Photo via LelyVeld The two dirtiest energy industries in the US have just teamed up to help each other get a little cleaner: when oil companies pump carbon dioxide into wells in a process called ‘enhanced oil recovery’, they suck out up to 60% more recoverable oil. Meanwhile, coal plants in the Midwest are

getting outfitted with carbon capture technology , which removes between 50-90% of the carbon from their emissions and collects it for storage. So, the coal companies have an ove… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Captured Carbon from Coal Plants to Help Pump Oil 500 Miles Away?