re: #54 KingKenrod

So about those high CO2 levels…

Even if we could sequester 100% of the CO2 coming from our power sources (coal and oil), would that necessarily mean the CO2 levels would drop? After all, we’ve released stuff that took millions of years to naturally sequester itself.

Sorry for not responding earlier, there was a bigot that needed to get the stick.

Now as far as your post, it seems perfectly reasonable, doesn’t it? I mean, what’s the point of changing the way we produce energy? Well, here are the facts from the past 800,000 years:

Image: File:Atmospheric_CO2_with_glaciers_cycles.gif

You will notice that under natural cycles, the CO2 levels have maxed out at around 300 ppm around 330,000 years ago.

We are now galloping toward 400 ppm, with no end in the increase in sight.

It’s not a matter of sequestration, it’s a matter of fundamentally changing the way we produce electricity on this planet.