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To: Eric who wrote (3199)	11/28/2008 8:08:19 PM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86352

"Under Clean Coal technology it suggests partnering with other governments in advancing CCS technology, it recommends $500 million toward the IGCC program and related carbon capture technology research, and $500 million for an IGCC demonstration plant, with creation of an industry-funded research program to support further R&D in this area. It suggests that tax credits be used to encourage the first five or six advanced coal-fired plants." Before we spend $500 billion on this someone should figure out how to do it on a theoretical basis that makes economic sense. It remains a dream - imo!