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Legislation by Sen. Seliger would make Texas home to first clean-coal power plant in US
Texas News Post - January 15, 2009

Legislation filed by Amarillo state Sen. Kel Seliger would make Texas home to the first clean-coal power plants in the United States.  Texas News Post was there from start to finish and a full report is available at www.texasnewspost.com.

Senate Bill 483 offers millions of dollars in state incentives for the construction of largescale, coal-fueled power plants that would capture up to 60 percent of their carbon dioxide emissions. These environmentally cleaner plants would allow power producers to continue using coal – an abundant domestic resource – to provide reliable, affordable electricity for Texas ’ growing population while renewable energy sources such as wind and solar matured.