“Coal is not merely important to the United States and to the world, it is indispensable,” said a coal industry leader today at the Senate Energy Summit. James F. Roberts, Chairman and CEO of Foundation Coal Corp, urged Congress to support efforts to accelerate the development and deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies that could soon pay enormous dividends to the U.S. as well as to the developing world, which is increasingly turning to coal as the most abundant and affordable energy source.Testifying on behalf of the National Mining Association (NMA), Roberts said coal generates half of America’s electricity, thanks to a 250-year supply that will remain a central component of US energy supply. It is therefore unrealistic, said Roberts, to believe we can address the issue of climate change without supporting “the rapid development and global deployment of advanced clean coal technologies, including, most importantly, carbon capture and storage.”..International Mining
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