DOE Provides $13.8 Million in Funding for Carbon Storage Projects
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Budget & Policy
EPA Criticized for ‘Non-Transparent’ Analysis of CO2 Standards
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 8/22/2014 In a letter sent to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy last week, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) called on the agency to develop a new analysis of its recently proposed carbon emissions guidelines for… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Budget & Policy
NRDC Program Director: Southern Co.-Sierra Club Settlement Win-Win
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 8/22/2014 The settlement between Southern Company subsidiary Mississippi Power and the Sierra Club resolving legal challenges to the company’s Kemper County Energy Facility in exchange for closing or converting several coal plants… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this […]
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Budget & Policy
Kemper Reaches Commercial Operation Powered by Natural Gas
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 8/22/2014 Mississippi Power’s Kemper County Energy Facility’s combined cycle was put into commercial operation using natural gas as fuel last week. Once completed, the facility will utilize Mississippi lignite, a low-rank… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. […]
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Budget & Policy
Lisa Feldt Named Acting Deputy Administrator of EPA
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 8/22/2014 Lisa Feldt has stepped into the position of Acting Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency following the departure of Bob Perciasepe early this month. Feldt served previously as associate Deputy Administrator… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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Budget & Policy
U of Wyoming Report: Regulatory Approach Not Ideal to Drive CCS
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 8/22/2014 Developing carbon emissions regulations before carbon capture and sequestration technologies are available will prove counterproductive, according to a report published last week by the University of Wyoming’s School… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view this page. Email or […]
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Budget & Policy
Brown Researchers Discover New Way to Use Copper to Convert CO2
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 8/22/2014 Using copper foam can provide a new, potentially more specialized, means to convert carbon dioxide into useful chemicals like hydrocarbons, researchers at Brown University assert in a paper published earlier this month. Research… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to […]
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Budget & Policy
Sen. Walsh Proposes Legislation to Fund 10 CCS Projects in 10 Years
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 8/22/2014 Prior to leaving for summer recess, Sen. John Walsh (D-Mont.) proposed a bill which would fund the development of a minimum of 10 commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration projects in the next 10 years. The bill, dubbed… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
CCS Projects Added to Nova Scotia Regulatory Regime
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 8/22/2014 The provincial government of Nova Scotia announced late last week that an industrial approval permit will now be required for all carbon capture and storage projects within the province. The move is the first attempt by the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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International
Wrap Up
GHG Monitor 8/22/2014 ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT A contract to supply pipe to transport carbon for the Abu Dhabi Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project was awarded to TMK Gulf International Pipe Industry (GIPI) early this week according to a TMK GIPI release.… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in as […]