Seismic activity played role in FutureGen picks
TUSCOLA – When members of the FutureGen Alliance chose Tuscola and Mattoon as finalists for its $1 billion clean coal plant over sites in southern Illinois earlier this summer, they cited central Illinois' relative lack of seismic activity.
Underground characteristics are important to FutureGen officials because they need a safe site for storing millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions for many years.
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