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A Guide to Carbon Capture and Storage

Can carbon capture and storage save the climate from the consequences of fossil fuel burning?

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Slide Show: What Does Carbon Capture and Storage Look Like?

From the North Sea to Texas, this slide show looks at existing technology to take the carbon dioxide out of coal burning and other fossil fuel use

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Enhanced Oil Recovery: How to Make Money from Carbon Capture and Storage Today

The U.S. oil business has been using carbon dioxide to pump extra oil out of reservoirs for 36 years--and permanently storing some CO2 in the process

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Storing the Carbon in Fossil Fuels Where It Came from: Deep Underground

Burying greenhouse gas may be the only way to avoid a climate change catastrophe

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How Fast Can Carbon Capture and Storage Fix Climate Change?

Carbon capture and storage is not being widely built today; the primary problem--it is expensive

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