A new industry is set to take off in Nebraska, reports the York News-Times.
If it works out as backers hope, it would create jobs in the state and offer financial advantages for the state’s ethanol producers. In addition, the industry could have significant implications in the effort to combat climate change.
The groundwork was laid by state Sen. Mike Flood’s LB650, which all but one legislator voted to pass last month. Since then, multiple companies have announced plans to contract with ethanol producers in Nebraska to filter carbon dioxide and permanently store that element in the ground — either in the state or piped elsewhere.
Other production facilities, such as power and fertilizer plants, are also eligible to participate.
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