Scientists say carbon storing is not a viable solution.
With countries like Britain, Australia and the US poised to implement carbon capture and storage processes (CCS) in an attempt to reduce global warming, a research paper from Houston University in the United States is casting doubts on the practicality of such plans.

The paper states first of all that it would require a reservoir the size of a small US state to contain the carbon dioxide produced by even one power station.

Co-authors Drs. Michael Economides, professor of chemical engineering at Houston University, and Christene Ehlig-Economides, professor of energy engineering at Texas A&M University, go on to assert that previous models of CCS are inaccurate because they assume a constant pressure from the carbon as it is stored in underground rock structures.

In fact, the pressure on surrounding rock will likely become so intense in places that it would cause fractures, with the escaping carbon eventually migrating back to the surface.
The paper concludes by stating, "(CCS) is not a practical means to provide any substantive reduction in CO2 emissions, although it has been repeatedly presented as such by others."

In response, the British Geological Survey has affirmed its intention to quickly review the findings and produce a peer-reviewed analysis.

Drs. Economides, Ehlig-Economides and all participating scientists, we are grateful for your careful evaluation of the urgent matter of handling carbon emissions. May we be guided to planet-cooling actions that bring a lasting revival of our ecosphere.

Supreme Master Ching Hai often urges for the most effective way to solve global warming, as during an international gathering with our Association members in February 2008.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/apr/25/research-viabilty-carbon-capture-storage
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/carbon-storage-premise-totally-erroneous-20100426-tn98.html
http://planetgore.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTg0Mjg1ZDMzOGMyMzMxNjdkZjJhYWM4OThjYTlmMTg=

Electric LEAF car communicates with smartphones.
Japanese auto manufacturer Nissan has developed the zero-emissions, lithium-ion battery-powered LEAF to communicate with phone devices like the iPhone and the HTC Desire, for easier access to information such as remaining battery power in the car and updates as to when it is fully recharged.

Drivers can also remotely set the desired temperature for the car’s interior upon their return. The LEAF is set to release in early 2011 with a cost of under US$30,000. Kudos Nissan LEAF, for these innovations that offer simultaneous convenience and sustainability.

We look forward to the day that such technologies become the norm as we advance in greener living across the globe.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1277817/iPhone-ready-The-electric-family-car-control-
smartphone.html

Extra News
Iran’s Environment Protection Organization cautions that levels of Bakhtegan Lake, the country’s second largest, continue to diminish due to drought and decreased water flow from the Kor River, with the region facing an immense environmental catastrophe if such conditions continue.
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=126375&sectionid=3510212

British professor and environmental campaigner Dr. Geoff Meaden states that the current rate of rising seas could lead to one-third of east Kent County, United Kingdom becoming submerged by 2020.  
http://www.yourthanet.co.uk/kent-news/We%E2%80%99ll-be-under-water-by-2020,-says-expert-
newsinkent35674.aspx
http://kentgreenparty.org/geoffmeaden.php

US researchers find that lizard populations have been disappearing across the world, with up to 20% that could become extinct within decades as temperatures rise too quickly for them to adapt.
http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0513-hance_lizard_climate.html
http://news.oneindia.in/2010/05/14/worldslizards-disappearing-due-to-rise-in-globaltemperat.html