NEW CLEAN POWER PLANT MAY BOOST CRITIQUE OF FUTUREGEN AS UNNEEDED

A newly announced plan to construct a power plant in California capable of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions may bolster arguments that the Bush administration's highly touted FutureGen zero-emissions power plant project is unnecessary and diverts resources from other efforts, according to environmentalists and industry sources following the issue. The new announcement by BP and Edison Mission Group could influence debates over the Department of Energy's (DOE) budget, after the White House sought $54 million in funding for the FutureGen...