I happen to work in the federal govenrment of Canada's laboratory that is involoved in the Weyburn project.
Although I am not personally involved in the project, I have raised these issues with management in casual hallway conversation. Managers do not want to think of these issues, although I can see in their reactions that they are not totally comfortable with a lot of the things we do. Just like myself, they have a paycheck to protect and a mortgage to pay. The official line is that we are learning and experimenting. That is all fine. But then what? Sure, maybe we will discover from the Weyburn project that CO2 injection does not, after all, acidify water which dissolves limestone reservoirs which weakens and lubricates existing fault planes which releases a belch of CO2 which then kills the inhabitants of neighbouring Weyburn. We may very well discover that the whole idea is fantastic, actually works and is cost effective. After all, one of its aims is to assess the possibility of sequestering CO2 right underneath a coal fired electric generator. But again, then what? The issues remain. To me, the project is a tiny band-aid over a severe amputation. I believe we are kidding ourselves and actually helping the industry in its greenwashing activities. Keeping up our present methods of supporting our lifestyle will only lead us to these paltry little bandaid solutions. While our governments remain in denial in the name of preserving jobs and the economy, the wound will continue to fester. Pierre --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why are we working on burying CO2 when it takes more energy to bury it? > > Would it not make more sense to grow oil bearing plants that will use the > CO2 and provide future oil resources? Would that head more in the direction > of a sustainable Eden than wasting energy burying CO2? > Very Respectfully, > > Michael > http://www.RecoveryByDiscovery.com > Discover how to Recover. > Live the Good Life in spite of it All. > What are you interested in recovering from? > What ideal dream do you want to experience? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
