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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (77791)	8/31/2006 5:42:04 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361142

With some research the carbon could be trapped in diamond or carbide bricks and stored in the walls of our buildings. With more research there would be many other solutions. TP

To: T L Comiskey who wrote (77791)	8/31/2006 10:36:03 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 361142

Throw in calcium and make limestone and marble. Throw in salt and get sodium bicarb...treat all the ulcers we get from thinking about this stuff. One thing I've never seen mentioned.... in the body, CO2 + H20> H2CO3, using an enzyme called carbonic anhydrase. I wonder if that could be used to help sequester this stuff. As far as the trees go, (and don't get me wrong; I've planted lots, and I want to plant more this year) that is a short term storage, even if we are talking a 5000 year old redwood. On their own, in the forest, they will eventually break down and give back most of the CO2. Using the wood is still short term; most wooden building will burn down within 1000 years. So we have to stash the trees (timber) somewhere. Maybe mines, maybe the ocean. Eventually, they will become fossil fuels, maybe, possibly, but at least they won't dump their carbon back in the atmosphere.