futuregen

The FutureGen Alliance is planning to build the emissions-free plant
in downstate Mattoon, which supporters have long argued offers not
only the necessary coal but also a strong local civic and political
commitment. ...
MATTOON – Joined by members of the FutureGen for
Illinois Taskforce, elected officials, and local residents, Governor
Rod R. Blagojevich today celebrated the FutureGen Industrial
Alliance's decision to build the first of its kind power ...
MATTOON –
Joined by members of the FutureGen for Illinois Taskforce, elected
officials, and local residents, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today
celebrated the FutureGen Industrial Alliance's decision to build the
first of its kind power ...

Illinois scored a major victory with
today's announcement that Mattoon, Illinois has been selected as the
first site for the experimental FutureGen "clean coal" plant. It is
designed to test an innovative carbon capture and ...
MATTOON – Joined
by members of the FutureGen for Illinois Taskforce, elected officials,
and local residents, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today celebrated the
FutureGen Industrial Alliance's decision to build the first of its
kind power ...
Watch the FutureGen siting announcement at this
link.
The FutureGen Alliance, the industry group behind the project,
will choose among four sites — Mattoon and Tuscola in Illinois, and
Odessa and Jewett in Texas. State officials in Illinois and Texas have
been scrambling all over ...
A $1 billion FutureGen coal plant will be
built in Mattoon, Ill, federal officials announced Tuesday morning.
Finalist locations for the facilit ...
Audio Available The power
industry will announce where it will build a state-of-the-art
coal-fired power plant. Word is, Illinois has a fifty-fifty chance of
landing the project called Futuregen.
The FutureGen Alliance, the
industry group behind the project, will choose among four sites —
Mattoon and Tuscola in Illinois, and Odessa and Jewett in Texas. State
officials in Illinois and Texas have been scrambling all over ...
The
FutureGen Alliance, the industry group behind the project, will choose
among four sites — Mattoon and Tuscola in Illinois, and Odessa and
Jewett in Texas. State officials in Illinois and Texas have been
scrambling all over ...
MATTOON – Joined by members of the FutureGen
for Illinois Taskforce, elected officials, and local residents,
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today celebrated the FutureGen Industrial
Alliance's decision to build the first of its kind power ...
I'll
collect links to stories and such as the day continues. Feel free to
post anything you find, along with your thoughts and reactions, in the
comments. LINKS:. FutureGen Alliance; CapFax; Chicago Tribune.
There's
a lot of news today about the experimental FutureGen coal power plant
being placed in Mattoon. Some managers of local media outlets serve on
the FutureGen Illinois Task Force and most media coverage thus far has
taken a one ...
So, after 8 years of debate, the Department of Energy
finally announced the location for it's FutureGen prototype
"cleanER"coal plant this morning. Mattoon, Illinois. It was once
hailed as a "clean coal" and "zero emissions" project, ...
The plant
in downstate Mattoon will be a joint venture between the US Department
of Energy and the FutureGen Alliance, a non-profit consortium of coal
producers and energy generators. Illinois' congressional delegation
has been trying ...