carbon sequestration
Green roofs — using grass or other plants instead of shingles — have long been known to cut a building’s heating and cooling costs and reduce polluted stormwater runoff, but they could also provide an eco-friendly way of sequestering substantial amounts of carbon, according to a new study. For example, covering
carbon sequestration
A project described as “an open source solution to climate change” aims to use lime to boost the oceans’ ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Cquestrate’s idea: heat limestone to a very high temperature, breaking it down into lime and carbon dioxide. Then dump the lime into
carbon sequestration
In an effort to find new ways to reduce atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, US geologists have mapped rock formations that react naturally with carbon dioxide, pulling it out of the air. Scientists at Columbia University’s Earth Institute and the US Geological Survey have published a study in which
carbon sequestration
A proposed $825 billion programme to revive the US’s tottering economy includes spending for a long list of clean and green initiatives. Unveiled this past week by President-elect Barack Obama and Democratic members of the House of Representatives, the plan calls for heavy investment in renewable energy development, electric
carbon sequestration
Quick, you have five seconds to answer: Melting ice caps and icebergs … bad or good? We’ve been hearing the answer, “Bad” (as in rising sea levels, saltwater encroaching on freshwater supplies, etc.), for some time now, but a team of UK researchers say they might have found a plus
