From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Interesting side note, there was an intriguing show on, I believe History
Channel last night, about use of CO2 to extract shale locked oil deposits.
They showed a plant that used to have an enormous CO2 output, but now had
virtually none, as it was all captured, and piped to a shale oil field,
where it was injected into the ground.  There, it combines with the oil,
and "unlocks" it from the rock, and using water injection,
they're able to extract the mixture of oil and C02.  They then re-capture
the CO2 and re-inject it yet again.  At some point, the CO2 remains locked
in the shale, and it becomes a permanent underground storage area for that
CO2.

Quite amazing.  They figure that with this process, they have extended the
life of that one oil field another 10-15 years.

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Glenn M.
"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in
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> No point in blaming China?  - bit of a double standard?
>
> http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2106689,00.html?gusr
c=rss&feed=networkfront
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> China has overtaken the United States as the world's biggest producer of
> carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas, figures released today show.
>
> "Ad"  wrote in message
> news:4678e503$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6769743.stm
>>
>> "China is now building about two power stations every week, the top
>> climate change official at the UK Foreign Office, John Ashton, has said.
>>
>> He said there was no point blaming China for rising global CO2 emissions.
>>
>> Rich nations had to set an example of low-carbon development for China to
>> follow, Mr Ashton told the BBC.
>>
>> His statement came as a new report suggested that China may have already
>> become the world's biggest polluter - much earlier than expected."
>>
>>
>> 2 power stations per week........
>>
>> Impressive given that this gives a clue to both the demand that is
>> driving that rate of production & indeed the future capacity of the PRC.
>>
>>
>> Adam
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