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In Switzerland, a giant new machine is sucking carbon directly from the air
ScienceMag.Org ^ | June 1, 2017 | Christa Marshall

Posted on 06/13/2017 9:15:24 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt

The world's first commercial plant for capturing carbon dioxide directly from the air opened yesterday, refueling a debate about whether the technology can truly play a significant role in removing greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere.

(Excerpt) Read more at sciencemag.org ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Science
KEYWORDS: co2; environment; science
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1 posted on 06/13/2017 9:15:24 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Monica Lewinsky with a lifetime’s supply of speed?


2 posted on 06/13/2017 9:16:32 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

I have several of those in my yard, it’s called a tree.


3 posted on 06/13/2017 9:16:46 AM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

tree killer.


4 posted on 06/13/2017 9:16:48 AM PDT by BipolarBob (Operation Covfefe is now in effect.)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Let me guess. It runs on electricity...


5 posted on 06/13/2017 9:17:00 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

They’re called “trees”.


6 posted on 06/13/2017 9:17:03 AM PDT by Flick Lives
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Folks, buy your cross-country skis now while the price is low to get ready for our new man-made Ice Age.


7 posted on 06/13/2017 9:18:01 AM PDT by Meet the New Boss
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

They’re taking CO2 away from all the beautiful trees and other flora in the area. Why do they hate the trees?


8 posted on 06/13/2017 9:19:23 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees! - Kipling)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Plants are doomed.


9 posted on 06/13/2017 9:20:20 AM PDT by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

I have one of those in my back yard. I call it a maple tree.


10 posted on 06/13/2017 9:20:43 AM PDT by BuffaloJack
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

A forest?


11 posted on 06/13/2017 9:20:43 AM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Reminds me of those prayer wheels in Tibet where merit is gained merely by spinning them.


12 posted on 06/13/2017 9:20:55 AM PDT by The Great RJ ("Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcherhttp://www.stone)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Just wait until oaks learn how to file for those gubmint subsidies.

13 posted on 06/13/2017 9:21:19 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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900 tons = 200 cars = 4.5 tons per car, 1 ton cost $1000 = $4500 per car per year


14 posted on 06/13/2017 9:21:29 AM PDT by Jolla
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The law of unintended consequences.
But be sure, the eco-industrialists will make a pretty penny in the process.


15 posted on 06/13/2017 9:21:33 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: BipolarBob

Plant genocide.


16 posted on 06/13/2017 9:23:28 AM PDT by meatloaf
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Is it a tree?


17 posted on 06/13/2017 9:23:49 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (How many ways do liberals hate the bible?)
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

When global cooling starts killing us, now we know who to sue for stealing all the CO2.


18 posted on 06/13/2017 9:24:08 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

I, for one, do not believe that CO2 is a “pollutant”.


19 posted on 06/13/2017 9:24:24 AM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: Snickering Hound

If it’s really working they’ll kill the trees!....


20 posted on 06/13/2017 9:24:49 AM PDT by caww
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