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Could carbon-soaking rocks solve climate crisis?

 
BusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen , Monday 9 March 2009 at 16:00:00 New study claims US alone has 6,000 square miles of carbon-soaking rocks capable of capturing 500 years' worth of US carbon emissions Scientists seeking a cost-effective means of sequestering carbon dioxide using natural geological reactions were given a major boost last week when new research was released showing that the US alone... (link)

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