The federal government this month announced that it is offering $64 million to promote the development of innovative cleaner coal technologies – called “Carbon Capture Technology” – and Senator Joe Pittman has written a letter to Governor Tom Wolf urging him to “aggressively go after that funding”.
Pittman says Pennsylvania is rich in coal and natural gas, especially his 41st Senatorial District, and he says Pennsylvania should “explore all avenues” to use those resources efficiently while evolving into new technologies that ensure we limit carbon emissions when possible.
Pittman says Pennsylvania, with its existing coal-fired electrical generation plants, “should be a leader in the effort to help the industry evolve and maintain its role as a major partner in the energy industry of the future.”
OPEN THE LINK BELOW TO READ SENATOR PITTMAN’S LETTER TO GOVERNOR WOLF AND TO SEE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S RELEASE ON THE CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY FUNDING.
