Vajjhala on Carbon Sequestration in <i>National Journal</i>

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Date

Oct. 25, 2008

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

National Journal

In an October 25, 2008, article in National Journal entitled "Big Oil Likes Clean Coal," RFF Fellow Shalini Vajjhala discusses the tradeoffs between more oil and gas drilling and carbon sequestration. "In an ideal world, you’d be able to analyze the whole cycle and whether the process of reducing emissions generates emissions. There isn’t a lot of clarity on that."

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