Ocean Dumping – or a Climate Solution? A Growing Industry Bets on the Ocean to Capture Carbon

Ocean Dumping – or a Climate Solution? A Growing Industry Bets on the Ocean to Capture Carbon

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known company is pumping a slurry of minerals into the ocean in the name of stopping climate change. Whether it’s pollution or a silver bullet that will save the planet may depend on whom you […] The post Ocean Dumping – or a Climate Solution? A Growing Industry Bets on the Ocean to Capture Carbon appeared first on CapeCod.com.

Is carbon capture a solution to the climate crisis?

As a tool to address rising greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture chemically removes carbon dioxide from the air, to store or recycle into products. The company behind a new plant to be opened this summer claims the facility will remove 500,000 tons of CO2 a year. But is this form of carbon capture – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change? Correspondent David Pogue looks at the technology behin…

Carbon capture opponents emphasize risks

In a vocal reminder of the challenges facing an industry seen as boosting Kern County's economy, opponents of carbon capture and sequestration inveighed against the climate action during a webinar put on Monday by the Sierra Club.

mCDR Field Work! - Sequoia Scientific

One of the Sequoia partners in the Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) space is Planetary Technologies, who recently produced a video summarizing the work they are doing in the Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) field trial in Halifax, Canada. At the 1.57 mark of the video you will see shots of the mooring with the Sequoia LISST-200X mounted! View Video Link Click Here Learn more about the trial history and overall project news, Clicking Here T…

Bill to Prevent Mahomet Aquifer from Carbon Sequestration Risks Advances to Illinois House - Mahomet Daily

A bill to prevent carbon capture and sequestration projects over the Mahomet Aquifer is headed to the House Floor after it passed the House Energy and Environmental Committee with a bipartisan 23-3 vote.  The bill specifically targets areas such as the Mahomet Sole Source Aquifer, a critical water source for central Illinois residents. Amending the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Title of the Environmental Protection Act, this move would prohib…