Another Day, Another Suspect Ocean Carbon Capture Technology

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:33:07 +0000

Carbon capture is back on the hype cycle, years after it was last being pushed upon us as the only real solution to our climate change problem because . It’s a favorite of the fossil fuel industry for obvious reasons. Some of them are even saying the quiet part out loud, that it gives them the social license to not only continue to operate, but to actually increase extraction of coal, oil, and gas.

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Electrolyzing Carbon Dioxide Out Of Sea Water Has Multiple Red Flags

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:15:52 +0000

In recent months I’ve returned to the overlapping subjects of geoengineering and carbon capture, both of which I’d mostly satisfied myself about years ago. Both, however, are re-ascending the hype scale and at least for aspects of geoengineering, my curiosity was unsatisfied.

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As The Snow Flies Around You, Isn’t It Time To Plan An Earth-Friendly Yard For Summer 2024?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:24:24 +0000

If you’re in one of the northeast US states today, you’re shoveling out from an old-fashioned, major winter snowstorm. It’s … [continued]

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Proposed European Carbon Dioxide Pipelines & Terminals Would Endanger Tens Of Millions

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2024 01:15:44 +0000

In 2020, a bucolic part of western Mississippi, the tiny village of Satartia, experienced a terrifying disaster. About 300 people … [continued]

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CCS Redux: Global Spend On Carbon Capture Since 1970 Would Have Avoided More CO2 If Spent on Wind & Solar

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:45:42 +0000

Carbon capture and sequestration in all of its various ineffective, inefficient and expensive forms is having another run up the … [continued]

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Energy Return On Investment Rears Its Misshapen Head Again

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2024 00:57:10 +0000

Over the past year or so, energy return on energy invested (EROEI) has shown up multiple times for me as … [continued]

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No Longer Can We Think Of Groundwater As An Endless Resource

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:38:17 +0000

Barcelona entered an emergency situation this week following 3 years of drought. Tight water restrictions will be implemented after water … [continued]

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9 Ways Manufacturers Can Develop More Sustainable Products

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:00:38 +0000

Now that there is more urgency than ever for businesses to implement sustainable product development practices, they’re turning to technology solutions to help jump-start their initiatives.

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CCS Redux: Carbon Capture Is Expensive Because Physics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:04:20 +0000

Carbon capture and sequestration in all of its various ineffective, inefficient and expensive forms is having another run up the … [continued]

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Nanofibers Pulled From Captured Carbon, With A Green Hydrogen Bonus

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:05:19 +0000

Captured carbon can yield carbon nanofibers and green hydrogen, too, which could be a better solution than simply pushing it underground.

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