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Ways to Save the Planet - Fixing Carbon

Ways to Save the Planet - Fixing Carbon

Ways to Save the Planet - Fixing Carbon - (01:27)

Could a simple 'Carbon Scrubber' be the answer to cleaning our atmosphere of excess Carbon emissions?

  • Added: 29-Jan-2009
  • Popularity: 8 views this week

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" This machine just may suck the life out of global warming. One scientist wants to stop climate change by vacuuming greenhouse gases from our atmosphere. Daring geo-engineering strategy envisions thousands of carbon scrubbers battling one of humanity's greatest threats, but is this plan a blueprint for survival or disaster?"

" This thing is collapsing. David Keith wants to test his strategy with a fully-operational carbon scrubber prototype. NASA uses similar technology to scrub CO2 from the space shuttle's recirculating air supply, but scrubbing air from a small contained spacecraft is relatively simple. Cleaning the atmosphere poses a colossal problem for Professor Keith. His machines may create more CO2 than they"

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