| Wyoming sequesters coal's CO2 to capture green credit |
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| Written by JOHN J. FIALKA, New York Times | |
| Wednesday, 17 March 2010 | |
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In the summer of 2008, Wyoming's governor, Dave Freudenthal, went to California for meetings with state officials and utility executives. What he brought was, quite literally, a burning question. Read more...
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