Report Urges Development Of Gasification Technology For Western Coal

A new report from an environmental policy group says Western officials must take aggressive steps to encourage development of coal gasification technology capable of using the region's coal, or risk subjecting the West's coal industry to a long-term decline as climate change and other environmental concerns force future carbon dioxide (CO2) regulations and other rules that could favor Eastern coal supplies. The report calls for commitments that would go beyond a recent agreement between California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and...