Tag: Carbon Capture and Sequestration
North Dakota has spent millions on a coal industry campaign targeting 100% clean energy legislation in Minnesota
A North Dakota coal industry front group, the Lignite Energy Council, has jumped state lines to wage a campaign to weaken a bill in Minnesota that would require the state’s...
Carbon Capture Coalition lobbied to weaken guardrails for expanded carbon capture subsidy
The Inflation Reduction Act includes a major increase of the tax credits that subsidize carbon capture projects, as well as changes that weakened a key guardrail that was included in...
Major investors warn utilities against carbon capture and offsets
Utilities should “focus primarily on minimising the use of fossil fuels and particularly coal”
Project Tundra coal carbon project faces delays, higher costs, and departing contractor
A proposal to build a carbon capture project at a coal plant in North Dakota faces delays, higher than expected costs, and a key contractor who said it won’t construct...
Enchant Energy spent more on lobbying than planning its coal carbon capture project
– The Department of Energy increased its share of the costs to study a carbon capture proposal at the San Juan Generating Station in the final week of the Trump...
Southern Company Net-Zero Implementation Plan Filled with Loopholes for Continued Use of Fossil Fuels
Southern Company released more information this week on how it plans to reach “net zero emissions,” and while the plan remains scant on key details, the company has made one...
Peabody pushes coal carbon capture through front groups, industry associations, PR and lobbying efforts
A coal industry front group funded by Peabody Energy and the state of Wyoming successfully urged the Department of Energy to fund a study proposing a carbon capture project at...
Petra Nova carbon capture project stalls with cheap oil
The project captured 7% of the carbon dioxide emissions generated by NRG’s W.A. Parish Generating Station, suffered frequent outages, and led to significant losses for investors
Southern Company Pledges Net Zero Emissions by 2050 but Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels
Southern Company unveiled an updated “net-zero” carbon goal yesterday at its Annual Meeting which relies heavily on negative emissions to enable continued investment in fossil fuels such as coal and...
Utilities don’t want Peabody Energy’s “clean coal” awards anymore
In the latest sign of the U.S. coal industry’s declining ability to compete in the power sector, Peabody Energy is now struggling to find electric utility companies who are willing...