Greenhouse gas can find a home underground
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 14:30
in Earth & Climate
A new study shows that there is enough capacity in deep saline aquifers in the United States to store at least a century's worth of carbon dioxide emissions from the nation's coal-fired powerplants. Though questions remain about the economics of systems to capture and store such gases, this study addresses a major issue that has overshadowed such proposals.