Carbon Capture : Discovery News

Liquid Salt Extracts Oil from Sand

Posted by Nic Halverson Mon Mar 28, 2011 03:00 PM ET | 0

An eco-friendly method could extract millions of barrels of oil and tar trapped in sand. Read more

Dress Helps Purify the Air

Posted by Amy Dusto Fri Jan 14, 2011 08:42 AM ET | 0

Smog-cleaning clothes could one day be fashionable. Read more

Deep Sea Lavas Bake Sediments, Add to Warming

Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:49 AM ET | 0

In a surprise finding, undersea hot lava is baking ocean sediments and releasing greenhouse gases. Read more

Making Plastic from CO2

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Tue Nov 2, 2010 11:06 AM ET | 0

Foams, coatings and thermoplastics could be made from carbon dioxide that would otherwise find its way into the atmosphere. Read more

Rocket Nozzles Could Pull Carbon from Air

Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Jul 6, 2010 11:20 AM ET | 0

The technology could cheaply and effectively capture carbon emitted by coal-burning power plants. Read more

Mining the Air for Carbon Dioxide

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Fri May 28, 2010 03:31 PM ET | 0

When I tell molecular biophysicist Deane Little that I'm extremely skeptical about carbon capture and sequestration, he looks up from the solar-powered chemical reactor he's just set up in the window and responds, "We are, too." For Little and his... Read more

Turning CO2 Back into Fuel

Posted by Clark Boyd Wed Apr 7, 2010 09:11 AM ET | 0

"What to do with all that CO2?" It's a question that's always vexed me, especially when I'm stuck in traffic behind five semis, two SUVs, and we're all doing 85MPH while passing a plant like the one pictured here. Ugh. ... Read more

Why Early Earth Didn't Freeze

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Mar 31, 2010 01:00 PM ET | 0

A new theory emerges to explain how early Earth was able to host liquid oceans despite a weak sun. Read more

Greenhouse Gas Pumped to Boost Clean Energy

Posted by Jessica Marshall Tue Dec 29, 2009 02:05 PM ET | 0

Carbon dioxide could make an underappreciated form of renewable energy much more efficient. Read more

Engineering an Earth Airbag

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Mon Oct 12, 2009 02:16 PM ET | 0

If global warming causes all hell to break loose on our home planet, I'd feel better knowing humanity has a plan. A new geoengineering institute in the United Kingdom could help figure out one that doesn't give us all the ... Read more

Top 5 Geoengineering Schemes

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Thu Apr 23, 2009 09:46 AM ET | 0

Researchers recently published the first comprehensive assessment of geoengineering schemes -- large-scale efforts to reduce global warming. Here are five of the strongest contenders. Read more

We Need to Bury CO2 Emissions

Posted Thu Apr 16, 2009 07:24 AM ET | 0

Energy generation that is free of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, such as wind and solar, will not displace enough carbon-based fuels to prevent atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases from reaching dangerous levels. The authors say it should... Read more