FutureGen board selects new leadership

TUSCOLA – One of the leaders of Tuscola's efforts to land FutureGen says the selection of a new leaders to FutureGen's board of directors improves Illinois' chances of becoming the host for the clean-coal gasification plant.

The FutureGen Alliance, which wants to build the world's cleanest power plant with near-zero emissions to produce enough electricity to power 150,000 homes, announced Thursday that its board of directors has elected new officers.

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