According to the article, this isn’t even recapturing CO2. It’s grabbing plant/decomposable waste before it rots, turning it into these dense bricks, and burying it under ground. Like, collecting corn husks from farmers. This feels stupid to me and like a big gimmick.
That would be very dumb because methane leaves the atmosphere on its own much more quickly than CO2. Roughly 12 years compared to carbon dioxide being closer to 500 years.
Of course it’s kind of a half life so putting a single number on it isn’t perfect but that’s the difference in scale at least.
this isn’t even recapturing CO2. It’s grabbing plant/decomposable waste before it rots
Does this not amount to the same thing? The plants capture the CO2 and store it in sugar, which is then buried instead of burning it for energy or letting it rot.
I agree. The concept is simple, and it’s not perfect, but it isn’t dumb either. This is basically recreating how coal and oil got in the ground in the first place. Plants absorbed carbon from the air as they grew, then they got buried in a way that prevented them from decomposing and re-releasing it into the atmosphere. My main question here would be whether burying it only 10 feet under ground is really enough for long term storage. The other big elephant in the room with carbon capture is that it can be a convenient excuse for companies to avoid doing work towards actually decarbonizing their operations. If, as the article suggests, this is used primarily by industries like cement making that don’t currently have a way to become carbon neutral then it’s a good thing. If it’s just used as cynical green washing by companies who could be doing better, then it’s at best a wash, and arguably a net negative.
We’re in the golden age of greenwashing. Corporations are horny to show like they are “doing something” for the environment without doing a fucking thing. But it can’t be too expensive and have it eat into their bottom line.
Just environmentally conscious enough to win over people who feel guilty for flying (bonus if you can get them to pay) but not so much that your shareholders wonder if you aren’t putting their short term interests first.
I use mine almost every day. I’m a business owner, husband, and father of 3 boys, so I can’t always retreat to a game room for hours to game. The portal is perfect for when I have a little bit of time. It’s quick and dead simple to pick up whatever game where I left off, and put it down when something needs my attention.
This is why I use my Steam Deck to remote play my PS5.
Just FYI for anyone who has a Steam Deck, you don’t need this product. Look up Chiaki (or Chiaki4Deck for a Steam Deck-specific fork). Works very well.
It was always only meant to be a shallow excuse to provide cover for the various Nazi-loving leaders in Western nations to cut humanitarian aid to Gazans so as to expedite Israel’s Final Solution, death by starvation.
It’s not by chance that most nations that used this excuse to immediatelly cut UNRWA funds are traditionally racist, such as as Britain, Germany, the US and Australia.
The last thing the rest of the world needs is American right wingers moving over. And if you think Biden is actually good, I’ve got news for you about your political leanings.
If I had the means to leave I’d already be gone.
It seriously makes me wonder though, if Trump starts executing minorities and Democratic party members en masse, what are the odds that any country would give asylum to Americans?
Probably pretty slim
PSA if you have one grandparent who was born in Ireland then you may qualify for Irish citizenship. Getting all the needed documentation together and going through the whole process can easily take the better part of a year, so don’t delay.
Even with citizenship, moving abroad is a lot of work and expense. I no longer have any illusions that “cooler heads will prevail” or that “the adults in the room will maintain the status quo”, so having an out, even an extremely expensive one, is very comforting.
Yeah, fuck the Portuguese people being priced out of their own country. Just enjoy the nice sun and the free healthcare (that we pay for). Just as long as you enjoy it. Keep them coming, who cares about the millions of Portuguese who are being forced to leave the country every day so guys like you can have our houses and enjoy our country.
Or…you could fix your own damn country instead of ruinning ours. Just a thought.
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