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Biden’s Multi-Billion Dollar Carbon Capture Gamble
20 hours ago Charles Rotter 67 Comments

It appears that the Biden administration is steadfastly determined to invest billions into addressing a carbon dioxide non-problem. Ari Natter and Brian Kahn of Bloomberg report on the administration’s decision to sink a cool $3.5 billion into technologies designed to pull carbon dioxide out of the air. But given the nature of carbon dioxide and the energy dynamics involved, one has to wonder: Is this just an expensive venture chasing after a non-issue?

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm describes the technology as

“essentially a giant vacuum that can suck decades of old carbon pollution straight out of the sky.”

There’s a multiple leaps of faith here: not only in assuming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is an ‘old pollution’ problem, but also in the hope that this tech can help achieve “net-zero emission goals.” However, I would like to argue, from an energy perspective, this endeavor might prove to be more wasteful than beneficial effective.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/08/20/bidens-multi-billion-dollar-carbon-gamble-addressing-a-non-issue-at-high-cost/

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