National Geological Carbon Capture Program Can Help Develop Cleaner Energy, Reduce Greenhouse Gases
" Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today sent Congress his recommendations for a national program to help reduce greenhouse gases by selecting appropriate underground geological formations on public lands to inject and store carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants and other carbon-dioxide producing facilities.

The Interior report, prepared by the Bureau of Land Management with assistance from the U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy, recommends criteria for identifying potential sites for geological carbon sequestration and a proposed regulatory framework for leasing these public lands. It also discusses an array of issues that are being addressed, including environmental protection, public participation, rights-of-way and federal liability..."

View full report,Framework for Geological Carbon Sequestration on Public Land,