Subject: RE: [geo] Re: calling all CDRers
You do not want to miss out these people from the discussion because they have
huge funds and a very successful CRD proposal which is reaching onto testing
phases.
Basically they propose using renewable energy to capture carbon dioxide and
turn
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Re: [geo] Re: calling all CDRers The actual bill is here:
http://barrasso.senate.gov/public/_files/S_757
, 2011 10:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [geo] Re: calling all CDRers
From Green Futures magazine, this week, by Alan Knight, who is the director of
the Earth Challenge
http://www.forumforthefuture.org/greenfutures/articles
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Subject: Re: [geo] Re: calling all CDRers
From Green Futures magazine, this week, by Alan Knight, who is the director of
the Earth Challenge
http
The actual bill is here:
http://barrasso.senate.gov/public/_files/S_757.pdf
My reading is that the performance requirements are to be specified (by the
DOE Secretary). I don’t think there are any specifications (yet) on what
flavors of CDR might qualify, so head-to-head competition between
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Subject: Re: [geo] Re: calling all CDRers
Certainly all forms of CDR need to be solicited, but as in most things
congressional (and executive for that matter), those that lobbied for the
legislation are the ones that make
So long as it is a prize and not a grant. However, the real prize would be
the related patent. A grant would be a waste; many will try just to get a
grant and live off it. I repeat again; 50 years and $400 billion for cancer
research and still no cure or basic understanding.
-Original
Alvia, Joshua, etal:
I do no know whether the bill will go anywhere. But I think it would
have a lot more support if it was all-inclusive. That is, support for all
forms of CDR.
This is like calling for support of vertical-axis wind machines or CdTe
photovoltaics. Picking winners
Agree that it would be much better if politicians would define the problem
and allow engineers to find good solutions.
Having politicians pick the technological winners is a sure path to
disaster.
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*Incidentally, I was going to illustrate this point with a famous quote from
Van Buren about
