Sequestering CO2 to get more Oil!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by markinaustin

This could be cool.  Clean coal, more oil.

Of course, the coal is filthy, but NRG in TX has a plan to pump the CO2 deep into an old abandoned oil field in S. Texas.  Pump it deep enough, the theory goes, and it won’t come back into the atmosphere.  Here, the greenhouse gas, pumped into the oil bearing formation, will force the remaining oil out of the rock, making it recoverable.

The story also presents the critics, of course – but I thought I would post a “good news” story to begin the week.

And here’s the written story:

http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2012/02/21/how-biggest-power-plant-in-texas-will-use-pollution-to-pump-oil/

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Koch Brothers Prove Global Warming

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Kevin S. Willis

As if we didn’t already have enough evidence of the evil and perfidy of those diabolical Koch brothers. Turns out, they funded a study by a climate change skeptic that ends up confirming previous temperature studies cited as proof for global warming.

John Stewart covers the scam of science.

“Pretty soon, you’ll be hooked on that grant money. Looking for that next big score. Is that what you want?”

“Yeah.”

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