Dec. 5, 2009
Democratic Party Lauds Clean Coal Funding Announcement
Effort Highlights Responsible Leadership
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Charleston, WV – Today West Virginia Democratic Party Chairman Nick Casey praised the announcement that West Virginia will receive $334 million for clean-coal power development from the federal stimulus bill. U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, Governor Joe Manchin, and President Obama’s Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the AEP coal-fired power plant at New Haven in Mason County will get funding to expand its carbon capture and sequestration project.
“This announcement highlights responsible Democratic leadership on the state and national level to further develop West Virginia’s economy,” Casey said. “West Virginia is showing the nation and world that through research and technology, we can be part of the solution to the nation’s energy and environmental debate.”
The $334 million funding is a part of the $3.5 billion in the federal stimulus bill for clean-coal technology development. An additional $417 million for advanced clean coal research was appropriated in the federal budget over the next two years.
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Democratic Party Lauds Clean Coal Funding Announcement
Effort Highlights Responsible Leadership
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Charleston, WV – Today West Virginia Democratic Party Chairman Nick Casey praised the announcement that West Virginia will receive $334 million for clean-coal power development from the federal stimulus bill. U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, Governor Joe Manchin, and President Obama’s Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the AEP coal-fired power plant at New Haven in Mason County will get funding to expand its carbon capture and sequestration project.
“This announcement highlights responsible Democratic leadership on the state and national level to further develop West Virginia’s economy,” Casey said. “West Virginia is showing the nation and world that through research and technology, we can be part of the solution to the nation’s energy and environmental debate.”
The $334 million funding is a part of the $3.5 billion in the federal stimulus bill for clean-coal technology development. An additional $417 million for advanced clean coal research was appropriated in the federal budget over the next two years.
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