ACCCE Statement Regarding Western Governors Association Policy to Advance Deployment of Near Zero Emission Coal.ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE ACCCE American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity ) today issued this statement in response to the Western Governors Association (WGA WGA Windows Genuine Advantage (Microsoft) WGA Writers Guild of America (union for screenwriters) WGA Wise Giving Alliance (Better Business Bureau) WGA wheat germ agglutinin ) policy resolution regarding the deployment of new zero emission Zero emission refers to an engine, motor, or other energy source, that emits no waste products that pollutes the environment or disrupts the climate. Zero emission engines coal. In the Clean and Diversified Energy for the West policy resolution (06-10), the western governors stated that traditional resources such as oil, coal, nuclear, natural gas and hydropower hy·dro·pow·er n. Hydroelectric power. have played and will continue to play a significant role in meeting future energy needs. "The Western Governors' policy resolution regarding near zero emission coal demonstrates their leadership and foresight (graphics, tool) Foresight - A software product from Nu Thena providing graphical modelling tools for high level system design and simulation. regarding responsible energy policy for this nation's future. "Specifically, the WGA is encouraging the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Congress and the Department of Energy to support federal funding for projects to advance our nation's capability to capture and store carbon with an ultimate goal of near-zero emissions. "During this week's Western Governors Association annual meeting deliberations, several Governors and their invited guests called on Congress to address the climate issue by developing and implementing national policy. "ACCCE calls on Congress to listen and consider preemption preemption U.S. policy that allowed the first settlers, or squatters, on public land to buy the land they had improved. Since improved land, coveted by speculators, was often priced too high for squatters to buy at auction, temporary preemptive laws allowed them to acquire of state climate programs in their climate legislation to avoid a situation where states will have to cope with different climate programs and regulations dependent upon the state they live, travel or conduct business. "ACCCE advocates the vital role that clean coal plays and will continue to play in this nation's energy portfolio. Over the last 30 years, America's coal-based electricity providers have invested more than $50 billion in technologies to successfully reduce emissions. If Congress calls on the coal-based electricity sector to reduce carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. emissions, technology will be vital to address the requirement, at the same time protecting American consumers and businesses from exorbitant electricity rate increases. "If the United States is to reduce its dependence on foreign energy imports, while at the same time address realistic concerns associated with climate change, then Congress must fund this important technology research, development and deployment to avoid placing the funding burden on America's families through increases in electricity bills. "ACCCE applauds the WGA's stated commitment of support for investment in clean coal technology, their recognition of coal as a cost-effective energy source and their discussions indicating a national versus state solution to climate issues." |
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