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Dems signal support for developing Gulf into a carbon storage hub, despite environmental concerns

Houston Chronicle · James Osborne · last updated

WASHINGTON — Democrats signaled their support Thursday for developing the Gulf of Mexico into a carbon storage hub, despite objection from some environmentalists.

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The federal government is investing heavily in the development of carbon capture and storage (or sequestration), which offers the enticing prospect of preventing carbon dioxide emissions produced during combustion from entering the atmosphere and contributing to climate change. But the technologies involved, while proven, remain expensive, an obstacle to widespread adoption. 

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