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<p>The Bush administration has confirmed <a title="my skepticism" href="../../../view/bush-on-energy" id="av_-">my skepticism</a> about carbon capture and storage plants opening anytime soon. Last week, Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman <a title="announced" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120192661667637793.html?mod=politics_primary_hs" id="h5la">announced</a> that the Bush administration is pulling its support for FutureGen, the federal government’s project to launch a carbon capture plant. <br />

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The reason, unsurprisingly, is money. It looks like the project would cost around $1.8 billion, which is twice as much as&nbsp; the feds expected. The FutureGen alliance will take its case to Congress, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.</p>