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Biden administration to invest $1.2 billion in two 'massive vacuum cleaners' to suck carbon out of the air
2023-08-12
[MAIL] The Energy Department is awarding up to $1.2 billion to two projects to directly remove carbon dioxide from the air in what officials are calling the largest investment in 'engineered carbon removal' in history.

The process, known as direct air capture, does not yet exist on a meaningful scale and could be a game changer — if it did and were economical.
A Crazy Eddie idea if ever there was one, on par with putting a sun shade in space to reduce global boiling.
'If we deploy this at scale, this technology can help us make serious headway toward our net zero emissions goals while we are still focused on deploying more clean energy at the same time,' Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a press conference call.

The first direct air capture venture, Project Cypress, will be built in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The second, South Texas DAC, is planned for Kleberg County, Texas.

Each claims it will capture up to one million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year initially. A representative of the Texas project said it will scale up to remove 30 million metric tons per year once fully operational.
Or one Kerry Equivalentâ„¢
Posted by:Skidmark

#14  It will be filters for refrigerator ice machines.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-08-12 22:01  

#13  I presume into the trees they plant. That would be an increase of about 0.2% of the total tree planting for each of the projects. Not trivial. There's some space north of Virginia that might be cleared to make room for trees.
Posted by: James   2023-08-12 21:13  

#12  and it goes where?
Posted by: irish rage boy   2023-08-12 20:07  

#11  Wudn't have to do all this stoopid stuff if we'd just let Kerry and his acolyte tell us how to save the world from the carbon climate.
Posted by: Bobby   2023-08-12 17:20  

#10  I expect the vacuum to eliminate Calcium, Sulfer, and Helium (CaSHe) from American Wallets and Bank accounts.
Posted by: Airandee   2023-08-12 16:00  

#9  Mankind will never be safe from the Threat of Global Warming(tm) until every last trace of CO2 is removed from our atmosphere. Sure, the plants will hate it, but what have those green bastages ever done for us?
Posted by: SteveS   2023-08-12 13:58  

#8  
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-08-12 11:51  

#7  
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-08-12 11:49  

#6  I thought 'suck' was a good thing?
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-08-12 11:42  

#5  trees, herbs and grass will die in the downwind range for lack of CO2
Posted by: boomerc   2023-08-12 09:35  

#4  It IS economical turning taxes into campaign contributions and graft!
Posted by: magpie   2023-08-12 09:06  

#3  In all things, their basic plan is to suck.
Figures.
Posted by: ed in texas   2023-08-12 08:22  

#2  'Massive Vacuum Cleaners' seem to me as somewhat dangerous for avian (and other) wildlife.

If the big fans won't get 'em, maybe these will.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2023-08-12 07:41  

#1  Much smaller residential AI units will soon available at Lowes and Home Depot. Tax deductible energy credits will come with the Chinese manufactured models.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-08-12 03:58  

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