As GreenTechMedia reports, carbon capture and sequestration is a subject of growing interest. There are two main classes of ideas surrounding CCS: those that address point sources of CO2, e.g., concrete manufacturing facilities and fossil fuel power plants, and those that …
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Note on Carbon Capture and Sequestration
A. J. Shaka, professor of Chemistry at the University of California at Irvine writes: I dislike CCS (carbon capture and sequestration) because, to me, it seems like a bait and switch to rationalize continued use of fossil fuels. I’m with …
The Price of Carbon is Zero
Here’s a good article on the history of carbon capture and storage (CCS). Why has the goal of preventing the exhaust from the burning of fossil fuels from entering the atmosphere been so elusive? Not to give anything away, but …
From Guest-Blogger Nick: Is Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) the Best Way to Cut Carbon Emissions?
Most environmentally-oriented people know that the waste carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced by combustion are the major factor heating up our planet’s atmosphere. A significant proportion of those emissions come from power stations burning coal or natural gas. …
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Here’s an article from Smart Planet on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) that brought a few basic ideas into alignment for me. There may be more scholarly treatments of the subject out there, but the author’s central point is one …
