carbon sequestration
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Scientists build machine to suck carbon from the air
This machine sucks carbon out of the air like a Ghostbusters beam snarfing up ectoplasm. The idea is that if we can build millions of these babies, and find a good place to stick the carbon they capture, we can start to bring down Earth's already-dangerous levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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Obama's State of the Union energy proposals are … thrilling? bipartisan? misleading?
A roundup of reactions to the innovation and energy goals set by Obama in his State of the Union address.
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Obama's 80 percent clean energy goal: Who's he kidding?
President Obama's stated goals for clean energy and high speed rail in the State of the Union address are unrealistic in a backward-looking nation.
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Energy Department: U.S. could store CO2 underground for the next 5,700 years
While CCS remains highly controversial and untried, partnerships are investigating areas in the U.S. and Canada for injecting billions of metric tons of greenhouse gases into underground geologic formations.
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The Climate Post: Why solar can't go mainstream without Sarah Palin
A solar club claims millions of American households could save money with solar, if only folks like Oprah, Jim Cramer, and Sarah Palin get on board.
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White House approves solar for roof and California desert
Facing criticism over its environmental record, the Obama administration announced it will reinstall solar panels on the White House -- and approved California solar projects.
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Obama: We may need to solve climate change in 'chunks'
Obama told Rolling Stone we may have to solve climate change in chunks. Done with resolve, this has the potential to surpass a comprehensive climate bill
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Climate change found to be rapidly altering … the English language
The latest words added to the Oxford Dictionary of English show our panic-button solutions to global warming are changing the linguistic climate.
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The Climate Post: Climate skepticism, floods, and apple pie
Read about flooding in Pakistan, the future of coal, carbon levels 450 million years ago, and more.