Associated Press: U.S. Sen. John Ensign said he’s trying to get the federal Energy Department to consider a project that would help a coal-fired power plant proposed by Sierra Pacific Resources for eastern Nevada. Ensign, R-Nev., on Thursday said he spoke two weeks ago with Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman about adding the Ely Energy Center project to a list of possible locations for a demonstration project on ways to capture carbon dioxide produced by such plants and store it underground. Carbon …