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Capturing Carbon With Garbage Heaps

Posted by Soulskill on from the something-america-can-do-well dept.

davide marney writes "In a Washington Post opinion piece, Hugh Price argues that using a decidedly low-tech solution to sequestering excess carbon — making piles of agricultural waste — is better than many 'green' solutions already in practice. Sometimes the easy answer is the right answer. After all, it's how coal forms, and we know that works pretty well."

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  1. Methane by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    One word methane. It results from anarobic decomposition and is a far more potent greenhouse gas than CO2.

  2. Re:Make charcoal by TapeCutter · · Score: 3, Informative

    You can plow the charcoal into the ground, it's a great "fertliser".

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    And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.
  3. Convert methane to methanol by voss · · Score: 3, Informative

    You can convert methane to methanol.

    Methanol is FAR cheaper than ethanol.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol_fuel
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol_economy