A new study just released by ACCCE demonstrates that the coal industry and clean coal technologies could provide many thousands of new jobs for American workers. This would be a huge boon to the economy as we rebuild our way out of the recession.

The deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies at advanced coal facilities would create or support more than 150,000 jobs nationally, according to a study released today by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE). The study done for ACCCE by BBC Research & Consulting found that 1.7 million job years1 of labor would be created through the construction of 124 new advanced coal facilities by 2025.

The Behind the Plug blog has posted a good review of the ACC’s “Coal Fundamentals” project.

ACC Members can see the Coal Fundamentals project on the ACC website. Information on the ACC’s Tomorrow’s Leadership Council is also available on the ACC website.

Here’s some more video from our friends at ACCCE.

This video looks at a few of the stops on their Factuality Tour, where ACCCE’s National Communications Director, Steve Gates went on a “cross-country tour to show you exactly where coal comes from – and how it ends up as the electricity powering your life.”

Here’s another video from our friends at ACCCE.

In this video, we see more of the real people who rely on affordable energy for their every day lives, their jobs, and their well-being.

Here’s some more video, prepared by our friends at ACCCE.

In this video, we see how people from a variety of backgrounds and viewpoints agree that coal is an economic, abundant/secure, and environmentally sound energy resource.

(Note: this video contains footage of political rallies with partisan campaign rhetoric. We’re not interested in supporting one campaign theme or political party. However, we are interested in the fact that even those political figures who are typically cast as being against coal clearly support the funding of research and the use of clean coal technologies and carbon capture and storage.)

More video content from our friends at ACCCE.

In this video, you get to meet a few of the people involved with the advancement of Clean Coal Technology.

Here’s some excellent video updates from our friends at ACCCE.

In this video, you can learn about the “Capabilities of American Coal: How Does Coal Enrich Our Lives?”

America’s Power has an excellent resource on clean coal technology and research across the U.S. available.

If you need information on the over $12 billion in CCS & CCT installations and research that’s going on across 43 states, head to the America’s Power website to learn more.