A Deep-Six Fix.(underground storage of carbon dioxide)

From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: February 10, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

`These guys are wacko!" was earth scientist Sally Benson's initial reaction several years back when two prominent scientists gave a talk about an answer to global warming that sounded too good to be true. Carbon dioxide from fossil fuels traps heat as it builds up in the atmosphere, and most scientists think the trend, if unchecked, bodes a scorching future. So why not catch the stuff before it goes up smokestacks, the speakers proposed? Why not simply bury it underground or in the ocean depths?

Today Benson heads a U.S. Department of Energy effort to explore just that idea, ...

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