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defacto7

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5. How many millions of tons of CO2 go into the atmosphere

Reply to sandensea (Original post)

Sat Aug 25, 2018, 11:26 AM

Aug 2018

every year? Double that number to determine the amount of magnesite needed to stay even with present levels of CO2 and they've made a few micrograms. Then where would those multi-millions of tons of saturated magnesite go every year? In the backyard?

Hmmm, doesn't sound promising.

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Scientists create a mineral in the lab that captures carbon dioxide [View all] sandensea Aug 2018 OP

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