Comments on: James Hansen: Clean Coal Tech Could Be a Decade Away

By: NCAR’s dirty little secret « Watts Up With That?

NCAR’s dirty little secret « Watts Up With That? — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:19:55 +0000

[...] Coal? Hmmm. NASA GISS’ Dr. Jim Hansen says Clean Coal is a decade away: James Hansen, one of the world’s best-known global warming researchers and a recent vocal [...]

By: Presidential Candidates’ Energy Policy Comparison | Sweet Solar Home

Presidential Candidates’ Energy Policy Comparison | Sweet Solar Home — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:53:42 +0000

[...] technology is key in the heartland of American”, clean coal is still on the drawing board and might not ever be economically feasible. Nuclear power contains at least one pesky problem: as a nation, we do not have a secure facility [...]

By: Obama and the Future of Clean Coal Technology | Politics Arguments Blog

Obama and the Future of Clean Coal Technology | Politics Arguments Blog — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:46:36 +0000

[...] as a bottleneck to the development of clean coal plants. James Hansen, global warming researcher, believes that coal companies may accept incentives as a means of building new coal plants without ever [...]

By: FAQ: The Obama Energy Plan « Earth2Tech

FAQ: The Obama Energy Plan « Earth2Tech — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:36:40 +0000

[...] and lists the development and deployment of clean coal technologies as its own initiative. However, some estimate that clean coal is a decade away, beyond the reach of even a two-term [...]

By: How do Barack Obama and John McCain measure up on energy policy?

How do Barack Obama and John McCain measure up on energy policy? — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:10:31 +0000

By: Green Campaign Watch: Pro-Coal or No Coal? | Eco Friendly Mag

Green Campaign Watch: Pro-Coal or No Coal? | Eco Friendly Mag — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:18:04 +0000

[...] behind Obama who claim clean coal is a pipe dream. NASA climatologist James Hansen has said clean coal technology is at least a decade away from being commercially [...]

By: Green Campaign Watch: Pro-Coal or No Coal? « Earth2Tech

Green Campaign Watch: Pro-Coal or No Coal? « Earth2Tech — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:24:00 +0000

[...] behind Obama who claim clean coal is a pipe dream. NASA climatologist James Hansen has said clean coal technology is at least a decade away from being commercially [...]

By: NY Pulls Plug on $1.5B Clean Coal Plant « Earth2Tech

NY Pulls Plug on $1.5B Clean Coal Plant « Earth2Tech — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:25:19 +0000

[...] The Feds and banks have both scaled back loans for coal plants with carbon regulation likely to become a reality with the next administration. And clean coal projects are proving prohibitively expensive with their early stage technologies. David Crane, NRG President and CEO, admitted in a statement: “The Huntley IGCC project was, in many ways, ahead of its time.” Many scientists agree and don’t think it’ll be clean coal’s time for a decade. [...]

By: Big Carbon Storage Under the Deep Blue Sea « Earth2Tech

Big Carbon Storage Under the Deep Blue Sea « Earth2Tech — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:00:55 +0000

[...] fact remains that many scientists think viable carbon capture and sequestration technology is over a decade away. So we’ll probably have to wait a good decade to see if the Pacific basalt is as good as the [...]

By: DOE Still Throwing Money at Carbon Capture « Earth2Tech

DOE Still Throwing Money at Carbon Capture « Earth2Tech — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:25:54 +0000

[...] is still a long way off from being able to curb emissions. NASA scientist and climate change expert James Hansen, for example, has said he believes carbon capture technology for clean coal is at least a decade [...]