Ed Whitfield actually said...

It is my understanding, we talked about carbon capture and sequestration, there is no commercially viable carbon capture and sequestration that you could use to meet this standard, if you are a coal plant.

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Whitfield highlights the lack of viable technology for carbon capture in coal plants under new regulations.

07/15/2012

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