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John Shimkus: “There is no current technology for carbon capture and sequestration. I don't believe there ever will be, economically…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2012
There is no current technology for carbon capture and sequestration. I don't believe there ever will be, economically feasible.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus expresses skepticism about the feasibility of carbon capture technology.

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