Montana lawmakers get preview of climate change report, emerging technologies

November 9, 2007

Lawmakers mulling global warming issues were told that advances in technologies like converting coal to liquid fuel face big hurdles, and the methods for capturing carbon dioxide could result in big price increases for electricity.

The Energy and Telecommunications Interim Committee http://leg.mt.gov/css/committees/interim/2007_2008/energy_telecom/default.asp also got a glimpse Thursday at a draft climate change report headed to the governor, which says that increasing carbon dioxide emissions is a problem that needs to be fixed. It offers dozens of remedies.

By MATT GOURAS -Associated Press

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