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  • Published: Feb 3rd, 2009
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Administration backs carbon dioxide storage bill


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The Schweitzer administration is supporting a new bill to lay down the rules on storing carbon dioxide underground in Montana and legislative Republicans are preparing their own approach as well.

The two bills, yet to be introduced, have emerged in the wake of Gov. Brian Schweitzers call last week during his State of the State address to tackle the issue, saying its vital for coal development in the state.

Future development of coal-fired power plants or other coal-burning technologies wont happen in Montana without a way to store carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas and cause of global warming, the governor and others have said.

And storage of CO2 wont happen without a legal framework that spells out who owns the underground

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