( ) -q-28- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “sequestering carbon dioxide.” Alaska’s push to become a bigger player in the clean energy market will be in the spotlight this week at a conference convened by Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy. [CutID: <Cuts> ALASKA-CARBON-OFFSET-house-q-TUEam.mp3 Time: 28s Title: ALASKA-CARBON-OFFSET-house-q-TUEam Out-cue: sequestering carbon dioxide] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Some […]
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Alaska pursues carbon offset market while embracing oil
( ) -q-28- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “sequestering carbon dioxide.”
Alaska’s push to become a bigger player in the clean energy market will be in the spotlight this week at a conference convened by Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Some wonder if the program will gain traction as the aim isn’t restricting emissions but generating new revenue.
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VERBATIM: This comes as Alaska continues to embrace new fossil fuel production, including the controversial Willow oil project. Dunleavy successfully pushed through the recent legislature a bill that would allow the state to make money off credits that companies or other entities could buy to offset their carbon emissions. Lawmakers cast the bill as allowing Alaska to continue to permit drilling, mining and timber activities while also stepping in to the potentially lucrative market for sequestering carbon dioxide.