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Government-Industry cooperative to build zero-emissions power plant.
FutureGen, a power plant of the future that promises to bring power to 250,000 residents with near zero emissions is part of a Government and Industry initiated cooperative well on its way to becoming a reality.
Part of the Bush administration's effort through the Department of Energy and the FutureGen Industrial Alliance (FGIA), composed of several energy companies (American Electric Power, BHP Billiton, CONSOL, Foundation Coal, China Huaneng Group, Kennecott Energy, Peabody Energy and Southern Energy), the mission of the cooperative is to develop a generating station using upcoming technologies to sequester carbon monoxide deep in underground geological formations with near zero emissions to the atmosphere.
Conceived in 2002, the $1-billion project has been moving forward with a site selection process. There are at this point 12 contenders, based near coal fields in the Midwest and West (see separate inset story)....

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I am more concerned about the long term consequences of being dependent on offshore oil and natural gas. Over the short term the current high prices may stabilize or go down. Over the long term their will be a increasing global competition for diminishing reserves. We need to have our leaders focus on more than short term patch work fixes. Concerned citizens need to sign a Declaration of USA Energy Independence and let our leaders know we are fed-up with their partisian finger pointing and patronizing solutions.

It's about time, isn't it?
I don't know about you, but we're sick and tired of hearing about gas prices threatening to hit $5.00 a gallon by this summer, how Iran's threat of oil interruption is an excuse for the speculators to drive a barrel of oil to $75 and higher, how the switch to summer blends is driving spot shortages of gasoline in some areas. It goes on and on. So what are we going to do about it? First thing is to let your local congressman know that you're not going to take it any more.
We'll be putting up a few links of our own until some real initiatives are taken. For now, join in. We're waiting to hear from you. Keep it short and sweet.