EOR Penn Energy, August 9, 2009 Industry, Activists Poised For Talks on CO₂ Storage in Drilling Wells Carbon Control News, August 3, 2009 Some question whether Louisiana is too dependent on oil, gas revenue New Orleans Business News, August 2, 2009 B&W testing liquid solvent to capture carbon dioxide Akron Beacon-Journal (OH), July 31, 2009 Accelerating Carbon Sequestration in Alberta New York Times, July 28, 2009 In the pipeline Baton Rouge Business Journal (LA), July 27, 2009 House Climate Bill Dangles Cash to Lure CCS 'First Movers' New York Times, July 24, 2009 Stimulus Helps Bring Calif. Petcoke Plant Closer to Reality New York Times, July 20, 2009 Denbury may build Gulf-to-Midwest pipeline Baton Rouge Advocate (LA), July 15, 2009 U.S. DOE takes step forward on FutureGen coal project Reuters, July 15, 2009 Taylorville, Mattoon both hope to convert coal to clean energy State Journal-Register (IL), July 13, 2009 Countries betting tech can clean up coal CNN, July 13, 2009 Denbury Undertakes Midwest CO₂ Pipeline Feasibility Study Denbury Press Release, July 13, 2009 Carbon dioxide bill may aid oil recovery New Orleans Times-Picayunne, July 12, 2009 Clean-coal project gains government support Reuters, July 11, 2009 Carbon Capture and Storage Progressing Toward Feasibility CleanTechnica (CA), July 10, 2009 U.S. gives up to $408 million to clean coal projects Reuters, July 1, 2009 Texas Lawmaker Pass Clean Coal Bills Carbon Sequestration Newsletter (NETL), July 2009 West Texas power projects could hold the key to carbon emissions Fort Worth Star Telegram, June 29, 2009 Texas firm harnesses carbon dioxide to extract oil from abandoned fields New Orleans Times-Picayunne, June 28, 2009 Lawmakers' Climate Meetings May Ease Possible House-Senate Conference Carbon Control News, June 26, 2009 Following Intense Deal-Making, Climate Change Bill Clears House Carbon Control News, June 26, 2009 AEP sees carbon capture from coal ready by 2015 Reuters, June 25, 2009 Applying existing technologies to store CO₂ Journal-Gazette & Times-Courier (IL), June 23, 2009 Coal-Fired Power Plants and the "China Test" Reuters, June 23, 2009 MIT offers answers to reduce CO₂ emissions from coal Download Reports CleanTech, June 19, 2009 Tenaska Selects Fluor as Engineering, Construction Firm for Trailblazer Energy Center in Texas Tenaska Press Release, June 18, 2009 Chu wants faster action on stimulus money Associated Press, June 11, 2009 Cargill gets first experience selling carbon offsets Minneapolis Post, June 11, 2009 FutureGen backers await word on project's future Associated Press, June 10, 2009 Texas Legislature Encourages Clean Energy Development Tenaska (Press Release), June 4, 2009 New carbon dioxide pipeline praised by Gov. Jindal Associated Press, May 28, 2009 U.S. to get its first carbon capture and sequestration test in 2011 International Business Times, May 22, 2009 Wyo models CO₂ pipeline grid Casper Star-Tribune (WY), May 19, 2009 US energy chief vows to pursue clean coal AFP, May 19, 2009 Big plans, high cost Electric Light & Power, May 17, 2009 Secretary Chu Announces $2.4 Billion in Funding for Carbon Capture and Storage Projects Dept. of Energy (Press Release), May 15, 2009 Official says EOR, carbon sequestration can combine Sidney Herald (MT), May 15, 2009 Republicans push for changes to U.S. climate bill Reuters, May 13, 2009 SWEPCO: Amendment would help ET oilfields Longview News-Journal, May 12, 2009 Blue Source Canada Registers Over 1 Million Tonnes of CO₂ reductions Blue Source (Press Release), May 12, 2009 Officials Say Preliminary Data Shows That Carbon Capture Demonstration Project is Successful Alstom (Press Release), May 11, 2009 Montana signs deal on cross-border climate project Associated Press, May 7, 2009 Apco receives 1^st carbon capture permit in WVa Charleston Gazette (WV), May 5, 2009 Clean coal? Go underground, Alberta Globe & Mail (Canada), May 4, 2009 Greenhouse gases 'could be stored under the North Sea' Times Online (UK), May 2, 2009 Big Sky State makes play to be a CO₂ importer New York Times, April 30, 2009 Leftover Oil Could Be Recovered In East Texas Fields Tyler Morning Telegraph, April 29, 2009 Squeeze That Sponge Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2009 Companies want carbon trades phased in Dallas Morning News, April 23, 2009 Company ties 2 planned power plants to climate bill, financing New York Times, April 21, 2009 Origin pays $470 mln for coal seam gas reserves Reuters, April 21, 2009 House to debate climate bill limits Washington Times, April 21, 2009 Barack Obama's America poised to take lead over carbon Times Online (UK), April 20, 2009 Carbon dioxide: we can put a lid on it Leader-Post (Canada), April 20, 2009 Another Approach to Low-Carbon Coal New York Times, April 15, 2009 Enbridge-Led CCS Proposal Awaiting Federal, Alberta Funding New Technology Magazine, April 13, 2009 Voluntary Carbon Standard Issues Blue Source First US-based Offsets BlueSource Press Release, April 14, 2009 Arizona carbon sequestration project first of its kind in the Southwest Read It News, April 12, 2009 EOR: How to Make Money from Carbon Capture and Storage Today