Get past ‘hell no’ on carbon capture technology, says Sen. Heitkamp

摘要

Speaking at the Global CCS Institute’s Fifth Annual Americas CCS/CCUSrnStrategy Forum on Feb. 4, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., appealed to coalrnand environmental advocates to move past the “hell no” attitude whenrnit comes to the debate over the future and feasibility of carbon capturerntechnology.rn“We’ve got to get over this ‘hell no’, the polarization,” Heitkamp said.rn“Whether it’s saying absolutely no coal … we’ve got to get over that. Werncan solve this problem politically. It’s not an economic problem, not anrnenvironmental problem. That is wrong-headed and that has led to bankruptcy.”