Thursday, June 5, 2014

Editor's Pick: Tech Has Big Role to Play in Climate Change Battle


Kris Holt
06/05/14 5:00 AM PT
There are many challenges in the way of successfully implementing solutions, but they're not all political. Technology has a large part to play in reducing emissions. For example, carbon capture and storage -- which allows plants to burn as much coal as before but with the pollutants removed -- been shown effective on a small scale, but widespread implementation may prove difficult. [More...]

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