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On the recordSeptember 12, 2017
I want to emphasize Mr. Greeson's testimony that enhanced oil recovery was and is still today the only known way to create a revenue stream that could offset the cost of building and operating carbon capture right now.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights the importance of enhanced oil recovery for funding carbon capture projects.

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