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There are a lot of uncertainties about the carbon cuts proposed this week by the Obama administration.

Will electricity rates go up? or not?

Will the coal industry die a slow death? or not?

The move has created a tremendous amount of buzz among politicians, lobbyists and the energy industry.

But what does it all mean for you?

Well, we do know this carbon crackdown is arguably the biggest step this country has ever taken to combat the effects of climate change

--and depending on who’s talking, it signals anything from economic opportunity to catastrophe. Dan Boyce with our Inside Energy team takes a look.

There are a lot of uncertainties about the carbon cuts proposed this week by the Obama administration.

Will electricity rates go up? or not?

Will the coal industry die a slow death? or not?

The move has created a tremendous amount of buzz among politicians, lobbyists and the energy industry.

But what does it all mean for you?

Well, we do know this carbon crackdown is arguably the biggest step this country has ever taken to combat the effects of climate change

--and depending on who’s talking, it signals anything from economic opportunity to catastrophe. Dan Boyce with our Inside Energy team takes a look.

There are a lot of uncertainties about the carbon cuts proposed this week by the Obama administration.

Will electricity rates go up? or not?

Will the coal industry die a slow death? or not?

The move has created a tremendous amount of buzz among politicians, lobbyists and the energy industry.

But what does it all mean for you?

Well, we do know this carbon crackdown is arguably the biggest step this country has ever taken to combat the effects of climate change

--and depending on who’s talking, it signals anything from economic opportunity to catastrophe. Dan Boyce with our Inside Energy team takes a look.

The Obama administration wants states to cutback on carbon emissions - but doing that has always been a thorny problem. While carbon is a byproduct of almost everything we do, capturing and storing it is expensive. For years, the goal has been to figure out how to make that process cheaper. More recent efforts take a different approach. As Wyoming Public Radio’s Stephanie Joyce reports, focus has shifted now from STORAGE to USE.

The Obama administration wants states to cutback on carbon emissions - but doing that has always been a thorny problem. While carbon is a byproduct of almost everything we do, capturing and storing it is expensive. For years, the goal has been to figure out how to make that process cheaper. More recent efforts take a different approach. As Wyoming Public Radio’s Stephanie Joyce reports, focus has shifted now from STORAGE to USE.

The Obama administration wants states to cutback on carbon emissions - but doing that has always been a thorny problem. While carbon is a byproduct of almost everything we do, capturing and storing it is expensive. For years, the goal has been to figure out how to make that process cheaper. More recent efforts take a different approach. As Wyoming Public Radio’s Stephanie Joyce reports, focus has shifted now from STORAGE to USE.

Dramatic sea level rise... extreme weather... famine... drought. Those are just a few of the DIRE consequences scientists predict if we continue pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at current rates. POWER plants are among the largest emitters. On June 2, the Obama administration is scheduled to release new rules regulating carbon emissions from power plants. Utilities and trade groups are warning those rules will have some dire consequences of their own. Wyoming Public Radio’s Stephanie Joyce reports.

Dramatic sea level rise... extreme weather... famine... drought. Those are just a few of the DIRE consequences scientists predict if we continue pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at current rates. POWER plants are among the largest emitters. On June 2, the Obama administration is scheduled to release new rules regulating carbon emissions from power plants. Utilities and trade groups are warning those rules will have some dire consequences of their own. Wyoming Public Radio’s Stephanie Joyce reports.

Dramatic sea level rise... extreme weather... famine... drought. Those are just a few of the DIRE consequences scientists predict if we continue pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at current rates. POWER plants are among the largest emitters. On June 2, the Obama administration is scheduled to release new rules regulating carbon emissions from power plants. Utilities and trade groups are warning those rules will have some dire consequences of their own. Wyoming Public Radio’s Stephanie Joyce reports.