Machine to clean up greenhouse gas is breakthrough in war on global warming, say scientists

by nukegingrich | May 31, 2008 at 04:12 pm
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Scientists say they have invented a machine that can suck carbon dioxide out of the air – potentially creating a vital weapon in the war against global warming.

The blueprint for the CO2 'scrubber' raises the prospect of a generation of machines which would help reduce the billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases being pumped into the atmosphere by the use of fossil fuels.

The team of US scientists now plans to build a prototype which would capture one tonne of CO2 from the air every day.

The environmentalists will hate this.  Not because it will clean up the CO2, but because it will remove one of the incentives to break away from fossil fuels.

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Amy Judd

This is definitely an interesting idea, but maybe we should just stop clear-cutting and develop a way to harness more natural ways to reduce carbon dioxide from the air.

greg1usa
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at 17:38 on May 31st, 2008

nukegingrich, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Barry ORegan
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at 18:50 on May 31st, 2008

nukegingrich, I like this story. It's good stuff. Excellent Stuff Nuke

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