Answer to global warming may be locked in mine scrap

CanWest News Service ^ | Thursday, May 25, 2006 | Margaret Munro

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

This is just the latest thing that's not factored into the climate change models.

It's all the more interesting because it involves an abandoned asbestos mine. A favourite boogey man of the 1980's rises to help counter biggest environmental boogey man of all times.

Any bets on whether there's a slide about this in Al Gore's movie? (I'm highly unlikely to check it out for myself.)

[Red Badger]

Wow! Clinton and sucking something out in the same article..........

[Alter Kaker]

Great --- asbestos to the rescue. All we need to do is replace CO2 in the atmosphere with asbestos particulates and everything will be fine...

[proud_yank]

Global Warming ^TM has gone well beyond the point of being an issue, to me it is just funny to read about now.

[proud_yank]

Good one here.

[Cinnamon]

see? those computer models are worthless crap... yet everyone follows them like a religion. those things project what the coder puts into the program to extrapolate.. without all the possible variables being included(this means nature taking care of itself) the tests are donkey crap apples

[Sweetjustusnow]

"the tests are donkey crap apples"

ROFL.....you have a way with words :)

[MAexile]

Great --- asbestos to the rescue. All we need to do is replace CO2 in the atmosphere with asbestos particulates and everything will be fine...

Any idea what the over/under is on when we see the first enviro's heads start to explode?

[stephenjohnbanker]

It is in Geraldo Riveras' tomb.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Speaking of tombs (not Riveras' or Capone's) -- the Great Pyramid of Cheops weighs about 6 million tons; which makes for an interesting comparison with this tailings pile (17 million tonnes).

[ElkGroveDan]

This is a great idea. The Canadians can start this process, everyone will quit worrying, and when global warming never does turn into anything, the Canadians can take credit. It'll be a great boost to their nationally fragile esteem.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Exactly. It's amazing the number of people who aren't aware that the models aren't reliable, or that there are ways that nature can return to equilibrium.

[r9etb]

Well, that does it. Strip mine for oil shale, and let the tailings absorb the CO₂ from the subsequent exhaust gases....

[freepatriot32]

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[E.G.C.]

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[Paradox]

This is excellent. If and when we need to do something about CO2, this will be one tool at our disposal.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Zing!

[darth]

My electroplating tanks regularly absorb CO2 from the air and form carbonates. With a bit of energy input, we can turn the carbonates into rocks, i.e., stone building blocks. Your new house, garage, stone fence, and swimming pool could permanently sequester many tons of CO2.

[F.J. Mitchell]

LOL! Give the man a ceegar!