In support of the on-going Ohio River Valley Project, the authors reviewed 154 media articles that specifically mention carbon capture and geologic sequestration and that were issued between November 20, 2002 and April 11, 2003. The purpose of the review was to develop a preliminary understanding of issues being raised concerning this new technology. The expectation is that this preliminary analysis will be followed by discussions with the public to confirm perspectives on the issues and to address and incorporate them into project plans. The dates of the articles were issued on tend to cluster around specific precipitating events, such as the announcement that launched the carbon sequestration research project in the Ohio River Valley (frequently referred to as the Mountaineer project). The media articles are overwhelmingly either positive or neutral in their characterization of this rather new class of carbon management technologies, and the discussions were frequently set within the broader context of climate change policy issues. Positive attributes include its promise to be widely deployable over many decades and its ability to help transition the energy infrastructure to a low- or non-emitting system. Concerns raised are primarily focused on the need for additional policy decisions such as mandated emissions cuts and the uncertainties surrounding carbon injection. Most persons cited in these articles are federal government spokespersons, especially from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), or researchers affiliated with or sponsored by DOE. This result is likely because the DOE is the largest sponsor of research in geologic sequestration. However, representatives from industry, state governments and nongovernmental environmental organizations are also active in the discussion.