Does 'Clean' Coal Have a Future?

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🗓️ 21 July 2016

⏱️ 34 minutes

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At this week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland, the GOP doubled down on its commitment to coal -- calling it “an abundant, clean, affordable, reliable domestic energy resource.” Coal can get cleaned up. But it comes at a steep price. And that price can make it hard for even the most ardent supporters to get behind carbon capture and sequestration in practice. Earlier this month, the New York Times published an investigation on the Kemper Power plant, a carbon capture and sequestration project supported by the stimulus that is billions of dollars over budget and still not in service. Securities regulators are investigating the use of government funds, ratepayers in Mississippi are suing Southern Company, and now a whistleblower has released thousands of documents showing that Southern Company covered up its problems and lied about timelines. This is the latest blow to the clean coal industry – which detractors say will never materialize. This week, we'll talk about what Kemper means for the future of carbon capture and sequestration in the U.S. Later in the show, we'll provide some context to an FBI investigation into the 2014 Arizona Corporation Commission elections. And we'll end with a discussion about NextEra's failed bid to acquire Hawaiian Electric Industries. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:40.0	I'm Stephen Lacey. Welcome. We've known for a while now that America's
0:47.0	Premier Clean Coal Project, the Kemper Power Plant in Mississippi, is in trouble.
0:55.0	But a whistleblower says it's a lot worse than we realized.
0:58.1	In this edition, we'll dig deeper into the struggles of clean coal.
1:01.8	Then the FBI is investigating the flow of money to utility
1:04.4	regulators in Arizona, will provide some context. Finally, utility
1:08.7	commissioners have rejected Nectaras bid to acquire Hawaiian Electric. What's next for a power company that is facing some of the most pressing challenges of any in America?
1:17.0	Catherine Hamilton is in Washington, D.C. Hello, Catherine.
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1:26.0	Hello Jigger.
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1:28.0	At this week's Republican National Convention in Cleveland,
1:31.0	GOP politicians doubled down on their commitment to coal, even calling it clean in their official national platform.
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