Now that's solar energy in action. Hmmm, according to this, the costs of growing algae as a fuel is comparable to Gasoline at $4.35/gallon.Algae burns amazingly well!
Now that's solar energy in action. Hmmm, according to this, the costs of growing algae as a fuel is comparable to Gasoline at $4.35/gallon.
I wonder how you could sequestor that carbon? Heat it without O2 and make algae-charcoal?
Update: Some of the Cyanobacterias double every few hours (take that pond scum!), and it's been tested for CO2 removal
How about some benches too ?, apparently equiv to as many as ~240 treesI think the best way to sequester carbon is to grow trees.. If the goal is to remove the carbon from the atmosphere, then tree's would be the way to do it..
Nah.... it's the humor section, just needs to be funny or interesting and the green bench is definitely interesting.(sorry svetz, maybe this is too off-topic)
I'm no expert on the economics of these inventions, but there are lots of ways to capture CO2.. The problem is that they all create as much CO2 as they capture, and it takes "funny math" to show how great they are.How about some benches too, apparently equiv to as many as ~240 trees
(sorry svetz, maybe this is too off-topic)
While that is probably true in some cases, I think its probably an unrepresentative generalization that seem like it promotes inaction/indecision/cynicism.I'm no expert on the economics of these inventions, but there are lots of ways to capture CO2.. The problem is that they all create as much CO2 as they capture
I mean.. I don't think the designers or anyone else is thinking that benches will be the sole solutions to climate change its not an all or nothing thing.Additionally, you'd have to dedicate a small continent or country to the manufacturing process to make enough of them to have any measurable effect.
Totally agree, reforestation, planting of trees, and other carbon capturing greenery (and protecting the forests we still have) have a ton of great benefits, and its a simple and probably cost effective strategy.A bunch of Girl Scouts can plant trees all day long, and the trees provide habitat, prevent soil erosion, and do a bunch of other good things.
In the abstract I agree, we do need to get much better at that (and shift our mindset). At the same time, we would be silly not to consider the environment and the climate, and how to lessen our impact in our technology and the things we build. These things are not mutually exclusive.We need to get better at working with nature rather than trying to master it at every turn.