Scientific American, April 9, 2009 New era for fossil fuels as first carbon capturing power plant begins work The Guardian (UK), April 8, 2009 ADM may revive FutureGen project Chicago Daily Herald, April 6, 2009 Democrats Unveil Climate Bill New York Times, March 31, 2009 Dow, Alstom to build carbon capture pilot project in W.Va. New York Times, March 30, 2009 Harper government announces funding for eight carbon capture projects Canadian Press, March 27, 2009 Boucher bill would further carbon capture technology Kingsport Times-News, March 25, 2009 Sweetwater coal plant ready for cap and trade rules San Angelo Standard-Times, March 25, 2009 Industry group gets permit for coal plant tests The Arizona Republic, March 25, 2009 Governor signs coal-gasification bill Associated Press, March 24, 2009 A Cap And Trade Calamity? The New Republic, March 23, 2009 States Vie for Share of Clean-Coal Cash Wall Street Journal, March 23, 2009 Carbon-Market Backers Split Over Obama Climate Plan Bloomberg, March 19, 2009 U.S. should not give up on clean coal Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March 19, 2009 Maersk Tankers to transport N. Sea area CO₂ Oil & Gas Journal, March 19, 2009 Carbon registry opens, key transfer process delayed Reuters, March 16, 2009 Stimulus Money Puts Clean Coal Projects on a Faster Track New York Times, March 16, 2009 Arrow Energy in China coal-seam methane deal The Australian, March 16, 2009 Obama administration may revive carbon-capture project McClatchy Newspapers, March 15, 2009 Tax bill aims to encourage oil recovery Daily Comet (LA), March 14, 2009 Proposed Spencer County, Ind., coal-to-gas vote near Evansville Courier & Press, March 13, 2009 Plant breaks ground Odessa American, March 11, 2009 Weigh economics of climate policy Little Chicago Review (WY), March 11, 2009 Energy Dept. Said to Err on Coal Project New York Times, March 10, 2009 CO₂ Sequestration in N.D.: Making history North Dakota Business Watch, March 8, 2009 Clean(er) Coal: What N.D. companies are doing to achieve it North Dakota Business Watch, March 8, 2009 Tax change would drain away energy investment, industry says The Daily Sentinel (CO), March 7, 2009 INGAA Foundation considers CCS pipeline issues Oil & Gas Journal, March 6, 2009 Wyoming coal-to-liquids plant gets air permit Associated Press, March 6, 2009 Where Is The Energy? Bayou Buzz (LA), March 6, 2009 New Life for 'Clean Coal' Project Washington Post, March 6, 2009 Obama's Cap-and-Trade Plan BusinessWeek, March 5, 2009 Business consensus elusive on cap and trade: CEOs Reuters, March 5, 2009 DOE's Chu: Administration Moving Ahead With Clean Coal Technology Dow Jones, March 5, 2009 AEP CEO says coal plants must be retrofitted Reuters, March 5, 2009 $2B gasification plant blazes new trail for industry New Orleans City Business, March 2, 2009 E.ON explores new technology for Dutch coal plant Reuters, February 25, 2009 Utility Instructed To Fund Participation in Carbon Capture Venture SustainableBusiness.com, February 23, 2009 Colorado, Utah, Wyoming Seek Clean Coal Funding AP, February 23, 2009 DOE Seeks Applications for Tracking Carbon Dioxide Storage in Geologic Formationss DOE, February 19, 2009 Tenaska Takes Next Step in Development of First Clean Coal Plant Tenaska (Press Relase), February 19, 2009 Virginia project studies CO₂ coalseam storage Oil & Gas Journal, February 17, 2009 Research projects get federal funding Leader-Post (Canada), February, 17, 2009 Is 2009 the Year of Carbon, Capture, and Storage? BusinessWeek, February 16, 2009 Final Stimulus Bill Trims Coal Funding, Nixes $50B Energy Loans Carbon Control News, February 12, 2009 Britain and China collaborate on carbon capture and storage Planet Earth, February 13, 2009 The solution is under desert sands The National (Abu Dhabi), February 7, 2009 Study Confirms Rentech’s Technology can Produce Synthetic Fuels with Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions than Petroleum Refining Press Release, February 5, 2009 MHI Signs 9^th Technology License Agreement to Capture CO₂ Press Release, February 4, 2009 Denbury launches 314-mile pipeline Baton Rouge Advocate, February 1, 2009 Senate Tax Credit Intended To Show Viability Of CCS Technology Carbon Control News, January 29, 2009 EPRI to Study Adding Carbon Capture to Existing Coal Power Plants Press Release, January 27, 2009 What is carbon capture and storage? The McKinsey Quarterly, January 2009 Tenaska Trailblazer to Bring Economic Boost Press Release, January 16, 2009	Costs, burdens of new carbon regulations debated at CO₂ Conference Midland Reporter-Telegram, December 11, 2009 CO₂: A bane and a boon to Wyo energy Casper Star-Tribune, June 30, 2009 Legislation Advancing Carbon Capture and Storage Passes Texas House and Senate TxCCSA Press Release, May 21, 2009 Carbon capture measure advances Amarillo Globe-News, April 24, 2009 Carbon Capture Bill Clears the Senate Quorum Report, April 22, 2009 Earth Day Puree Kevin Welch's Blog (Amarillo Globe-News), April 22, 2009 Texas is taking a greater interest in global warming Dallas Morning News, March 22, 2009

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