| Water poses a problem for Wyoming CO2 sequestration project |
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| Written by DUSTIN BLEIZEFFER, Casper Star-Tribune | |
| Tuesday, 31 March 2009 | |
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Each year about 18 million metric tons of carbon dioxide flow from smokestacks at the Jim Bridger power plant, representing Wyoming's largest source of CO2 emissions.
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