2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 166
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
B114/115 (Oregon Convention Center)

T151. Clean Coal: Can It Be a Reality?

GSA Coal Geology Division; GSA Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Health Division

 

Leslie Ruppert, Allan Kolker and Sean Brennan, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO UNDERGROUND AND SURFACE COAL MINES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
WEST, Terry R., Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 and FISHER, Richard, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, 47907, trwest@purdue.edu, trwest@purdue.edu
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8:20 AM
BUDGETING SOIL CARBON IN THE CLEAN COAL DISCUSSION: ELEMENTAL AND ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENTS AND MODELING OF SOIL CARBON UPTAKE ON RECLAIMED MINING SITES
ACTON, Peter M.1, FOX, James F.1, JONES, Alice2, ROWE, Harry3, MARTIN, Darren1 and CAMPBELL, J. Elliott4, (1)Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40526, (2)Environmental Research Institute, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 40475, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, Box 19049, 500 Yates Street, Arlington, TX 76019, (4)College of Engineering, University of California - Merced, Merced, CA 95343, peter.acton@uky.edu, peter.acton@uky.edu
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8:35 AM
UNDERGROUND COAL GASIFICATION PROCESS COUPLED WITH ON-SITE CARBON STORAGE AND ENHANCED HYDROCARBON RECOVERY IN NORTH DAKOTA WILLISTON BASIN
ZENG, Zhengwen and PEI, Peng, Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell St, Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202, zeng@und.nodak.edu, zeng@und.nodak.edu
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8:50 AM
QUANTIFYING ATMOSPHERIC CO2 EMISSIONS FROM COAL FIRES: SAMPLING APPROACHES AND SOME U.S. EXAMPLES
KOLKER, Allan1, ENGLE, Mark A.1, HOWER, James C.2, O'KEEFE, Jen3, HEFFERN, Edward L.4, RADKE, Lawrence F.5, STRACHER, Glenn B.6, PRAKASH, Anupma7, TER SCHURE, Arnout8, OLEA, Ricardo1 and ROMÁN-COLÓN, Yomayra1, (1)Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, 2540 Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY 40511, (3)Earth & Space Sciences, Morehead State University, 404-A Lappin Hall, Morehead, KY 40351, (4)U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003, (5)Airborne Research Consultants, LLC, Saunderstown, RI 02875, (6)Department of Science and Mathematics, East Georgia College, University System of Georgia, 131 College Circle, Swainsboro, GA 30401, (7)Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 903 Koyukuk Dr, PO Box 7320, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (8)Electric Power Research Institute, 3420 Hillview Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, akolker@usgs.gov, akolker@usgs.gov
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9:05 AM
CENOZOIC VEGETATION, CO2, AND PALEOCLIMATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE TERRESTRIAL HABITATS
WILLARD, Debra A., United States Geological Survey, 926A National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, dwillard@usgs.gov, dwillard@usgs.gov
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9:20 AM
PALEOCLIMATE, CO2, SEA LEVEL AND SEA-ICE RECORDS OF THE LAST 5 MA AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS
CRONIN, T.M., Eastern Geology and Climate Science Center, USGS, 926A USGS National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, tcronin@usgs.gov, tcronin@usgs.gov
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9:55 AM
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9:40 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
THE URGENCY OF SUSTAINABLE COAL
BECK, Robert A., The National Coal Council, Inc, 1730 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, rabeck@natcoal.org, rabeck@natcoal.org
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10:30 AM
A GEOLOGICALLY-BASED PROBABILISTIC METHOD FOR ASSESSING TECHNICALLY ACCESSIBLE CO2 STORAGE RESOURCES
BURRUSS, Robert C.1, BRENNAN, Sean T.2, MERRILL, Matthew D.3, RUPPERT, Leslie F.4, FREEMAN, Philip A.2 and BECKER, Mark F.5, (1)Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, MS 956, National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, MS 956, National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (3)Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (4)U. S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192, (5)Oklahoma Water Science Center, U. S. Geological Survey, 202 NW 66th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73116, burruss@usgs.gov, burruss@usgs.gov
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10:45 AM
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11:00 AM
GEOLOGIC CROSS SECTION BENEATH THE LOWER OHIO RIVER; HIGHLIGHTING THE POSSIBILITIES FOR CARBON STORAGE ALONG AN INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR
GREB, Stephen F., Kentucky Geological Survey, 228 MMRB University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, SOLIS, Michael P., Kentucky Geological Survey, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0107 and BOWERSOX, J. Richard, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, greb@uky.edu, greb@uky.edu
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11:15 AM
SOIL GAS MONITORING FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION THE BLACK WARRIOR BASIN, TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA
MCINTYRE-REDDEN, Marcella R., Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486, DAYAN, Adam, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alabama, P.O. Box 870203, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, PASHIN, Jack, Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999 and ESPOSITO, Richard A., Southern Co, 600 N 18th St, Birmingham, AL 35291-8195, mmcintyre@gsa.state.al.us, mmcintyre@gsa.state.al.us
 
11:30 AM
Discussion
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