Rockefeller Pushes for Investment in Clean Coal. By Jake Stump, Charleston Daily Mail, January 23, 2009. "As President Barack Obama's stimulus plan gains traction in Congress, Sen. Jay Rockefeller wants to ensure it benefits West Virginia by including investments in clean coal technology. Rockefeller, D-W.Va., pressed for a greater investment in clean coal during the Senate Finance Committee's confirmation hearing this week for new U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. The senator has even been pitching his ideas for carbon capture and sequestration to Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, according to Rockefeller's office. 'The United States has more than a 250-year supply of coal, and a lot of it is mined by hard-working people in West Virginia,' Rockefeller said. 'As a coal state senator, I believe that there can be no serious discussions about our energy future or climate change unless we're willing to make immediate, significant and sustained investments in carbon capture and sequestration. 'Advanced coal technologies have to be part of the solution to our nation's energy independence, and should be included as part of economic stimulus'... In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle last January, Obama discussed his cap and trade proposal that aims to reduce emissions and curtail global warming. Obama told the newspaper, 'If somebody wants to build a coal power plant they can, it's just that it will bankrupt them because they are going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted.'"
2009-01-24
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