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Sucking carbon dioxide out of the sky is moving from science fiction to reality (www.npr.org)
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[–] somethingsnappy 5 points 1 year ago

It's better than not doing it. Per an NPR segment, the idea is to store enough that the net production of oil is carbon neutral. That's better than not doing it, but it would be much better if we spent the money just in sequestration and not on making net zero production obviously.