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Carbon geosequestration will contaminate water supply, study says
Geosequestration is part of a series of new carbon capture and storage technologies under development by governments and industries worldwide — including the U.S. Department of Energy — to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
But according to Duke University researchers, the carbon dioxide will eventually bubble up into drinking water aquifers near the Earth’s surface, driving up levels of contaminants in the water more than 10 times over.
A new study commissioned by The Nature Conservancy and the Pew Environment Group found that Australia’s vast Outback stores 9.7 billion tons of carbon, and if better managed, the area could store even greater levels that would help the country meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets
Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide Ramps Up Aspen Growth
The rising level of atmospheric carbon dioxide may be fueling more than climate change. It could also be making some trees grow like crazy.
Demonstrating a CO2 Recycler
Sandia scientists successfully test a machine that creates fuel from carbon dioxide.
Are the Earth’s Oceans Hitting Their Carbon Cap?
Like the vast forests of the world, which continually suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen, the planet’s oceans serve as vital carbon sinks. Last year the oceans absorbed as much as 2.3 billion tons of carbon, or about one-fourth of all man-made carbon emissions. Without the action of the oceans, the CO2 we emit into the atmosphere would have flame-broiled the planet by now.
Report: Reducing Emissions Growth in Emerging Economies Could Be Cheap
How much would it cost to stop increasing greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico? According to a new study from the World Bank, not very much.
The bank estimates that Mexico could flatline its emissions growth, using a variety of measures, for about $64 billion over the next 20 years — or $3 billion annually.
That amounts to just 0.4 percent of the country’s gross domestic product each year
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