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Battle of the greens flares up fueled by coal

by Stan Beer
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Page 2 of 2 Greenpeace and the Australian Greens believe carbon capture and storage technology as it stands is unproven and any government backed move to devote funds into cleaning up coal power emissions is diverting funds away from the development of renewable energy technologies. Related stories Too much caffeine? Say “Ner” to energy drinks? Change the world with Google's Project 10^100 Bigger Bang Theory: Einstein’s Telescope dwarfs Large Hadron Collider Adaptec joins the green team with energy-saving RAID controller Force bosses to go green say Aussie workers The two green groups are livid that their environmental brethren, WWF and the Climate Institute have formed an alliance with industry peak body the Australian Coal Association and the CFMEU (Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union) to push the carbon sequestration cause with Rudd Labour Government. However, the WWF and Climate Institute are more pragmatic than the environmental hardliners, accepting that Australia is currently 80% powered by coal, earns tens of billions in coal exports annually, and therefore needs to consider a diverse range of options including carbon capture and storage in order to cut carbon emissions. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags See All Tags Carbon dioxide Energy Greenhouse gases Stan Beer Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now << First page < 1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>