One of the ideas was to Trap CO2 in Carbon Scrubbers...
Further intrigued am I.
Researchers at Columbia University say that soon they may have a working carbon scrubber which could take one ton of CO2 out of the air per day.
Which immediately made me wonder where they would then put the CO2. To which I found a response from the Columbia University researchers. "Klaus Lackner, a physicist at Columbia University in New York, and his colleagues have a few ideas, which they outlined in their patent application: the scrubber could be connected to greenhouses, where the CO2 would boost plant growth; or use it to grow algae, which could be used for fertilizer, food or fuel." It seems these folks have the answers.
The problem is that this scrubber costs $200,000 to make. And we all know how much money is floating around these days, or lack-there-of rather.
This particular machine is up for the $25K prize to be won at the Virgin Earth Challenge.
In other carbon related news, the city of Philadelphia is launching a new Carbon Offset Website. The site was built by The Energy Coordinating Agency which is a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to ensuring that low and moderate income people have access to safe, affordable and reliable sources of energy and water.
Is it true, can there be organic food out there that is cheaper than regular? TreeHugger seems to think so and they wrote about it on their site. Of course I have to share with you, but please check out the source.
Here is an exciting excerpt:
Take beans, for example, a staple of frugal cuisine. At a Safeway in Boulder, Colorado, a 15- ounce can of O organic black beans costs $1.05. On the same shelf, a 15-ounce can of Bush's Best black beans will run you $1.39. Down the street at Whole Foods, meanwhile--the store often referred to as Whole Paycheck—the supermarket-label 365 Organics brand black beans cost a measly 99 cents.
They do admit most organic fruits and vegetables are still more expensive, but hopefully we'll be seeing a trend going the other way soon. Lord knows we all need a way to eat healthier and save money!
