[lbo-talk] Get rid of CO2 **AND** get more oil!

Jordan Hayes jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com
Tue Nov 15 13:30:24 PST 2005


[ timely! :) --JMH ]

WASHINGTON - An experimental project in Canada to inject carbon dioxide into oil fields has proven successful, removing 5 million tons of the heat-trapping "greenhouse" gas, while enhancing oil recovery, the Energy Department said Tuesday.

If the methodology could be applied worldwide, from one-third to one-half of the carbon dioxide emissions that go into the atmosphere could be eliminated over the next century and billions of barrels of additional oil could be recovered, the department said.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051115/ap_on_sc/carbon_storage



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