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Originally Posted by agrumpycow  New research into capturing carbon dioxide produced by coal-fired power stations and burying it beneath the Firth of Forth has received funding. Scottish Power plans to capture CO2 emissions and bury them deep beneath the seabed in the estuary. BBC NEWS | Scotland | Carbon capture plan for the Forth
Research would surely be better spent finding alternative, renewable and cleaner energy sources.
What do others think? |
agreed if it leaks out into the seawater it is likely to make it more acidic which will in turn affect animals particularly those which have calcium rich exoskeletons or shells.
Do you know what I read in the new scientist today? The draining of a hectare of bog to grow biofuels emits 30 times as much CO2 as is saved by burning the biofuel in place of fossil fuel. That a newly drained peat bog releases ore carbon dioxide into the atmoshpere than a western city of a comparible size.......
how depressing is that.....
The whole biofuel idea feels like a big dog straining at the leash and you've nearly lost grip of it and its almost got away before you know if its safe......
There are so many positive possibles out there if only people would give them a chance!
in the past I have read about algae farms in glass tubes that need only sunlight and a supply of CO2 to reproduce and be later dired to make biodiesel - why isn't that being run out on a large scale as surely it kills two birds with one stone?