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Letter to Secretary Ernest Moniz, Department of Energy, Administrator Gina McCarthy, Environmental Protection Agency - Support Carbon Capture Efforts

Letter

Date: Jan. 15, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Environment

Dear Secretary Moniz and Administrator McCarthy:

As Senators from different states, we don't always agree. However, there is an area we believe holds great promise for protecting our environment and growing our economy: carbon capture and utilization (CCU). We write to urge the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency to support CCU throughout your efforts and programs.

CCU technologies work by capturing carbon dioxide from power plants and other sources and turning it into valuable products, such as algae-derived chemicals, plastics, and fuels. CCU transforms carbon dioxide from a waste disposal problem into an economic resource and could lower the cost of reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

Companies and research institutions across the country, including innovators in Rhode Island and West Virginia, are developing a wide range of CCU technologies. As your agencies explore ways to reduce emissions, we urge you to support these efforts and promote innovative CCU technologies that will create jobs, save consumers money, and safeguard our environment.


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