TEXAS REGULATOR DOWNPLAYS CONCERN OVER FUTUREGEN'S CO2 INJECTION

A key Texas oil and gas industry regulator is downplaying the risks associated with underground injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the Bush administration's proposed FutureGen power plant, dismissing concerns from Ohio and other states that the gas poses environmental risks that may need to be addressed at the federal level. Texas' position on potential risks from CO2 injection appears consistent with positions the state is taking in its bid to win siting of the FutureGen project, a proposed...