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Originally Posted by Azure
Perhaps we should find a manmade way to capture CO2 from the atmosphere and store it underground while at the same time releasing oxygen back into the atmosphere.
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Sure, Carbon sequestration is a big area, lots of ideas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_sequestration
Alberta has a few big projects:
http://www.energy.alberta.ca/Initiatives/1438.asp
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Originally Posted by Azure
I said this in the other thread, but coal is already being replaced by natural gas plants.
What is going to be the result of that shift in terms of environmental impact?
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Natural Gas typically makes about half as much CO2 for the same amount of electricity as coal, 1/3 as much nitrogen oxides.