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Carbon sequestration and the precautionary principle
A guest essay from Peter Montague raises questions about the rush to sequestration |
David Roberts |
12 Nov 2007 |
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| The following is a guest essay from Peter Montague, executive director of the Environmental Research Foundation. ----- In response to a relentless stream of bad news about global warming, a cluster of major industries has formed a loose partnership with big environmental groups, prestigious universities, philanthropic foundations, and the U.S. federal government -- all promoting a technical quick-fix for global warming called "carbon sequestration." ... |
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| Topics: carbon sequestration, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, energy, climate, coal (all these topics) |
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