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I have a Technology background so I would need to see everything including operating costs and details of operation to be convinced about this.

The idea sounds wonderful for the environment but most often environmental projects are not played out.

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"Corless said the pilot plant began operations in June and has already captured 10 tonnes of C02."

 

10 tonnes is an awfully low amount... that's approximately what the average Canadian uses in one year.

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Don't plants need carbon for photosynthesis? :air:

 

Plants absorb carbon from the atmosphere to build cells stems leaves roots ect. 

Photosynthesis is the process that plants use to produce energy, it requires sunlight.

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I have a Technology background so I would need to see everything including operating costs and details of operation to be convinced about this.

The idea sounds wonderful for the environment but most often environmental projects are not played out.

I agree, if the cost of the process is competitive enough.

Secondly, if you consider the volume of the total earth atmosphere and then the amount of additional carbon dioxide that human activities add to it,  they are gonna need a megalotmanyhuge number of these plants to even have any effect at all on global climate.

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"Corless said the pilot plant began operations in June and has already captured 10 tonnes of C02."

 

10 tonnes is an awfully low amount... that's approximately what the average Canadian uses in one year.

Say one plant can capture and convert approximately the amount 100 people contribute co2  per year,

that seems like a lot ...

Divide 100 into 7 billion ....

How many plants do they need ... ???? ... lol

I concept the good.  I think that the product is the main goal however to make the thing work.  Getting fuel for transportation that they can sell. 

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Plants absorb carbon from the atmosphere to build cells stems leaves roots ect. 

Photosynthesis is the process that plants use to produce energy, it requires sunlight.

But if they are taking carbon from it, won't plants be affected? Or is it a small amount? 

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But if they are taking carbon from it, won't plants be affected? Or is it a small amount? 

Sure, if there was some monster huge big x100 way to take out ALL the co2 ... but well... there isn't.

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Innovation not regulation will be true way to help environment. U cant just stop economic growth. If u wanna stop destrucitve CO2 u must innovate alternatives first

 

though im skeptcial on both the economics or impact this coukd actually have. The globe is large and CO2 Density is not THAT HIGH.

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Innovation not regulation will be true way to help environment. U cant just stop economic growth. If u wanna stop destrucitve CO2 u must innovate alternatives first

 

though im skeptcial on both the economics or impact this coukd actually have. The globe is large and CO2 Density is not THAT HIGH.

Regulation AND innovation...

 

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Regulation AND innovation...

 

u missed my point. Im not saying u cant regulate

 

but its never a solution. Its like a temporary patch work to help the situation by minimizing until u find solutions

 

to actually fix the problem what u need is innovation to invent solutions

 

innovation created green renewables not regulation

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Regulation AND innovation...

 

Lets say that this new technology is good for the economy, creates jobs, makes fuel for cars cheeeeeep...and is profitable ....

But wait, the gov. taxes the **** out of it and regulates something to make is unprofitable...

ugh........

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Lets say that this new technology is good for the economy, creates jobs, makes fuel for cars cheeeeeep...and is profitable ....

But wait, the gov. taxes the **** out of it and regulates something to make is unprofitable...

ugh........

But regulation doesn't have to make something unprofitable... it can actually motivate companies to be more innovative. If the law says that a car should only emit x amount of CO2 per km or less, it will force car companies to be innovative to make more efficient cars (or other fraudulent ways...).

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