Coal States Try New Ideas To Turn Carbon Into Cash
Friday, June 16, 2017
If the coal industry is to survive, its savior may be something often touted by President Donald Trump when he talks energy.
“We’re going to have clean coal, really clean coal,” he said earlier this year in announcing an executive order to roll back the emission-targeting Clean Power Plan.
Coal states are pouring millions of dollars into clean coal research. The industry’s hoping not only to capture carbon dioxide created by burning coal, but find ways to put those emissions to use.
In North Dakota, it was a hot topic at a recent seminar for teachers hosted by the Lignite Energy Council, the trade group for the state’s coal industry.
The teachers played Jeopardy to learn about lignite, the type of coal found here in North Dakota. One contestant quickly buzzed in with a response to the following answer:
“The lignite supply in years.”
The correct question?
“What is 800 or more.”
With such long-term potential, the industry has no desire to stop mining anytime soon.
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