The American experiment has brought the world liberty, food, technology, and unparalleled human flourishing. For all her flaws, America has stood up to tyrants, put a man on the moon, and invented 10,000 things that make modern life possible.
But now, America might be headed toward her greatest achievement yet: Giant machines that will suck that yucky carbon dioxide (necessary for plant growth) out of the air so the planet doesn't LITERALLY burst into flames!
The federal government is investing in machines that suck giant amounts of carbon dioxide out of the air in the hopes of reducing damage from climate change.
The Department of Energy said Thursday it will release $3.5 billion to groups developing direct air capture and other technologies that remove carbon dioxide, which when released into the atmosphere causes global warming.
We did it! We saved the planet!
Climate scientists say humans have already allowed too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to prevent dangerous rises in global temperatures. They say on top of curbing emissions we must also remove carbon dioxide from the air that's already been released.
Personally, since only 0.002% of the world's carbon is above the crust, with the remaining amount stored inside the planet, I don't think this goes far enough. I call on an international effort to drill into the Earth's mantle and rid us of all its carbon once and for all!
Also, even though volcanos aren't estimated to output as much carbon dioxide as people, scientists have pointed to some mega eruptions over Earth's history that has caused catastrophic levels to surge into the atmosphere.
We need a 300-meter-thick wall on top of the Yellowstone caldera right now!
Companies such as Carbon Engineering and Climeworks are building direct air capture facilities that use giant fans to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and store it underground, or capture it to make synthetic fuel, soft drinks or concrete. But the facilities built so far remove just a tiny fraction of the carbon dioxide that scientists say is necessary to make a difference.
Developers are hoping the investment can help boost an industry that will need to scale up.
The U.S. federal government is more than happy to help throw money at this problem, especially since there's literally no other problems to address right now with that kind of money.
I mean, if you think about it, starving kids to death with a formula shortage is another way to reduce our carbon footprint!
Carbon Engineering is working with Oxy Low Carbon Ventures and 1PointFive to develop a facility in the Permian Basin [western Texas and New Mexico] which would capture 1 million tons of CO2 annually.
The DOE money will support four large-scale regional direct air capture hubs that will include a network of carbon dioxide removal projects that each have the capacity to remove 1 million tons of carbon dioxide annually. Those projects will prioritize community engagement and environmental justice, the DOE said.
I'm not gonna lie: The idea of capturing emissions and filtering them to increase air quality is promising tech. Pollution is a horrible blight for many people in the world, and creating solutions that clean the air is a noble profession.
But I want you to stare real hard at that last sentence in the quote above:
Those projects will prioritize community engagement and environmental justice, the DOE said.
See, it was promising tech before the government decided to inject Marxist hierarchical theory into it. Now it's just gonna be some "equity" experiment ruined by bloated bureaucracies and corrupt politicians.
"I expect the impacts on health and land use in communities will be an important consideration," said Roger Aines, energy program chief scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, noting that facilities would use land in communities and would run on renewable energy, which would mean placing solar panels or wind turbines around them.
I'm sure the Chinese slaves making the solar panels in coal-powered factories will be happy to hear that!
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