All Posts Tagged With: "carbon sequestration"

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Barrasso, Bingaman Introduce Bill to Address Climate Change

The legislation would encourage technologies for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and permanently sequestering it. The Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology Act, S.2744, will establish an award system for scientists and researchers.

14Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Salazar Says Oil, Gas and Coal Important to
U.S. Energy Portfolio

“The fact remains that oil, gas and coal are a very important part of our energy portfolio and will remain a part of the energy portfolio in the future. We must also not forget that we as a nation must deal with climate change,” the Interior Secretary told the Bismarck, North Dakota audience.

10Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Carbon Sequestration: Implications for Wyoming

While capture and underground storage of carbon dioxide may be a viable climate change mitigation option in some states including Wyoming, its potential risks require further study. A USGS talk in Cheyenne next week will tackle this critical issue.

29Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Encore Acquisition in CO2 Supply Agreement
with Fremont County Gas Plant

Encore will purchase all of the volumes available from the Lost Cabin Gas Plant, and plans to build compression facilities adjacent to the plant and construct a 206 mile pipeline to transport the compressed CO2 to its Montana site.

29Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Carbon is a Four-Letter Word:
A Treatise to Fuel the Flame (and by doing so, regrettably, discharge some CO2)

Here’s where the science, in some people’s minds, falters. In the big scheme of things, can a case sans reasonable doubt be made that fossil fueled electric generating plants are causing the Wilkins ice shelf to break off and float away? After all, 40% of 3.2% is just 1.3%.

11Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Ranchers Voice Skepticism on Carbon Storage Plan

Only ranchers who have a grazing plan would qualify for the program, which would require the ranchers to watch out for overgrazing so that their grass is long enough to store carbon.

23Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Governor Signs Carbon Storage Bills

One of the bills gives precedent to the right to mine or drill for resources over the right to store carbon gas underground. The other specifies that whoever injects carbon gas underground remains legally responsible for it.

2Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Life After Coal: It’s Sooner Than You Think

Of the top 6 coal producing states in the U.S., only Wyoming and Montana are still increasing production. The NY Times is asking “Is America Ready to Quit Coal?” but the real question may be “Will we have any choice?”

17Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Tech Watch:
New Tool Gets Handle on Cropland CO2 Emissions

For the first time, farmers have data that tracks at the county level on-site and off-site energy use and carbon dioxide emissions associated with growing crops in the United States.

10Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Carbon Storage Bills Advance Quickly
in Statehouse

The bills build on and clarify existing carbon storage laws, and are part of Wyoming’s response to the demand for “clean” energy from large energy consuming states such as California and Arizona.

18Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Likwartz Looks Forward and Back as He Retires
From the Oil and Gas Commission

“We are going to have to diversify. We produce more energy than any other state in the country. But it is difficult because we are a small state with long distances between populations that are far from markets.”

13Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State’s CO2 Storage Research Heats Up

The project could help make Wyoming a major player in the emerging science of CO2 sequestration. It could also help make the state an attractive destination for underground storage of CO2 from America’s coal-fired power plants.

6Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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